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Leaders say a broken system leads to high prices for parents, low pay for workers, and businesses operating precariously on razor-thin margins.

Hibbing has a biomass plant, while Princeton has backup diesel generators. Could they and other city utilities be forced to find alternative sources?

The legislation would allow a judge to take firearms away from someone deemed a threat to themselves or others.

The research could be an olive branch from Democrats to minority Republicans, who lambasted the DFL for refusing to lift a ban on new nuclear plants.

The $276 million would be a huge amount of state money for internet infrastructure, if it’s approved by lawmakers.

The bill, which would steer utilities toward a carbon-free electric grid is simple in concept, but is full of exceptions, carve-outs and off-ramps.

Coming up with a budget plan is more fun when a governor gets to increase spending and cut taxes, and a $17.6 billion surplus means Walz can do both.

The law surrounding a viability standard in Minnesota is murky. The standard exists in state statute but was ruled unconstitutional under Roe v. Wade.

Reporting by MinnPost in 2020 showed Minnesota’s ‘ban the box’ laws covered everything except government boards and commissions.

Minnesota could be in line for an unprecedented windfall of money to help build high-speed internet in rural areas.Every state was promised a minimum of $100 million for broadband development from …