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16 years ago Minnesota became the butt of late-night jokes when the state Supreme Court ruled that used bong water should be considered an illicit drug. That era may finally be coming to an end.

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🌈 Scenes from today's grand reopening of the historic 19 Bar in Loring Park after a fire shuttered its doors for nearly a year. www.startribune.com/historic-min...

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Macalester students voted to form the first undergraduate student worker union in Minnesota. It was also one of the largest private sector union elections in the state in decades. minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/27/1...

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Been sharing stories this a.m. from my team. Last year, the Strib revamped its regional team. My colleagues are awesome+I think we're covering the metro in more interesting, in-depth, how+why ways. If you care about this stuff, consider subscribing to support it. www.startribune.com/death-bardo-...

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Downtown Minneapolis has a larger population than all but 15 Minnesota cities. tcbmag.com/downtown-min...

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It’s just not right. I worked hard for my job, And it’s not like keeping my job is going to balance the federal budget. I make $19 an hour. And the work we do is important to humans, especially in Minnesota, which is a big fishing state.” www.startribune.com/minnesota-fe...

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NEW: Retailers like Walmart and Target that have rolled back their DEI efforts have seen a big drop in foot traffic, while Costco, a company that continues to invest in DEI, has seen more foot traffic. While correlation doesn't equal causation, still intriguing. www.retailbrew.com/stories/2025...

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It's Monday and 15 below zero. What else is there to do but stay in and watch movies? Me and @ederc.bsky.social watched 23 movies filmed in Minnesota during the 90s and ranked the 10 best. What do you think of our list? www.startribune.com/the-10-most-...

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i rode past this bike several weeks ago and have not stopped thinking about it! a treat to talk to the engineer (no surprises there) who made it:

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“Chappell Roan” sounds like a children’s book about an island where wild horses live free.

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RACKET EXCLUSIVE

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got to write about my favorite street in mpls! (listen to mpr at 3:40 to hear the audio!) www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

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Minnesota’s 11 tribal nations each would be allowed to license up to five retail cannabis dispensaries outside their reservations under long-awaited compacts with the state, according to a draft of one such compact obtained by the Minnesota Star Tribune. www.startribune.com/minnesota-tr...

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We're getting tacos with every 2025 Minneapolis mayoral candidate! Think of it like "Hot Ones," but in the realm of local politics and with non-bald hosts. First up: Minneapolis City Council Member Emily Koski.

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Good news: Community education classes are becoming more popular among younger adults in Minnesota who are looking to make new friends and meet their neighbors. www.startribune.com/in-search-of...

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"Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office." www.ap.org/the-definiti...

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Just got a tip from a guy at the FAA. You'll never believe who is still getting new government contracts while all the contracts at the Department of Education and USAID and other agencies are being nuked from orbit.

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I reviewed Ali Smith's newest: "While this absurdly timely novel has mostly bad things to say about the state of the world, it encourages the reader to push back the despair and rise to meet a future that feels all too close." www.startribune.com/in-ali-smith...

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"Citizenship by birth is an unequivocal Constitutional right. It is one of the precious principles that makes the United States the great nation that it is. The President cannot change, limit, or qualify this Constitutional right via an executive order." Full ruling here https://buff.ly/42Qibzr

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Is it just me or are skate paths having a moment? The one in Warroad looks so freaking cool. You don't have to go all the way up there to find a skate path though -- read to the bottom for more options (probably pending snow!) via @walkerorenstein.bsky.social

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Hey Minnesota: I'm looking for folks (particularly in Duluth) who want to talk about how changing winter climate has impacted their sense of identity as Minnesotans and changed how they think about winter. It's for an upcoming @startribune.com column. Hit me up!

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The Minnesota Stump Tribune

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Thanks @zoemjack.bsky.social for stopping by Stump Party and sharing our silly little tradition with the world! www.startribune.com/swing-an-axe...

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weird my partner just said i seem susceptible to joining a cult

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minneapolis you are one of a kind

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Page One in Boston: @bostonglobe.com

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Imagine being the person who might've sold a Van Gogh at a garage sale.

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Food insecurity rates hit an all-time high in 2024, and with egg prices now at record highs, the White House discussing a 50% tariff on coffee, and the GOP proposing a $192 billion tax increase on single parents and the complete elimination of child care tax credits… @stephensemler.bsky.social

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A Georgia Republican suggested kids who participate in school lunch programs "sponge off the government"

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This is such great news. For so long Amazon has had a chokehold on ebooks. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/b...

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The Twin Cities quickly stepped up to help TC Pride raise more than $60,000 to fill a funding gap without Target's sponsorship @startribune.com www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...

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