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Shoveling underway after heavy snowfall. Snow emergencies declared in Minneapolis, St. Paul

Parts of southern and eastern Minnesota are digging out from more than a foot of heavy, wet snow Wednesday. Minneapolis and St. Paul have declared snow emergencies. And state officials are predicting higher energy prices because of tariffs imposed this week by the Trump administration.
by Emily Reese

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Late-winter storm closes highways, schools across southern Minnesota

A major late-winter storm continues to wallop southern and eastern Minnesota with heavy snow, howling winds and blizzard conditions. MnDOT has closed many highways across the southwest and south-central parts of the state.
by Emily Bright

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Winter storm heading through Minnesota. Ontario plans to tax energy to Minnesota

A major winter storm is forecast to bring blizzard conditions to southern Minnesota from Tuesday night through Wednesday afternoon. And a Canadian official Tuesday announced his intentions to impose a 25 percent export tax on electricity to Minnesota.
by Kelly Bleyer

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Minnesota House votes down bill banning trans athletes from participating in girls sports

The Minnesota House voted down a bill Monday that would have prohibited transgender athletes from participating in girls sports. And voting ends next week for the special election that will determine whether Republicans have a majority in Minnesota House or if the chamber will be tied.
by Jacob Aloi

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Tariffs loom; Bill would postpone launch of state's family and medical leave program

President Donald Trump's plan to apply 25 percent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican exports is set to begin tomorrow, and a bill that would postpone the launch of Minnesota's paid family and medical leave program is advancing.
by Emily Reese

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Minnesota House takes up bill banning transgender athletes from youth sports

The Minnesota House will take up a bill Monday that would ban transgender athletes from participating women’s and girls youth sports. And the National Institutes of Health has slashed billions of dollars in overhead costs tied to grant-funded research. The move is prompting uncertainty for cancer researchers at the University of Minnesota.
by Emily Bright

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Expert concerned about FDA meeting cancellation; Food shelf concerned about USDA fund withdrawal

An infectious disease expert says it's concerning that federal officials canceled a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee meeting scheduled for next month to select the strains to be included in next season's flu shot. And PRISM, a Golden Valley-based food shelf, needs to come up with an additional $30,000 that was originally promised by the USDA to buy food from local farmers and other sources. Otherwise, it’ll have to pull the money from its reserves.
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Minnesota leaders see disruptions with federally funded programs. Arctic Cat to lay off 385 employees

Minnesota state government leaders say programs that operate with federal funding have faced disruptions. Programs run by the departments of commerce, natural resources and agriculture are among those where federal funding awards are currently inaccessible.
by Emily Bright

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Minneapolis City Council overrides mayoral veto on George Floyd Square; Red Wing schools cancel Black History Month event with state attorney general

The Minneapolis City Council this morning overrode Mayor Jacob Frey’s veto of a plan to pursue a pedestrian-only plaza at George Floyd Square, and Red Wing Public Schools canceled a Black History Month event where Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison was scheduled to speak.
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St. Paul Mayor announces taking legal action against Trump. Maplewood man charged with using AI to create child sexual abuse material

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter announced Wednesday the city will join San Francisco in taking legal action against President Donald Trump. The Department of Justice has charged a Maplewood man with using AI technology to produce sexual abuse images of children in his care, as a school district employee from 2021 until last month.
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