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39 min ago | Examiner.com

The 4 worst sources of pollution of lakes and streams

Three fourths of the surface of the earth is water, but only a small percentage of that is not salt water.

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Related Topix: Minnesota, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Home Gardening, Home

4 hrs ago | Star Tribune

Sturdevant: Tax reform in Minnesota? Some other year, perhaps

That's so even though the marriage issue consumed only about three days of official proceedings.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mark Dayton, US News, US Senate, Minnesota, Democrat, Wedding, US Governors, Opinion

5 hrs ago | Pam's House Blend

Come Saturday Morning: The Conservative Crack-Up, 2013: Minnesota Marriage Equality Edition

Bradley Dean "Bradlee Dean" Smith's giving the the prayer for the May 2011 opening of the Minnesota Legislative session for that summer.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mark Dayton, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Minnesota, Gay/Lesbian

9 hrs ago | The Daily Beast

How Minnesota Won Gay Marriage

A bid by Republican legislators to legalize discrimination in the state constitution ended up backfiring-by emboldening equality activists, writes state Rep.

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Related Topix: Minnesota, US Politics, Mark Dayton, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Gay/Lesbian, US Governors, St. Paul, MN

12 hrs ago | Sierra Club Compass

Big Victory: Minnesota's Landmark Clean Energy Standard Charts Course Beyond Dirty Energy

Minnesota has taken a first step in outlining the next big leap forward in the state's sustainable energy future.

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Related Topix: Minnesota, US Politics, Alternative Energy, Mark Dayton, US News, US Senate, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Democrat, Energy, US Governors

17 hrs ago | Catholic World News

Minnesota legalizes same-sex marriage

Following votes of 75-39 in the state house and 37-30 in the state senate, Gov. Mark Dayton of Minnesota has signed legislation altering the definition of marriage to include same-sex couples.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mark Dayton, US News, US Senate, Minnesota, Democrat, US Governors, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Family, Kids

18 hrs ago | KARE 11 TV

Officers ID jogger who died in Minn. bluff fall

Police have released the name of a Missouri man who apparently fell to his death while jogging along a Mississippi River bluff in southeastern Minnesota.

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Fri May 17, 2013

St. Cloud Times

Minnesota police chiefs look to stockpile high-demand ammunition

To step into club XS at the Wynn Las Vegas is to enter the dreamscape of a modern artist with... Ammunition shortage hits Minn.

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TwinCities

N.D. billboard campaign touts business climate, raises hackles in Minnesota

North Dakota is promoting its business climate at Minnesota's expense, and some politicians east of the Red River are not happy about it.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mark Dayton, US News, US Senate, Minnesota, Democrat, Moorhead, MN, St. Paul, MN

CBS Local

2 Minnesota Babies Sickened By Recalled Tahini

The Minnesota Department of Health said Friday neither child required hospitalization.

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Related Topix: Minnesota, Agriculture, Science

TwinCities

Stop the tax insanity

We the people of Minnesota need to stop the tax insanity. Taxes on cigarettes, taxes on booze, taxes on clothes, taxes on services, taxes for sports facilities -- where will the list end? Even taxes on the people who aspire to do more, be more, work hard to have more -- let's punish them.

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Related Topix: Minnesota, Smoking, Medicine, Health, Wedding, Opinion

Yes! Magazine

Marriage Equality for Minnesota? You Betcha

St. Paul, Minn, on May 13, 2013: Thousands of people gathered at the state capitol building during the Minnesota Senate debate on a same-sex marriage bill.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Michele Bachmann, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Minnesota, Mark Dayton, US Senate, Democrat, Wedding, St. Paul, MN

Thu May 16, 2013

KSTP

Time Erodes as Minn. Lawmakers Polish Budget Plan

Pressed for time, the Minnesota Legislature faced increasing urgency Thursday to start sending Gov.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mark Dayton, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Minnesota, US Governors, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens

TwinCities

Minnesota Senate sends jobs bill to Gov. Dayton

A bill that increases spending on programs aimed at creating jobs, reduces tax rates for employers paying into the state's unemployment programs and adds new solar energy mandates for large utilities is now on its way to Gov.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mark Dayton, US News, US Senate, US Governors, Minnesota, Democrat, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

KSTP

Minn. Loses 11,400 Jobs; State Officials Blame Wintry Weather

Minnesota lost 11,400 jobs in April, and state officials are attributing part of the drop to the persistent wintry weather.

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Trucker

Minnesota would lose jobs if warehouse services taxed, trucking official says

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and state legislators are on the verge of enacting legislation that will cripple Minnesotan's ability to participate in the growing economy of logistics and distribution, says the head of the Minnesota Trucking Association.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mark Dayton, US News, US Senate, Minnesota, Democrat, US Governors

TwinCities

Minnesota settles with Prudential over unpaid life insurance policies

A review of Prudential life insurance policies by Minnesota's Department of Commerce identified policies where no claims were made after deaths, and benefits weren't paid out.

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Related Topix: Minnesota, Personal Finance, Social Security

CBS Local

Minn. Primed To Put Firms On Hook During Lockouts

Minnesota lawmakers are primed to adopt legislation giving idled workers longer-lasting jobless benefits when locked out by their companies in labor fights.

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Wed May 15, 2013

Star Tribune

A rejuvenated Prince looks forward again

Prince pounded his rhinestone-encrusted cane into the floor to make a point. "I don't have time for old people," he insisted.

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Related Topix: Minnesota, Recreational Vehicle, Marathon, Entertainment

Star Tribune

DFL overreaches on day care unionization

Don't buy the malarkey coming from DFL legislators poised to deliver one of the most sought-after items on Big Labor's wish list: unionizing Minnesota child care providers.

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Related Topix: Minnesota, Opinion