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Minnesota finally working on long-promised election security improvements
It took more wrangling with lawmakers than expected, but the state's chief election official now has access to $6.6 million in federal funds to implement his plan for warding off hackers and potential cyberattacks. | How the state will use election security funding
Trump campaign makes first Minnesota campaign hire
President Trump's re-election campaign has dispatched a full-time state director to Minnesota, a state on his 2020 target list that he lost in his first bid.
Minnesota No. 4 in child well-being, but among worst in racial disparities
A yearly report finds that Minnesota has made progress in taking care of children, but the progress has been uneven.
Analysts: Fallout from Target tech stumble likely to be brief
Target's operations suffered from a one-two punch of technology difficulties that slowed transactions over the weekend, but analysts say little backlash is likely.
UnitedHealth rejects some demands in mental health coverage lawsuit
UnitedHealth Group is rejecting some plaintiffs demands in a class action lawsuit after a judge agreed the company has been too stingy in its coverage of mental health care.
Speeding behind jump in 2018 traffic fatalities, state officials say
Public safety officials say 2018 saw a sharp increase in traffic fatalities across Minnesota where speed was a major factor.
Klobuchar lists executive orders she'd sign as president
The orders include rejoining the Paris climate agreement and allowing prescription drugs to be imported from Canada.
Photos: Here's all the new food you can eat the State Fair this year
It's time to start planning how you'll eat your way through the Great Minnesota Get-Together. The new lineup includes waffles with warm Reese's chocolate peanut butter cups, cheesy Sriracha funnel cake bites and battered duck wings. | The least-crowded day to go to the fair
'Avengers,' but make it without women, or men hugging, or levity in general
A fan edit of smash hit "Avengers: Endgame" circulating online has cut out anything deemed feminist or homosexual. Such "defeminized edits" are now standard in some corners of fandom.
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