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June 26, 2015 4:45 PM

See inside one of Minnesota's first medical marijuana stores

A tour of one of Minnesota's new medical marijuana dispensaries reveals that the stores will be secure clinical facilities with not a pot leaf in sight.

by Tim Nelson

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June 26, 2015 4:02 PM

A sexy novel emerges from questions that can't be unasked

In "Summerlong," author Dean Bakopoulos delivers a steamy story of middle-aged loss. A husband and wife lose touch and wonder what went wrong.

by Euan Kerr

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June 26, 2015 3:22 PM

As DNR report on PolyMet mine emerges, critics question safeguards

PolyMet Mining officials are praising a third preliminary environmental report on the company's proposed mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. But critics say it doesn't include enough environmental safeguards.

by Dan Kraker

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June 26, 2015 3:10 PM

Newest Twin Cities' arts leaders ready to take the stage

Joe Dowling's exit from the Guthrie Theater isn't the only big leadership change coming to the Twin Cities arts scene. Here's MPR News' Marianne Combs on the next generation.

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June 26, 2015 12:00 PM

In Minnesota, bouquets and brickbats for high court's marriage ruling

The Supreme Court's decision Friday allowing same-sex marriage nationwide likely won't change hearts and minds in Minnesota, which legalized gay marriage in 2013 after an intense political battle.

by Brandt Williams and MPR News Staff

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June 25, 2015 5:41 PM

Supreme Court's health care ruling doesn't fix Minnesota's problems

Supporters of the Affordable Care Act in Minnesota celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that nationwide subsidies are legal. But Minnesota has found it difficult to make the law work.

by Mark Zdechlik

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June 25, 2015 4:16 PM

From galleries to graffiti, art inspires author's first novel

Diane Mullen, a writer who works as gallery guard at the Walker Art Center, drew on paintings, photos and graffiti art to finish "Tagged," a novel about a young boy.

by Euan Kerr

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June 25, 2015 8:00 AM

Art Hounds: Winona history and a bass player from Beirut

This week: a bass-player from Beirut, Tony Kushner's "The Illusion" and a new play about an early Winona family staged in their 1856 home.

by Marianne Combs

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June 24, 2015 4:38 PM

Charges may let archdiocese insurers avoid abuse payout

Archdiocese officials are concerned criminal charges might compromise insurance coverage for clergy sex abuse by bolstering insurers' arguments for denying claims.

by Martin Moylan