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Politics Friday: How will the grow go? A look at Minnesota’s future with cannabis

By this time next year, Minnesota might have quite a few new stores where people can buy...

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• 6 días

Politics Friday: The landscape of Minnesota education legislation and the outlook of business permitting across the...

State lawmakers have budgeted to provide more than $23 billion to schools in the current budget —...

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• 11 días

Politics Friday: The race is underway for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District

U.S. Representative Angie Craig won Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District seat in 2018, but...

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• 18 días

Politics Friday: A look at the work being done in the Attorney General’s office

Updated: 2:40 p.m. Anti-trust cases, consumer protection actions, defense of newly passed state...

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• 25 días

A space shuttle coming to St. Cloud? It’s possible

A space shuttle could be touching down — metaphorically — in St. Cloud.  Gov. Tim Walz last...

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• 28 días

Politics Friday: Walz on confronting challenges at the Capitol and beyond

There are two months to go in the Minnesota Legislature’s 2024 session, meaning high-level...

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Politics Friday: The fate of a sports betting bill and a TikTok ban

This week, MPR News host Brian Bakst sits down with DFL Rep. Zack Stephenson and DFL Sen. Erin...

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Politics Friday: Bonding bill stirs up debate, but what will it take to get a deal?

MPR News host Brian Bakst is joined by Senate Capital Investment Committee Chair Sandra Pappas...

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Politics Friday: Minnesota’s major political party chairs on presidential primaries and the 2024 election season

Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden are closing in on their nominations. Coming up...

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Politics Friday: A new majority leader in the Senate and a Republican vying for Klobuchar’s seat

It’s the second year for the DFL trifecta at the State Capitol — but the party only has a one...

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Politics Friday: Leaders of the House on this session’s priorities

The Legislature has gaveled in, and the Capitol is quiet no more.   Minnesota Democrats had...

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Looking ahead to this year’s election

The 2024 election kicks off when the first votes of the presidential campaign are cast Monday...

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• 3 meses

Politics Friday: A conversation with George Latimer – St. Paul’s longest-serving mayor

George Latimer is an iconic voice in Minnesota politics, and for some he is best known as a...

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• 11 meses

Politics Friday: DFLers pass their agenda at the Capitol

For the first time in a decade the DFL had control of the House, Senate and governor's office —...

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• 11 meses

Politics Friday: A pair of first-term senators reflect on their first session, and the debate over legal marijuana

Minnesota voters made history in Nov. 2022 when they elected three Black woman to the state...

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• 11 meses

Politics Friday: Leaders of the Minnesota House on the work that remains to be done

There's a lot of work going on at the Minnesota Capitol heading into what might be the final...

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• 11 meses

Politics Friday: Senate leaders reflect on remaining work before the adjournment deadline

Sen. Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic has held the slim DFL majority together on all the major...

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• 11 meses

Politics Friday: How to pay for roads, bridges and transit

Winter has taken its toll on Minnesota roads, leaving drivers to maneuver between dips and cracks...

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• 12 meses

Politics Friday: A divided Legislature and the work to craft a new state budget

The Legislature has spent much of this week passing elements of a new two-year state budget....

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• 1 año

Politics Friday: Klobuchar on how the new party dynamic is reshaping Washington

Washington has been in recess for the past couple weeks, allowing members like U.S. Senator Amy...

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• 1 año