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Democrats Predict Abortion Access, Reproductive Rights Will Be Key Issues In 2024
"If you’re voting for a Republican for the United States Senate, they are likely to push a national abortion ban," Sen. Gary Peters said.
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Statehouses Debate Who Should Build EV Charging Networks
Experts predict an imminent surge in electric vehicles over the next decade.
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What Is Ground-Level Ozone? The Latest Air Quality Warning, Explained
This week’s alert is being driven in part by pollutants blowing into southern Minnesota from elsewhere in the Midwest.
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How A Minneapolis Cop And DFL Lawmaker Worked Together On Juvenile Justice Reform
Changes were part of a larger public safety bill that takes a more rehabilitative approach to crime and punishment.
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Support Staff At Mayo Clinic's Mankato Hospital Vote To Get Rid Of Union
Just one group of about 15 maintenance engineers remains unionized at the Mankato hospital after de-certification votes by nurses and staff.
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Minnesota Ranked 5th In Country For Child Well-Being, According To Pandemic-Era Data
According to 2021 data, 11% of Minnesota children lived in poverty, and 23% of children had parents who lacked secure employment.
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Funding For 33 Rural Broadband Projects Unveiled By USDA
"The expansion of broadband access is essential," U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said this week.
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Minneapolis School District On Brink Off Insolvency, State Involvement
MPS will have to close schools and/or lay off teachers when federal pandemic funds run out.
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What's In The 2023 Health And Human Services Bill
Democrats said the health and human services budget addresses longstanding inequities in Minnesota health and wellness outcomes.
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Public Schools Received A Historic Boost From The Legislature. Now Comes The Hard Part.
The 2023 Minnesota Legislature passed a budget and package of policies "that could be life-changing for students and educators."
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U.S. House Democrats Push For Congressional Hearing On Child Labor Violations
During fiscal 2022, there were 835 companies that employed more than 3,800 children in violation of labor laws.
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Study Finds Millions Paid Out From 2010 To 2020 For Police Misconduct In Minnesota
The city of Minneapolis disputes the findings of a new Hamline report.
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Minnesota Democrats Take A New Approach To Crime And Prisons
New legislation could result in scores of people being released from prison sooner, the Reformer reports.
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What's In Minnesota's 2023 Education Bill
Gov. Tim Walz, a former teacher, has advocated for more school funding since the beginning of his tenure.
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Legislature Made Progress On Hunger, But There's More To Do
Second Harvest Heartland Director of Government Affairs Zach Rodvold pens a piece for the Reformer.
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How Minnesota Will Spend $1 Billion On Housing
Lawmakers created the first dedicated funding source for housing through a new quarter-cent sales tax in the Twin Cities metro area.
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New Transportation Law Hopes To Get Minnesotans Moving
Three major revenue sources are expected to generate $1.14 billion for transportation over the next two years.
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A Dozen Questions For Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman
Now in her 10th term, Hortman helped pass one of the most influential state budgets in memory.
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New Transportation Law Hopes To Get Minnesotans Moving
The bill lays out close to $9 billion in investment on roads, bridges and transit infrastructure.
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Minnesota Is Getting Older, New Census Data Show
More than 16 percent of Minnesota residents are seniors.
