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A University of Washington national analysis of premature death, found Minnesota has the lowest rate of what are called "years of life lost," based on data from 1990 to 2016.
Gov. Mark Dayton is asking the state's Board of Water and Soil Resources to withdraw a proposal that could significantly increase fines for landowners who don't comply with the state's buffer law.
President Trump has nominated a Dakota County district judge who previously served as assistant United States attorney for the Minnesota district to be Minnesota's top federal prosecutor.
Minnesota's Republican Lt. Gov. and Sen. Michelle Fischbach is being sued again over her dual roles. Fischbach automatically ascended to become lieutenant governor in January after Tina Smith was appointed to the U.S. Senate. But she has fought to maintain her Senate seat as Republicans protect a one-seat majority.
A new report lists two rivers in Minnesota and one in Wisconsin as among the most endangered rivers in the United States. "This report basically tries to identify rivers that are at a crossroads," said Olivia Dorothy, associate director for the Upper Mississippi River basin at American Rivers.
Minnesota's walleye and northern pike fishing opener is May 12, and for many it signals the traditional turning point from snow shovels to sunscreen. But a month out, some lakes in central Minnesota are still covered with more than 2 feet of ice, and there's no sign of letting up.
Employers can't pay women less than men just because they made less at a previous job, a federal appeals court has ruled. The continuing gender pay gap is "an embarrassing reality of our economy," the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in its opinion.
