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Enbridge pipeline debate divides key DFL factions
Labor, environmental wings fighting over jobs, impact of project.
South Metro
Efforts pushing alternatives to four-year degree slow to catch on
As well-paying posts in manufacturing and trades go begging, the American dream of a bachelor's degree dies so hard that public officials find themselves in a culture war.
Politics
Pawlenty for governor in 2018? Comeback talk gets louder
The former governor's efforts to hush all the talk about a return to politics seem a little less than completely sincere to both fans and foes.
Politics
Magazine article on Iron Range dilemma will leave a scar
The reaction on the Iron Range to a New York Times Magazine article is the last thing DFL Chair Ken Martin needed.
Politics
GOP still deciding winners, losers in tax overhaul
The lack of specificity on the overall goal recalls the Republicans' failed health care effort.
Politics
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly: 'I'm not quitting'
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly made a surprise appearance at the White House press briefing where he insisted he's not quitting or being fired. He called out the press when discussing the administration's frustrations.
Business
Comments about Minn. miners in New York Times Magazine story cause Iron Range uproar
The quote has exploded already simmering tensions between environmentalists and mining advocates on the Iron Range.
Business
Minn. joins suit against Trump's halt to health insurance subsidies
The state health insurance program receives much of the "cost-sharing reduction" money marked for elimination by the Trump administration.
Minneapolis
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Minneapolis mayoral candidate Nekima Levy-Pounds' run born in Fourth Precinct protest
Levy-Pounds has hammered on the theme of police reform and demanded greater racial equity.
Trump's blow to 'Obamacare' jolts health consumers, politics
President Donald Trump's abrupt move to cut off federal payments to insurers jolted America's health care and political worlds alike on Friday, threatening to boost premiums for millions, disrupt insurance markets and shove Republicans into a renewed civil war over their efforts to shred "Obamacare."
Politics
Trump: Iran not living up to spirit of deal
President Donald Trump says Iran is not living up to the "spirit" of the nuclear deal that it signed in 2015. He's announcing a new strategy in a speech at the White House.
Minneapolis
Kaler proposes 15% tuition hike for out-of-state students at the U
Students from Wisconsin, the Dakotas and Manitoba would not be affected by the increase, thanks to a reciprocity agreement with those states.
Trump to halt subsidies that lower health plan costs
In a brash move likely to roil insurance markets, President Donald Trump will "immediately" halt payments to insurers under the Obama-era health care law he has been trying to unravel for months.
US, Israel to exit UNESCO over its alleged anti-Israel bias
The United States announced Thursday it is pulling out of the U.N.'s educational, scientific and cultural agency because of what Washington sees as its anti-Israel bias and a need for "fundamental reform" in the agency. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel plans to follow suit.
Politics
Ex-FBI analyst challenges Nolan for DFL nod as Eighth District race heats up
DFLer Leah Phifer touts her experience as a counterterrorism expert.
Minneapolis
U.S. Bank Stadium security, operators in hot seat at Capitol
A legislative hearing on security contracts at U.S. Bank Stadium got rough Thursday when the operator of the $1.1 billion building didn't know whether security officers were required to have photos on their ID badges.
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