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The state’s Office of Cannabis Management offers guidance on the laws but has no legal authority to compel cities or counties into compliance. This leaves it up to individuals to challenge local ordinances in court.

Small-town grocers feel a strong sense of responsibility to their communities, but the threat of closure often looms.

The program focuses on various groups, including those in foster care, those who are unhoused, American Indian youths, teens who live in rural areas, are from communities of color and/or LGBTQ+.

Parents can enroll their children without vaccinating them if the parents have “conscientiously held beliefs” against the practice or against a specific vaccine.

Minnesota counties are readying to raise property taxes as the federal government shifts SNAP costs to them.

Minnesota was the first state to spend money on a media campaign to discourage smoking. And in the 1990s, it was early to sue tobacco companies and conduct sting operations against retailers.

Minnesota Judicial Branch data shows that more extreme risk protection order petitions were filed in the state in the first seven months of this year than all of 2024.

The Consumer Data Privacy Act intends to empower Minnesotans navigating the digital world, but its impact will depend on proactive consumers and could take time.

A recent analysis of grant cancellations from DOGE determined that nearly a third of all canceled programs contain the word “tribal,” making it the single most-commonly flagged keyword.

For rural hospitals already operating on tiny margins, looming Medicaid cuts will dial up the financial pressures, said Jean MacDonell, president and CEO of Fairview Range hospital in Hibbing.