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House passes Sunday liquor sales bill; now a tougher battle looms in the Senate

House passes Sunday liquor sales bill; now a tougher battle looms in the Senate

With relatively little debate, the House passed the Sunday sales legislation on a convincing 85 to 45 vote. It's a major shift for the perennial issue that had failed year after year at the Capitol.
by Tim Pugmire

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Lawmakers move to hem in authority of Met Council

Lawmakers move to hem in authority of Met Council

Lawmakers moved to clamp down on the Metropolitan Council on Monday, with measures to restructure the body and turn back one of its signature efforts, building the Southwest Light Rail Transit line.
by Tim Nelson

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UnitedHealth's Medicare business draws federal scrutiny

A whistleblower lawsuit contends Twin Cities-based UnitedHealth and other insurers have ripped off Medicare for hundreds of millions of dollars. The Justice Department is joining the suit, but UnitedHealth says it's done nothing wrong.
by Martin Moylan

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Art Hounds: Looking into the vortex

Art Hounds: Looking into the vortex

Alexa Horochowski creates hypnotic prints using fans and plastic waste to comment on the environment.
by Marianne Combs

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Car rental or share? Difference could mean a tax break in Minnesota

Car rental or share? Difference could mean a tax break in Minnesota

Some neighborhood-based car-sharing services are asking the Legislature for an exemption from Minnesota's car rental taxes. But the idea has run into resistance -- from other rental companies.
by Brian Bakst

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13 Minnesota chefs, 2 restaurants among James Beard semifinalists

13 Minnesota chefs, 2 restaurants among James Beard semifinalists

Two restaurants and more than a dozen chefs from Minnesota eateries are in the running for the "Oscars of the food world."
by Nancy Yang

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How to clean up after norovirus outbreak

Some 20 million people are sickened by the contagious norovirus in the U.S. each year, and they experience symptoms like vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal cramps.
by MPR News Staff

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