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MNsure's future even rockier after election

MNsure's future even rockier after election

President-elect Donald Trump and Minnesota's top Republican both say they want to ditch Obamacare, which could leave many people without health insurance.
by Lorna Benson

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Post-election dispatches from across a divided Minnesota

Post-election dispatches from across a divided Minnesota

Hillary Clinton may have snagged Minnesota's 10 electoral votes, but only by a narrow margin. The only pockets of blue showed up in the Arrowhead region, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Rochester.
by Mark Steil, Dan Gunderson and John Enger

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East Side Freedom Library is labor of love for retired professor

East Side Freedom Library is labor of love for retired professor

Peter Rachleff and his partner envisioned the library as a place where diverse groups could meet and build community. It succeeded in ways they didn't imagine.
by Marianne Combs

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Trump's comments on MN Somalis draw sharp response

Trump's comments on MN Somalis draw sharp response

The Republican candidate said that Minnesotans had "suffered enough" from the influx of refugees.
by Doualy Xaykaothao

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The condition that can make sleep dangerous

About 1.5 million Americans have REM sleep behavior disorder, a condition in which the body refuses to go into lockdown while the brain is creating physically active dreams. Here's the story of one couple affected by it.
by MPR News Staff

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Record growing season of mixed value to growers

Record growing season of mixed value to growers

The Twin Cities have gone over 200 days without a freezing temperature, but the value of a long growing season really depends what you grow and how you grow it.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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When your house is a polling place

When your house is a polling place

Carla LaBore has been turning the front hallway of her Shorewood home into a polling place for more than 20 years.
by Tracy Mumford and Evan Frost

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Theater groups venture onto the political stage

Theater groups venture onto the political stage

As Minnesotans go to the polls Tuesday, local theater companies will be participating in the political process too. Scheduled events include an election-night party for people without a party.
by Marianne Combs

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