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March 19, 2018 8:47 AM

What to watch this week at the Capitol

Gov. Mark Dayton has put down his marker on one of the legislative session's larger items. And while a consensus tax plan will take a couple more months to sort out, lawmakers are running up against their first real deadline this week.

by Cathy Wurzer and Brian Bakst

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March 19, 2018 8:21 AM

Will Steger heads to Canadian Arctic for latest adventure

The explorer leaves this week for a solo expedition to the Barren Lands. Over the next couple of months he plans to ski, walk and canoe across a large part of the area.

by Cathy Wurzer

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March 19, 2018 4:00 AM

Why no one agrees on Line 3 pipeline's climate change impact

Oil pipelines have become a rallying point for climate activists in the U.S., who argue the volume of oil transported and burned will worsen climate change. But pipeline companies argue global demand ensures oil will be extracted, moved and burned one way or another.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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March 16, 2018 10:38 AM

In sports this week, the news doesn't end with Kirk Cousins

It's been a busy week in Minnesota sports. Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer checked in with Howard Sinker for the latest news. Sinker is a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune.

by Cathy Wurzer

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March 16, 2018 10:29 AM

Beautiful weather for Twins spring training

Mark Seeley called from Florida to talk Minnesota weather with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer. He says snow from the early March storm has kept temperatures down in much of the state. But up north, it's been averaging a few degrees warmer than normal for this time of year.

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March 16, 2018 9:53 AM

Lakeville South marching band travels to Dublin

The Lakeville South High School Marching Cougars will be marching in the Saint Patrick's Day parade Saturday in Dublin, Ireland. The band from the Twin Cities suburbs is one of nine American high school bands selected to participate in the parade.

by Cathy Wurzer

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March 16, 2018 4:00 AM

Minnesota was way ahead of Google in planning a smart city

Fifty years ago, plans for the city in Aitkin county included technological innovations like self-driving cars, renewable power and advanced recycling plants.

by Cathy Wurzer and Max Nesterak

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March 16, 2018 4:00 AM

'Horrific' abuse case prompts Hennepin County review

Hennepin County is launching a comprehensive review of how a case in Minneapolis that involved years of abuse of two developmentally-disabled twins was handled.

by Jon Collins

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March 15, 2018 5:34 PM

Jury backs ex-UMD hockey coach in discrimination suit, awards $3.74M

Shannon Miller had argued the University of Minnesota Duluth fired her because she's a woman and for complaining about discrimination. UMD said it was performance-related. A jury on Thursday sided with Miller.

by MPR News Staff