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Share of uninsured Minnesotans hits record low
Photo illustration by Getty Images.The share of Minnesotans without health insurance fell to an all-time low in 2023, according to data released this week by the Minnesota Department of Health. Last...
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Minnesota Republicans introduce legislation inspired by the chemtrails...
GOP Senator Eric Lucero, seen here in a 2020 file photo, is the chief author of a Senate bill inspired by the chemtrails conspiracy theory.Republicans in the legislature, including Senate assistant...
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The Topline: The coldest tap water in the lower 48?
Somehow it's ice-cold, even in July. Photo by Getty Images. Welcome to The Topline, a weekly roundup of the big numbers driving the Minnesota news cycle, as well as the smaller ones that you might have...
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Babies exposed to PFAS weigh less at birth, earn less as adults, study finds
Firefighting foam, used at airports and military bases, has been identified as a source of toxic PFAS chemicals. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Fire Administration.People born in the 1970s and 1980s near...
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The Topline: Is Trump really up by 30 points among young Minnesota voters?
Merchandise featuring former President Donald Trump sold at Trump rally at Big League Dreams stadium in Las Vegas. Photo: Jeniffer Solis/Nevada Current.Welcome to The Topline, a weekly roundup of the...
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Tech companies scale up MN lobbying efforts in advance of privacy bill
In this 2020 photo illustration, the TikTok app is displayed on an Apple iPhone. Photo Illustration by Drew Angerer/Getty Images.The country’s leading technology companies and their trade associations...
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Sports betting bill would subsidize for-profit horse racing companies
David Madison/Getty ImagesHorse racing – and gambling on the outcome – is in the midst of a long, steady decline in the United States. Data from The Jockey Club, a thoroughbred racing organization,...
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The Topline: The nexus between climate change and traffic deaths
Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesWelcome to The Topline, a weekly roundup of the big numbers driving the Minnesota news cycle, as well as the smaller ones that you might have missed. This week: traffic deaths...
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MPCA to test entirety of Mississippi River this year
The confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers (left). Photo by Tom Reiter courtesy of Friends of the Mississippi River. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will be testing water quality...
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At least six current state lawmakers have been arrested while in office. None...
Clockwise from top left: Senator John Jasinski, R-Faribault; Sen. Tou Xiong DFL-Maplewood; Rep. Matt Grossell, R-Clearbrook; Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury; Rep. Brion Curran, DFL-White Bear Lake;...
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