In veto, Dayton blames House GOP for 'insufficient' ed bill
Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday blamed the House GOP for a lack of agreement on universal preschool; GOP leaders say they compromised on school funds, early-learning programs
Daudt signs on with Scott Walker for President
Minnesota House Speaker Kurt Daudt endorsed Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker for president Thursday, and will be state chairman of his campaign.
New Hope nursing home cited for brutal assault caught on video
Some St. Therese of New Hope employees were fired, two charged criminally.
State challenges proposed release of rapist from MSOP
State, county officials argue Christopher Coker is too dangerous to free.
'Granny cams' gain popularity for catching elder abuse
Two years after catching an aide ridiculing their mother, two sisters have become zealous proponents of using miniature cameras to catch abuse in senior homes.
Dangerous use of restraints plummets at Minn. homes for people with disabilities
Minnesota has turned the corner in a prolonged battle against the use of dangerous restraints and isolation rooms at facilities for people with developmental disabilities.
As MSOP door opens, a sex offender ponders freedom, future
Richard A. Williams, 61, has a 21-page plan for staying straight. "I just want the opportunity to show the world that I'm a new man."
Release of convicted rapist draws a crowd to St. Paul meeting
Oliver Dority, who has done time for two sexual assaults, is slated to move soon to a halfway house in the Summit-University district.
Rapist heading to St. Paul is latest sex offender to leave MSOP
He's among six offenders freed in the past year, unprecedented for a program that has confined offenders indefinitely.
Obituary: Gloria Steinbring, a pioneering leader in Minnesota's disability rights movement
Gloria Steinbring, a charismatic and fiery leader of Minnesota's disability rights movement for four decades, died last month in Minneapolis. She was 71.
Minnesota political pioneer Koryne Horbal looks back
Longtime DFL activist Koryne Horbal raised feminist issues in Minnesota and nation.
Female voters consider issues, symbolism in Clinton-Sanders fight
Vermont senator's appeal among younger women is growing in Minnesota and nationwide.
Minnesota leaders' full-page ad decries bigotry toward Muslims
From across a broad spectrum, hate messages declared "un-Minnesotan."
Anoka mental hospital violated basic rules for patient care, feds say
Generic treatment plans, other issues put mental hospital's federal funding at risk.
For hundreds of Minnesotans, the wait for disability services is over
State reforms cleared the way for hundreds of families to get assistance
Gallery: Emily Larson, the first female mayor of Duluth
Emily Larson was sworn in as Duluth's first female mayor at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center on Monday.
Proposed changes to drug sentencing guidelines
KEY PROPOSALSChanges considered in drug sentencing guidelines include the following:• Lower recommended prison sentences for first-degree drug sales to 5-10 years, from 7-13 years.…
Arrests by drug type in 2014
ARRESTS BY DRUG TYPE 7,336 Total 2014 arrests for sale/possession 4,748Marijuana244Opium/cocaine 98Synthetic2,246OtherSource: Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Wild bees losing out to corn in Minnesota, Midwest, study says
Wild pollinators declined across 23 percent of the country, study found.
Minnesota terminates payments to large mental health agency accused of bilking Medicaid
State stops payments; employees worry clients will be stranded.
Minn. workshops for disabled could lose some subsidies
Sheltered workshops that employ thousands of Minnesotans with disabilities, often for just pennies an hour, would be forced to make drastic changes under a state…
Minnesota commerce commissioner: Bitcoin buyers, beware
Six years after its introduction to the masses, Bitcoin, the decentralized currency known as “cash for the Internet,” is growing in popularity. Yet it still…
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