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Report calls for stronger oversight of Medicaid spending for disabled, elderly
Minnesota spent roughly $2.4 billion in 2015 on home and community services.
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Minnesota parents lobby for kids at 'Dyslexia Day' at State Capitol
Families seek programs and state support for students struggling to read.
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Trump urges fight against hatred, anti-Semitism
President Donald Trump says that he will fight to end bigotry, hatred and anti-Semitism following a series of threats against Jewish community centers across the country.
Politics
House passes Sunday liquor sales; Senate will be tougher
This is the first time in state history that a legislative chamber has passed a bill overturning the Sunday ban, a law that has been in effect since 1858 statehood and remained in place after Prohibition.
Minneapolis
GOP lawmakers seek to divert SW light rail money to roads
Some lawmakers want $929 M in federal funds for Southwest line to be used on roads, bridges.
Nation
Politics
GOP critics at Capitol take aim at Met Council structure
They say the Met Council isn't accountable enough to citizens it represents; critics say the proposal would create conflicts of interest.
Nation
Mattis assures Iraq that U.S. won't 'seize anybody's oil'
Before arrival in Baghdad, he said he didn't support Trump's wish to take Iraq's oil.
Minnesota House votes to undo Sunday liquor sales ban
Minnesota lawmakers on Monday put a massive crack in the state's ban on Sunday liquor sales, overwhelmingly voting to repeal the Prohibition-era law after years of failed attempts.
Politics
McMaster named Trump's National Security Adviser
President Donald Trump selected Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as his new national security adviser. Trump announced the pick Monday at his Palm Beach club. He said Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg will serve as the National Security Council chief of staff.
Politics
Klobuchar seeks open inquiry on Trump's possible Russia ties
Sen. Amy Klobuchar is diving into the boiling controversy over Russia and President Donald Trump, vowing to leverage what she said are strong alliances with her Republican colleagues to push for an independent investigation.
Local
Minnesota and the presidents: Take our Presidents' Day quiz
No, there are no presidents from Minnesota. But Minnesota has had plenty of close connections to the White House. On this Presidents' Day, let's see how well you know them.
Minneapolis
Omar navigates rising political celebrity as she adjusts to life in Minn. Legislature
First Somali-American state legislator finding her way at the Capitol.
Local
Minn. health regulators can't keep up with abuse reports
Flooded hot line has families of vulnerable adults waiting months for investigations.
Minneapolis
Capitol fight over workplace rules raises prospect of local right-to-work laws
Republicans say progressive cities setting wage, sick-leave laws has patchwork effect.
Minneapolis
New leadership for U.S. Bank Stadium is in the works, Dayton says
Replacements for the two departed top officials on U.S. Bank Stadium's oversight panel are likely to come next week.
Politics
Trump family lifestyle: A 'logistical nightmare' at taxpayer expense
Lifestyle of America's first family strains Secret Service, local law enforcement.
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