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Appetites | Climate Cast

Transit funding still a big sticking point for special session

Transit funding still a big sticking point for special session

House Republicans remain firmly opposed to any funding for Southwest Light Rail, while the governor and Senate Democrats still insist on funding for the project.
by Tim Pugmire

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Duluth, Fond du Lac Band settle casino revenue fight

Duluth, Fond du Lac Band settle casino revenue fight

The 10-year tentative settlement calls for the band to pay the city $150,000 a year in exchange for Duluth agreeing to drop its long-running dispute over whether it's entitled to a cut of the casino's revenues.
by Dan Kraker

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Appetites: Eating your way down the Green Line

Appetites: Eating your way down the Green Line

James Norton's The Heavy Table is undertaking a project to review 75 independent restaurants and bars along the Green Line in St. Paul.
by MPR News Staff

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Homeless teen beats odds, graduates high school

Homeless teen beats odds, graduates high school

Diamond Syas, a senior at Bloomington Kennedy High School, found herself homeless and largely alone during last school year. But she didn't quit and her college plans are back on track.
by Laura Yuen

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No special session in sight after Dayton tax bill veto

No special session in sight after Dayton tax bill veto

Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP leaders talked taxes and public works bills Tuesday afternoon, but there's no deal to move forward with a special session and they don't plan to talk again until next week.
by Tim Pugmire and Brian Bakst

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Business incentives slashed in state budget bill

Business incentives slashed in state budget bill

Gov. Mark Dayton wants lawmakers to reverse cutbacks to two of his prized business incentive programs during a possible special session, but it's not going over well.
by Brian Bakst

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