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November 14, 2019 4:00 AM

Navigating MNsure — in Somali, Spanish and English

A group that helps Minnesotans sign up for health plans has found that cultural competency among its staff is a must.

by Marcheta Fornoff

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November 14, 2019 4:00 AM

In Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park, a push to count Asian-Americans

Across the nation, Asians are the least likely to be aware of and fill out the census form. A meeting Thursday will gather thoughts on how to encourage Asian residents in the two suburbs to respond to the questionnaire.

by Tiffany Bui

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November 13, 2019 7:05 PM

Minneapolis grants $18M to add lower-cost apartments

Forty percent of the units will be within reach of families making about $30,000 a year. Rent would not be much more than a week's income for them.

by Martin Moylan

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November 13, 2019 5:15 PM

GOP lawmakers fault Walz for state agency contract violations

State agencies have violated contract laws more than 1,000 times in the past year and lawmakers say Gov. Tim Walz needs to get a better handle on accounting practices. Agency leaders say that none of the violations resulted in money being spent improperly.

by Briana Bierschbach

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November 13, 2019 10:05 AM

Freelance wedding makeup artists push back against new state regulations

Freelance makeup artists have filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota Board of Cosmetology over the new rules, which have already shut down some businesses and left others paying thousands of dollars in fines. The freelancers are also trying to change state law.

by Briana Bierschbach

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November 13, 2019 4:22 AM

St. Croix River, 580 other waterways added to state's list of troubled waters

The new additions to the MPCA’s biennial impaired waters list include a lower stretch of the St. Croix River, long considered one of the Upper Midwest’s most pristine waterways.

by Kirsti Marohn

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November 13, 2019 4:00 AM

Minnesota asked me to gather deer spleens for science. It wasn’t easy

When the DNR asked hunters this season to send in deer spleens to be tested for neonicotinoid pesticides, MPR’s Bemidji correspondent, an avid hunter, volunteered. But it turns out ID’ing a deer spleen in the woods isn’t so simple — even in the YouTube era.

by John Enger

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November 13, 2019 4:00 AM

Middle school introduces students to climate and energy science with hands-on project

When you teach kids about climate change, experts say, you're supposed to tell them the truth, but you're also supposed to talk to them about possible solutions. One middle school in St. Louis Park is doing that in a very hands-on way.

by Elizabeth Shockman

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November 12, 2019 6:28 PM

Muslim leaders call for hate crime investigation in mosque vandalism in Minneapolis

Surveillance video from the Salaam Cultural Center shows a person throwing rocks through a glass entry door and then kicking out the remaining broken glass around 3:40 a.m. Sunday. Muslim leaders in the Twin Cities are urging police and the FBI to investigate the incident as a hate crime.

by Matt Sepic

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November 12, 2019 5:47 PM

Gophers' Fleck presents Penn State game ball to Gov. Walz

University of Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck followed through on his promise to give the state an official token of appreciation from Saturday’s big win over Penn State.

by MPR News Staff

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