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Sioux Falls-based Sanford Health is proposing to absorb Fairview Health Services to create one system.

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Sioux Falls-based Sanford Health is proposing to absorb Fairview Health Services to create one system.

A Democracy for the People Act provision would make spreading false info a gross misdemeanor, punishable up to a year in jail and fine.
This is the first in a series of guest commentaries by civil enginner and former Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart.
About two-thirds of homes being listed for sale in Minneapolis have inadequate insulation, according to a recent review.
The governor signed a bill on Friday restoring the right to vote for more than 55,000 Minnesotans still on parole or probation.
The bill would target general contractors and project owners that hire the subcontractors.
Both bills are part of a wave of legislation already passed into law just two months into the legislative session.
Democratic lawmakers are pushing bills to make the criminal justice system more rehabilitative and less punitive.
The “All Roads Lead Back to Home” package would grant $350 million in rental assistance annually to low-income families.
Roxy Beissel, cook in the Hastings Public Schools and a member of SEIU Local 284, shares commentary with the Minnesota Reformer.
Secretary Steve Simon supports a bill banning the intimidation of election officials.
A new house bill would launch a three-month, intensive intervention program to “reset” the culture of the light rail.
The Department of Education is in the process of adding ethnic studies to Minnesota’s social studies standards.
"It all started here in Minnesota," said Andrea Lovoll of the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy.
An excerpt of "Nature's Crossroads: The Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota" was published in the Minnesota Reformer.
Minnesota's budget surplus estimate for the next two years is $17.5 billion, state officials said Monday.
The story of Ticketmaster looks a lot like a tragedy now.
Census data reflects that Americans are continuing to struggle with inflation.
Lawmakers are mulling a bill to reduce the assumed rate of investment return for all state pension plans from 7.5 percent to 7 percent.
The incident was caught on camera and the video has gone viral.