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08
May
Minnesota Star Tribune partners with local baseball leaders to support Baseball Day Minnesota and expand coverage of the sport

Minnesota Star Tribune partners with local baseball leaders to support Baseball Day Minnesota and expand coverage of the sport

The Minnesota Star Tribune is teaming up with the organizers of Baseball Day Minnesota to support the state’s premier
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08
May
Minnesota Nurses Association: Essentia executives choosing PR over patients

Minnesota Nurses Association: Essentia executives choosing PR over patients

“We’ll keep fighting for safe staffing levels because it’s what our patients deserve – and we’re done asking quietly.” -- Chris Rubesch, an Essentia nurse and president of the Minnesota Nurses Association
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08
May
Thursday Notebook: Don’t let a wildfire become a life‐altering event

Thursday Notebook: Don’t let a wildfire become a life‐altering event

As Minnesota experiences an active spring wildfire season, with 475 wildfires reported since April 1, the Minnesota Department of Natural
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07
May
Reinert responds to proposed state local government aid cuts

Reinert responds to proposed state local government aid cuts

Mayor Reinert has cancelled his Thursday schedule and will be traveling to the State Capitol to address these proposed cuts.
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07
May
DECC issues parking alert for Nate Bargatze Show, a likely sell-out

DECC issues parking alert for Nate Bargatze Show, a likely sell-out

The Nate Bargatze Show on Thursday night may be a record crowd for Amsoil Arena. Because the show is set
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07
May
Dumping costs on to local property taxpayers is a shifty way to balance the state budget

Dumping costs on to local property taxpayers is a shifty way to balance the state budget

We’ve been down this road before: When the state faced deficits in the first decade of this century, the state started many of these cost shifts and reduced aid to counties and cities. As a result, property taxes increased by record high percentages that have not been matched since.
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06
May
Thiesse/Dropkin secure mixed doubles Olympic berth

Thiesse/Dropkin secure mixed doubles Olympic berth

Facing an elite 20-team international field in Fredericton, NB, Canada, at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, Cory Thiesse and
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06
May
Duluth Dylan Fest runs May 18-25

Duluth Dylan Fest runs May 18-25

With the wrap-up of the Homegrown Musical Festival, live music fans can look forward to the 2025 Duluth Dylan Fest
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06
May
St. Louis County and Resource Renew negotiate landfill agreement

St. Louis County and Resource Renew negotiate landfill agreement

“We are excited to strengthen our partnership with Resource Renew and open up our landfill to serve all of St. Louis County.” -- County Board Chair Annie Harala
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06
May
Study: Grandma's Marathon economic impact $40M

Study: Grandma's Marathon economic impact $40M

With each travel party spending $1,239 in 2024 as compared to $778 in 2019, that shows a nearly 60% jump in consumer spending on Grandma’s Marathon race weekend.
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