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“Soup Truck” criticized by advocates for the poor

“Soup Truck” criticized by advocates for the poor

The conservative group Minnesota Majority is using a 60-foot truck with a picture of Gov. Mark Dayton and a Depression-era soup line to warn against Dayton's proposal to tax the wealthy. The effort doesn't sit well with people who combat hunger and poverty.
by Julie Siple

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More time and money needed for former U.S. Steel site

More time and money needed for former U.S. Steel site

Millions of dollars of remediation work spanning over decades hasn't eliminated contamination around the U.S. Steel Superfund site Southwest of Duluth in Morgan Park. A public meeting is planned for this evening to determine a way forward after new surveys discovered pollution on the nearby land and in a creek next to the St. Louis River.
by Michael Olson

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Minnesotans make case to house American Writers Museum

Minnesotans make case to house American Writers Museum

St. Paul is making a long-shot bid to become home to The American Writers Museum. The museum doesn't exist yet and Chicago is considered the front-runner, but that didn't dissuade Patrick Coleman to connect the museum's foundation with area movers and shakers last weekend in the Twin Cities.
by Michael Olson

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Bill would require parental consent for STD exams

Bill would require parental consent for STD exams

Parental consent would be required before minors could seek medical treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy or substance abuse if a proposed bill by Minnesota Republicans becomes law. The bill aims to rollback a 40-year-law that allows minors medical privacy.
by Michael Olson

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Minnesota’s writers

We all love stories. For centuries, we’ve turned to the storytellers among us, counting on them to recount history, share experiences and entertain. In telling stories, writers remind of us our brief moment in this time and place, and tell us something about the shared human condition, in all its imperfections. Today at noon, Minnesota…
by David Cazares

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PolyMet seeks $4 million loan from IRRRB

PolyMet seeks $4 million loan from IRRRB

The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board is expected to vote today on whether to grant a $4 million loan to PolyMet Mining Corp. The money would be used to help PolyMet develop a copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota.
by Michael Olson

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“Hundreds” of mining projects underway

“Hundreds” of mining projects underway

Various mining interests gathered in Duluth yesterday to learn more about the state of mining in the Iron Range. After bottoming out, mining on the range is entering a boom cycle. Demand is at a global high and as the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board commissioner Tony Sertich told the Northland News Center there are "hundreds" of mining projects underway.
by Michael Olson

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