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What’s most important to you when it comes to immigration reform?

The U.S. Senate passed an immigration reform bill yesterday 68-32.  The House will now take up the issue, but Republican leaders have made it clear they will draft their own version of the bill. The Senate bill includes a 13-year path to citizenship for immigrants living in the country illegally, new visa programs, as well…
by Molly Bloom

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No criminal charges in more than a dozen officer-related deaths

The Minneapolis police department’s investigation into the officer-involved shooting death of Terrance Franklin on May 10 has been sent to a Hennepin County grand jury for review.   According to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, since 2000, there have been at least 17 deaths stemming from the actions of Minneapolis police officers. In all these cases,…
by Brandt Williams

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Minnesotans volunteer to crack code on cancer

Minnesotans volunteer to crack code on cancer

The American Cancer Society held its final batch of enrollment events around the Twin Cities today, and snagged well over the 2,000 volunteers it was seeking for CPS-3, its third Cancer Prevention Study. For the next 20 years, 300,000 volunteers around the country will give cancer researchers reams of data. Today, I enrolled. Perrie H.…
by Sasha Aslanian

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Duluth reopens another flood-damaged bridge

Duluth reopens another flood-damaged bridge

One of the last remaining damaged bridges from last year's devastating flooding in Duluth was reopened today - a year and a week after up to 10 inches of rain fell across the region, ripping up infrastructure and drowning hundreds of basements.
by Dan Kraker

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How are your student loan payments affecting your finances?

A bipartisan group of senators has announced a proposal to prevent a doubling of the interest rate on certain federal student loans, an increase that would affect seven million college students in the coming school year. Student loan debt is a burden for many, the total surpassing $1 trillion earlier this year. Today’s Question: How…
by Molly Bloom

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5 things to do in Stillwater, Minn.

5 things to do in Stillwater, Minn.

The water may be still. The town is anything but. A perennially popular tourist destination, Stillwater, tucked along the banks of the St. Croix River, has about 18,000 residents – which is also approximately the number of people waiting in line at Nelson’s Ice Cream. The city’s most famous feature, the Stillwater Lift Bridge, opened in…
by Mary Armstrong

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Fried, frozen, battered or bacon-wrapped; 47 new food items at Minnesota State Fair

Fried, frozen, battered or bacon-wrapped; 47 new food items at Minnesota State Fair

Nearly four dozen new foods are being added to this year’s Minnesota State Fair. The additions announced Wednesday include bacon-wrapped grilled shrimp on a stick, Cajun pork rinds, peanut butter and jelly malts, and pork belly sliders, made with thickly cut bacon. Selections also include chocolate chili ice cream, deep-fried bread pudding and deep-fried olives,…
by Tim Nelson

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Property values along streetcar line will skyrocket, whether it’s built or not

Property values along streetcar line will skyrocket, whether it’s built or not

The five Minneapolis city blocks whose property taxes have been earmarked to fund a proposed streetcar line have something in common. They either have — or soon will have — cranes hovering above them. The parcels the city selected for its “value capture district” will soon be home to several sparkling luxury apartment towers. The…
by Curtis Gilbert

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What’s your reaction to the Supreme Court rulings on same-sex marriage?

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that legally married same-sex couples should get the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples. The court invalidated a provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act that has prevented married gay couples from receiving a range of tax, health and retirement benefits that are generally available to married people. The vote…
by Molly Bloom

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No, Virginia, there will be no battle flag for the Gettysburg anniversary

No, Virginia, there will be no battle flag for the Gettysburg anniversary

A hundred and fifty years after Minnesota troops helped turned the tide in a Civil War battle, the state still won’t be giving back the trophy its volunteers seized at Gettysburg. That’s what Gov. Mark Dayton said today, at the official send-off of a delegation of Minnesotans headed next week to Pennsylvania to mark the…
by Tim Nelson

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