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Statewide Blog

PolyMet plans to turn farmland into wetlands

PolyMet Mining Corp. needs to create one acre of wetlands for every wetland the company's activities destroys or impairs. Environmentalists caution that not all wetlands are created equal.
by Michael Olson

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Sand mining moratoriums expand, winter wallop, rosy budget forecast

Fillmore, Houston counties OK yearlong sand mining moratoriums; Northland watches a winter wallop; No travel advised north of St. Cloud; Forum editorial: This storm is not off the charts; Rosy budget forecast doesn't solve everything; Job challenge: Grow more entrepreneurs; Minnesota, Wisconsin close to restoring tax reciprocity deal
by Michael Olson

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Restricting abortions, ending hockey fights, preparing for ice-out

GOP US House members in Super Tuesday states withholding endorsements; Unions unhappy with proposed changes to City of Duluth hiring process; Moorhead schools to get assistant principals; Junior hockey on cusp of a revolution: trying to stop fighting
by Michael Olson

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Bemidji angler’s catch: a rod, walleye and eelpout

Bemidji angler’s catch: a rod, walleye and eelpout

A Bemidji man pulled up the catch of a lifetime on Wednesday while ice fishing on Lake Bemidji. After setting the hook on a bite, veteran angler Burnie Trepanier pulled from the ice hole a 28-inch walleye, an eelpout, and a winter fishing rod and reel, all at once.

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Suzlon plant shutdown continues

Suzlon plant shutdown continues

The India-based Suzon company may not reopen its Pipestone plant soon. The company once had more than 500 employees in the southwest Minnesota community making blades for wind turbines.
by Mark Steil

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Voter ID advances while alternative considered, state budget a drag on Moorhead

Minn. Senate committee passes photo ID for voting; Secretary of State Mark Ritchie offers Voter ID alternative: electronic poll books; Wisconsin man refuses to vote after finding veteran's ID no good at polls; Editorial: A voting solution in search of a problem
by Michael Olson

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