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Mobile pharmacy brings meds to Winthrop customers after losing brick and mortar store

Mobile pharmacy brings meds to Winthrop customers after losing brick and mortar store

Some Minnesota pharmacies are closing their doors because of lower reimbursement rates for prescription drugs and dwindling profit margins — especially for pharmacies with a large customer base on public insurance. 
by Hannah Yang

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How this Minneapolis street grew from immigrant neighborhood to culinary hotspot

How this Minneapolis street grew from immigrant neighborhood to culinary hotspot

13th Avenue in northeast Minneapolis is a culinary hot spot, home to some of the best restaurants in the country. This part of the city has roots as an immigrant neighborhood, a history it has not completely lost touch with even as it gains culinary fame and fancy.
by Gretchen Brown

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With federal money at risk, Minnesota’s public colleges stress high stakes of state budget debate

With federal money at risk, Minnesota’s public colleges stress high stakes of state budget debate

The University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities systems are hoping for extra allocations from the Legislature this year. They know it’s a challenge given the state’s leaner budget.
by Peter Cox

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Water-guzzling data centers spark worries for Minnesota’s groundwater

Water-guzzling data centers spark worries for Minnesota’s groundwater

A single large data center can use millions of gallons of water a day, as much as thousands of homes. But pinpointing exactly how many are being built and how much water they’ll use can be a challenge, even for state regulators.
by Kirsti Marohn

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From territory to today: Mapping Minnesota’s Black history

From territory to today: Mapping Minnesota’s Black history

In celebration of Black History Month in February, MPR News is highlighting Black history throughout the state. From a fur trader believed to be one of the first African descendants in a territory that is now Minnesota, to streets and parks renamed in 2024 after Black community leaders, these sites span the state and the centuries.
by Lisa Ryan, Elisabeth Gawthrop, Kyra Miles and MPR News Staff

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Timberwolves and Lynx sale to Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez back on track after arbitration ruling

Timberwolves and Lynx sale to Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez back on track after arbitration ruling

The binding ruling issued Monday granted Lore, an e-commerce entrepreneur and investor, and Rodriguez, the former Major League Baseball star, a 90-day extension to finish the acquisition.
by The Associated Press

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Republicans put fraud, measures to stop it in spotlight as they take Minnesota House reins

Republicans put fraud, measures to stop it in spotlight as they take Minnesota House reins

An initial hearing of a fraud prevention committee in the Minnesota House was a first order of business for Republicans with their newly recognized chamber control. House power may go back to evenly split after a March special election, but the GOP will have control of this committee for the next two years.
by Clay Masters

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Prosecutor calls Feeding Our Future ‘money making engine’ of fraud as trial of founder opens

Prosecutor calls Feeding Our Future ‘money making engine’ of fraud as trial of founder opens

Federal prosecutors allege that Aimee Bock was the ringleader of a $250 million scheme to defraud taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs during the pandemic and that Said’s restaurant siphoned $16 million of that.
by Matt Sepic

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