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Native Americans serve in the United States military at a higher rate than any other ethnic group, with 19% serving per capita, compared to a national average of 14%.
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Minnesota has invested money to accelerate affordable housing but project leaders note momentum is slow because of higher interest rates and regulatory issues.
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Proposed changes are aimed at Amara’s Law passed in 2023. The law restricted the use of PFAS in products including upholstered furniture, cleaning supplies and menstrual products.
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The legislation would allow districts to spend money where they need to, instead of where state rules require it to be spent. The bill would not apply to any federal funds.
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The Trump administration recently rolled out a $1 billion plan to combat rising egg prices, but experts are skeptical on some of the plan's strategies.
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Farmers counting on funding from the Rural Energy for America Program, or REAP, are still waiting for government payments totaling $410 million across the country.
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Republicans and DFLers were quick to blame the other party for not-so-good news, but it didn’t change the fact that they’ll have to settle on a budget plan before July.
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Counties in parts of western Minnesota have seen the biggest increases in new cancer diagnoses since the mid-2000s and have the highest rates of new diagnoses today.
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Of all the businesses in MN, 99.4% are considered small businesses, employing almost half of Minnesota’s workforce, according to the Statistics of U.S. Businesses census.
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One bill would make fishing licenses free for seniors, while the other would reduce the cost from the normal price of $25 to a discounted $15 for those 65 and older.
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One bill passed unanimously while the other had just three votes against. The first passages come later in the season than usual after an atypical start to the session.
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They would be the first state-tribal cannabis compacts in the U.S. to allow tribal enterprises to operate outside of reservations, and they can’t be amended without mutual agreement.