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  • Season ends for transgender player, San José State volleyball team

    Season ends for transgender player, San José State volleyball team

    A season of protests, forfeits and lawsuits ended quietly Saturday on the volleyball court with San José State losing the Mountain West Conference women’s tournament final to Colorado State. The loss deprived San José State from claiming the conference’s automatic bid to the 64-team NCAA tournament, which could have extended the controversy centered on the…

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  • Nothing like 740 River Drive was ever built again in St. Paul, and it was something like a “unicorn” product of unique circumstances.

    St. Paul’s historic 740 River Drive high-rise apartment building is one of a kind

    “Today, a high-rise like 740 River Drive in a neighborhood like Highland Park would draw such indignation from area residents that a developer would have to be delusional to even propose it,” wrote local historian and bicyclist, Wolfie Browender, when happening across the building on one of his epic investigative journeys. It’s certainly true about…

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  • Newsom wants $25 million to fight the Trump litigation he sees coming

    Newsom wants $25 million to fight the Trump litigation he sees coming

    State lawmakers will gavel in a special session Monday focused on a proposed $25-million litigation fund to respond to President-elect Donald Trump’s anticipated attacks on California policies on civil rights, climate change and abortion access. Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked the Legislature to approve the funding for the Department of Justice and other agencies so…

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  • Common loons

    The Common Loon: Minnesota’s State Bird

    A migratory diver of the loon family, the common loon (Gavia immer) has been important to people living in the Great Lakes region for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Its striking calls and black-and-white summer plumage have made it an emblem of Minnesota, where more of the birds live than in any other state…

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    Online safety act could end up censoring marginalized groups

    Cityscape | Twin Cities urban geographer Bill Lindeke weighs in on city life, transportation, planning and more in his column delivered to your inbox weekly.  Protecting children from harmful online content is a worthwhile goal, especially during their developmental years. However, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) goes too far by enabling potential censorship of…

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  • Minneapolis College and Metro State held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 22 to mark the renovations to the Management Education Center in downtown Minneapolis.

    Business center will be a plus for Minneapolis College, Metro State

    Minneapolis College and Metropolitan State University hope the recent renovations for  a combined business school space for students from both schools will improve the campus experience. The schools held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 22 to mark the renovations to the Management Education Center in downtown Minneapolis. The renovations were funded with $22.5 million from…

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  • Attorney General Keith Ellison shown speaking at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August.

    Ellison, Democratic AGs prepare to battle Trump policies in court

    WASHINGTON — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is joining his Democratic colleagues across the nation in preparing to battle in court to try to stop Trump administration policies they deem unlawful. For Ellison, and fellow Democratic attorneys general, the past is prologue. They banded together to sue the first Trump administration more than 130 times,…

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  • Candidate files lawsuit; alleges DFL winner does not live in district

    Health data of 600+ Minnesota veterans taken in cyber attack

    WCCO reports a cyber attack led to the private health information of 600 Minnesotans being obtained, according to the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Bring Me the News reports a driver crashed into a transformer near Patrick McGovern’s Pub in St. Paul over the weekend causing a fire and 13,000 homes to lose power. KSTP reports a man was fatally…

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  • Why California schools are struggling to enforce the cell phone ban

    Why California schools are struggling to enforce the cell phone ban

    SACRAMENTO —  There’s little disagreement on what needs to be done: Califonia schools must ban or restrict cellphones that disrupt learning. A law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom mandates every school district in the state devise a plan for campus cellphone bans or restrictions by July 2026. But educators, who gathered recently with Newsom over the…

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  • Elevated radiation detected at former Bay Area landfill turned art park

    Elevated radiation detected at former Bay Area landfill turned art park

    State-ordered environmental testing has uncovered elevated levels of cancer-causing radiation at a popular spot for hikers and dog walkers in the Bay Area, according to a new report. Over the summer, the city of Albany hired hazardous waste specialists with Cabrera Services Inc. to survey for the presence of radioactive waste at the Albany Bulb,…

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