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MOA's water park plan a deep dive into creative accounting

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Bloomington has spent months devising an intricate plan that officials say will both lower borrowing costs and shield property taxpayers from risk.
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Minnesota Department of Transportation did not audit some limos for more than a year

Most of the Minnesota River basin land is agricultural, and water quality is tainted by aging septic systems and animal runoff.
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To clean up the murky Minnesota, state must control septic systems and livestock manure

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Chicago police: Jussie Smollett assault case has 'shifted'

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Trump's emergency move puts GOP lawmakers in tough spot

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Shift workers arrived at a chicken processing plant in Charles City, Iowa, part of Floyd County, which voted for Donald Trump after backing a string o
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Shift workers arrived at a chicken processing plant in Charles City, Iowa, part of Floyd County, which voted for Donald Trump after backing a string of Democrats.
Proving ground: Iowa

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White House hopefuls are already swarming the state to court them. Floyd County, which voted for Donald Trump after backing a string of Democrats, is an up-for-grabs fulcrum.
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Jordan Murphy drives against Indiana's Juwan Morgan during the first half
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The American bison, or buffalo, was once prolific across the western U.S. before the years immediately following the Civil War, when they were killed
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American Indians haven't recovered from costs of buffalo slaughter, study says

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