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Appetites | Climate Cast

Budget impasse puts school districts' plans on hold

Budget impasse puts school districts' plans on hold

Gov. Mark Dayton's veto of an education funding bill that does not provide money for universal pre-kindergarten did more than just send a strong message to state lawmakers.
by Tim Post

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Appetites: A celebration of the Mediterranean

Appetites: A celebration of the Mediterranean

Rich flavors steeped in tradition are featured in a new cookbook by Minneapolis restaurateur Sameh Wadi, who is best known for Saffron Restaurant and World Street Kitchen.

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Legislature ignores pitch for soccer stadium tax break

Legislature ignores pitch for soccer stadium tax break

Minnesota United Owner Bill McGuire is still hopeful he'll win the property-tax exemption he said he'll need to make the stadium financially viable.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Dayton vetoes education bill, slams Republicans

Dayton vetoes education bill, slams Republicans

Dayton said he's upset the Republican-controlled House would not agree to spend between $125 and $150 million more on education — especially when they left $1 billion unspent.
by Tom Scheck

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Duluth's Cheng-Khee Chee blends painting traditions

Duluth's Cheng-Khee Chee blends painting traditions

The Tweed Museum of Art in Duluth is showing an exhibition of works by Cheng-Khee Chee, an internationally acclaimed watercolorist. "The Way of Cheng-Khee Chee" spans 40 years.
by Marianne Combs

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See it: Nicollet Mall's nearly final redesign

See it: Nicollet Mall's nearly final redesign

Construction on the $50 million redesign of Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis begins this summer, and the architects of the project are in the final stages of planning.
by MPR News Staff

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Gun, badge, laptop: Anoka deputies tap mobile tech to solve crimes

Gun, badge, laptop: Anoka deputies tap mobile tech to solve crimes

The signature elements of a crime are increasingly digital. Go behind the scenes with the Anoka County Sheriff's Office mobile digital forensics lab -- the first in Minnesota.
by Tim Nelson

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Environmentalists want another veto from Dayton

Environmentalists want another veto from Dayton

Environmental groups complain that, even though the bill includes language on buffers to protect state waterways, it would delay water quality rules, hurt bees and go easy on polluters.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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MNsure survives session despite lawmaker anger

MNsure seemed headed for big changes and possibly closure when the Legislature opened in January. Now, it appears MNsure won't change much.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Session limps to a close with legislators dismayed

Session limps to a close with legislators dismayed

The divided Minnesota Legislature on Monday finished a $41.5 billion budget. But Gov. Mark Dayton is expected to veto an education bill, requiring legislators to return for a special session.
by Tom Scheck

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