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New MN Senate building looks nice, but GOP still doesn't like it

New MN Senate building looks nice, but GOP still doesn't like it

As it nears completion, the building remains controversial. DFLers say it will improve public access to government. Republicans say it's a costly, unnecessary project and will be a campaign issue again.
by Tim Pugmire

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Report: Nonprofit board members benefited from improper spending

Report: Nonprofit board members benefited from improper spending

The new report details nearly $80,000 in additional allegedly improper spending to benefit other members of the CAM board, senior staff, Bill Davis' fiancee and a nonprofit associated with Sen. Hayden.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Art Hounds: Cantus and Joe Sinness' 'Fey' drawings

Art Hounds: Cantus and Joe Sinness' 'Fey' drawings

This week on Art Hounds: Cantus sings about love, photographs of wild horses and Joe Sinness' "Fey" drawings.
by Marianne Combs

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Oil train traffic jumps in downtown Minneapolis

Oil train traffic jumps in downtown Minneapolis

BNSF has sharply increased the number of trains loaded with North Dakota crude oil passing through downtown Minneapolis. BNSF says it's only temporary but the move concerns city leaders.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Appetites: Savoring and favoring squash

Appetites: Savoring and favoring squash

The key ingredient in a memorable pumpkin pie is squash, not pumpkin, says chef, TV personality and author Amy Thielen.
by Tom Crann

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Fire trucks or firefighters? Brainerd cuts show tough choices

Fire trucks or firefighters? Brainerd cuts show tough choices

How do you structure fire departments to meet public safety -- and a budget? It's a question many Minnesota cities are asking. Brainerd is taking a different tack.
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota organizers to speak at White House labor summit

Minnesota organizers to speak at White House labor summit

The two Minnesotans who'll speak lead groups of low-wage workers including fast food employees and janitors, people who typically haven't been represented by organized labor.
by Jon Collins

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Money, race, politics tangle northern Minnesota land deal

Money, race, politics tangle northern Minnesota land deal

When lawmakers killed White Earth Nation's request to buy land using state Legacy Amendment funds, they said it was about taxes. Critics say it's about keeping tribes from owning land.
by Dan Gunderson

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