After a bumper crop of new sales taxes approved in 2023, legislators look at limits

Legislators could rein in what kinds of projects can be paid for with sales taxes in the future.
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Hennepin County paid $240K to settle former Sheriff Hutchinson's workers' comp claim

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Former Star Tribune paper boxes have been converted into Save a Life Stations with free naloxone kits, seen here at the East Side Neighborhood Service
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Newspaper boxes repurposed as 'Save a Life' naloxone dispensaries

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3M dumped PFAS sludge in the Washington County landfill for years. It's one of two sites that seeded underground chemical pollution that state officia
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3M dumped PFAS sludge in the Washington County landfill for years. It's one of two sites that seeded underground chemical pollution that state officials now say is migrating.

A plume of PFAS chemicals under the east metro is moving. The state has a plan to stop it.

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Preliminary plans would include a broad and complex system of wells to control the underground flow.
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Review: Our critic and a 13-year-old Swiftie discuss Taylor Swift's new album

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Hail pounded a roof as a severe storm rolled through the Twin Cities in May 2022.

Why do so many Minnesota homeowners get free roofs after a hailstorm?

Stormy weather has been beating up local roofs lately. But insurance companies are also scaling back coverage, arguing that "something's got to change."
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, left, told CNN he could beat both Donald Trump or Joe Biden in a head-to-head matchup for the White House.
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Former Gov. Jesse Ventura boasts he could beat unpopular Trump or Biden if he ran for president

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The turbulent course of carbon offsets in recent years means that many travelers should think twice before buying them.
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Think twice about buying carbon offsets when you fly

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