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Appetites: City Pages' top spots to eat, drink
City Pages food writer Mecca Bos joined All Things Considered host Tom Crann to talk about some of the best restaurants, dishes, drinks and other highlights of the current Twin Cities food scene.
Coleman: City workforce must reflect St. Paul's diversity
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman used his State of the City speech Tuesday to detail his plans for racial equality and city employment. He also addressed the recent flurry of gun violence.
Bob Shimek, who leads the Red Lives Matter movement, joined All Things Considered to talk about how Minnesota's opioid epidemic is hitting Native American communities especially hard.
The city of Afton may soon be home to a 10,500 square foot new Islamic center.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are now telling doctors to stop prescribing the addictive pain-killers for long-term pain management.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.