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Mark Dayton

Dayton and Legislature Meet Court’s Demands

ST. PAUL, Minn.- Gov. Mark Dayton and the Minnesota legislature met the court’s multiple demands, ordering them to find a mediator and for them...

DNR May Grant PolyMet Two of its 20 Need Permits

HOYT LAKES, Minn. - PolyMet’s plan to construct an enormous earthen dam to hold back mining waste from its proposed copper mine in northern...

Migrants & Michelangelo: Letter From Florence

In the last several years, I’ve revisited places in Western Europe that I have been to before when I was younger. It’s not so...

Franken Calls Religious Freedom Organization A “Hate Group”

WASHINGTON - Minnesota Sen. Al Franken recently lashed out at the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a group that provides legal counsel to protect First...
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MN Women Indicted in FGM Case

DETROIT -- The Minnesota mothers who consented for their daughters to have the female genital mutilation (FGM) procedure have been indicted by federal prosecutors....
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MN Unemployment Up as State Loses 6,600 Jobs in August

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A net total of 6,600 Minnesotans lost their jobs in August, as the state’s unemployment rate increased to 3.8 percent,...

Franken Has Yet to Return Menendez Funds in Wake of Trial

WASHINGTON -- Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is a sitting member of Congress. He is also standing trial on federal corruption charges...

Security Concerns Make St. Paul Allow Early Skyway Closings

Minn. - The St. Paul City Council voted Wednesday to allow building owners to close skyway links earlier in the evening, finally listening to...

State Withholds $33 Million in Tax Credits

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The state of Minnesota has withheld $33 million in tax credits from IBM after the company filed revised tax documents...

Second Round of March 4 Trump Rioters Face Ramsey County Judge

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Wednesday marked the second round of March 4 Trump arrestees making appearances, this time before Ramsey County District Court Judge...