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Gov. Dayton backs broadband spending

Gov. Dayton joins the call to spend money on broadband infrastructure. So far, the House wants to spend $25 million; the Senate has not approved any spending.
by Dave Peters

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Environmental group questions Senate funds for White Bear Lake solution

Environmental group questions Senate funds for White Bear Lake solution

Friends of the Mississippi River says a Senate proposal to spend $800,000 studying whether to fill White Bear Lake with river water is a bad idea. It doesn’t solve the larger problem and it’s already being studied by the Metropolitan Council, the group says.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Minnesota’s rural broadband gap shrinks

Minnesota’s rural broadband gap shrinks

Broadband adoption continues to rise slowly among Minnesotans, and the gap between rural and urban use is shrinking. But more than 100,000 school-age children do not have access at home.
by Dave Peters

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Can we use grass that needs less water?

Can we use grass that needs less water?

A number of drier cities in the United States have been offering incentives to get rid of lawns, but in Minnesota the question might more likely be about finding grass that needs less water.
by Dave Peters

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