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Updated climate change costs make coal-fired power less attractive

Updated climate change costs make coal-fired power less attractive

An administrative judge says Minnesota lowballs the costs of climate change now in deciding future electricity needs. If the Public Utilities Commission agrees, it could mean wind and solar will look cheaper than burning coal.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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St. Paul school kids get a surprise visit from the Stanley Cup

St. Paul school kids get a surprise visit from the Stanley Cup

Hockey's Stanley Cup appeared Monday in the Horace Mann School gym, brought there as the Minnesota Wild opens the home portion of its 2016 playoff run.
by Brian Bakst

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Dayton presses Minnesota lawmakers to do more to protect water

Dayton presses Minnesota lawmakers to do more to protect water

Hoping to rally public support for his clean water initiatives and pressure the Legislature to do more this session, Gov. Mark Dayton on Monday declared it "Water Action Week."
by Tim Pugmire

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Target Field criticized for busing in out-of-state concessions workers

Target Field criticized for busing in out-of-state concessions workers

The Minnesota Twins are being criticized for busing workers in from out of state and putting them up in hotels to work concession jobs at a time when the state is seeing high unemployment rates among people of color.
by Riham Feshir

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Move fast on Real ID? Minnesota lawmakers not on board

The potential $5 million cost to move Minnesota quickly into compliance with new Real ID federal driver's license security standards has lawmakers questioning the need for speed.
by Tim Pugmire

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Meredith Monk and the 'fundamental joy' of singing

Meredith Monk and the 'fundamental joy' of singing

The composer and performer sings without words and teaches her compositions without a written score. To her, singing is about a state of mind.
by Marianne Combs

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Grown-Up Club: For the kid in all of us

Grown-Up Club: For the kid in all of us

Never is being childish more appealing than when you're an adult, and that's the mission of Grown-Up Club. Its next event is the Casual Science Fair on Sunday at Sisyphus Brewing.
by Manda Lillie

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State Fair unveils North End expansion plans

State Fair unveils North End expansion plans

The plan harkens back to the fair's farming roots.
by Tim Nelson

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Jury has Minneapolis cop excessive force, perjury case

Jury has Minneapolis cop excessive force, perjury case

The jury deliberated Michael Griffin's case Thursday afternoon for a few hours, and it plans to start again Friday.
by Brandt Williams

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