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Cathy Wurzer
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In New Ulm, a co-op funeral home builds community

In New Ulm, a co-op funeral home builds community

About 5,000 people in the southern Minnesota town are part of an unusual co-op, chipping in money to help ease the costs of funerals. It’s a community-run operation that pays dividends in more ways than one.
by Hannah Yang

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How the U more than doubled its Native American student graduation rate

How the U more than doubled its Native American student graduation rate

Students and faculty at the University of Minnesota credit the progress to a variety of academic and social supports designed to help them feel welcome on campus. And yet, many students say the campus has a long way to go.

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'I'll ref until I ref my last game': 3,000 games and counting, this official still loves the game

'I'll ref until I ref my last game': 3,000 games and counting, this official still loves the game

John Klinnert has been officiating high school and college basketball games for more than 40 years. At a time when many officials quit after a couple of years, the 72-year-old has no plans to step off the hardwood.
by Dan Gunderson

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St. Paul to offer rent subsidies for families with schoolchildren

St. Paul to offer rent subsidies for families with schoolchildren

Teachers and school staff at seven St. Paul public schools are teaming up to identify students whose families could use help paying rent. Then the city will give those families $300 a month for up to three years. It’s part of St. Paul’s new Families First Housing pilot program.
by Nina Moini

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In second Line 3 approval, state regulators take up safety, spills — and climate change

In second Line 3 approval, state regulators take up safety, spills — and climate change

Minnesota utility regulators have once again given their blessing to Line 3, the oil pipeline replacement project Enbridge Energy has proposed for northern Minnesota — but not before having a sometimes heated discussion about the project's impact on climate change.
by Dan Kraker

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Advocates eye community land trusts to increase access to homeownership

Advocates eye community land trusts to increase access to homeownership

The 13 nonprofit community land trusts throughout the state collectively have 1,250 homes in their portfolios. One land trust in Minneapolis mostly serves households that make between $25,000 and $50,000 a year.
by Martin Moylan

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For state utility regulators, it’s Line 3 all over again

For state utility regulators, it’s Line 3 all over again

More than a year and a half after regulators at the state Public Utilities Commission first approved the oil pipeline replacement project, they’re being asked to consider it again. A state court overturned the project's environmental review last summer, and the PUC now has to decide whether to approve a revised assessment.
by Dan Kraker

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