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Dayton, Daudt talk nice but no deal on Minnesota budget

Dayton, Daudt talk nice but no deal on Minnesota budget

"Cordial" discussions brought no agreements Tuesday on three vetoed budget bills, the governor and Republican speaker said. A deal is needed by June 30 to avoid a partial government shutdown.
by Tim Pugmire

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Advocates to push immigrant driver's license bill in special session

Advocates to push immigrant driver's license bill in special session

The DFL-led Minnesota Senate approved a bipartisan bill that would make it possible for unauthorized immigrants to get driver's licenses, but it got stuck in the GOP-controlled House.
by Peter Cox

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DNR readies stiff fines for farmers caught illegally pumping water

DNR readies stiff fines for farmers caught illegally pumping water

Hoping to protect Minnesota's groundwater amid an irrigation boom, officials this season will have new power to levy up to $20,000 fines without going to court. Enforcement begins next month.
by Mark Steil

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Hallberg's Picture of Health: Measuring health care

Hallberg's Picture of Health: Measuring health care

The Institute of Medicine wants to streamline the measures we use to assess health care in the United States.

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Minnesota terror suspect deemed flight risk, held for trial

Minnesota terror suspect deemed flight risk, held for trial

Abdirahman Daud is accused of trying to fight for ISIS in Syria. His lawyer talked in court about the long history of Americans going overseas to fight for causes.
by Laura Yuen

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To save moose, coalition spends millions on habitat

To save moose, coalition spends millions on habitat

Government agencies, tribes and nonprofit groups are spending millions to plant trees and restore forests in northeast Minnesota so moose will have the food and shelter they need to survive.
by Dan Kraker

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Counties stake middle ground in clean water, runoff fight

Counties stake middle ground in clean water, runoff fight

As farmers and Gov. Mark Dayton argue over enforcing buffer strips along public streams and lakes, Otter Tail County officials are finding success with a local, low-key approach.
by Dan Gunderson

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Art Hounds: 'The Jesus Cow' and an all-female Hamlet

Art Hounds: 'The Jesus Cow' and an all-female Hamlet

This week the Art Hounds attend a reading of "The Jesus Cow," adorn themselves in Anishinaabe jewelry and check out an all-female staging of Hamlet.
by Marianne Combs

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Officials balk at potential Southwest light rail line cuts

Officials balk at potential Southwest light rail line cuts

Aiming to trim $341 million in costs from the light rail line, Metropolitan Council staff presented local leaders with about 50 possible reductions. City leaders didn't like what they heard.
by Curtis Gilbert

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From St. Paul tragedy, a school grows in West Africa

From St. Paul tragedy, a school grows in West Africa

The parents of a boy killed two years ago during a school field trip in St. Paul say they will build a school in Guinea in his honor.
by Tim Nelson

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