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startribune.com > governor-twin-cities-region-met-council-cities-counties > 601882761

Roper: Minnesota’s next governor should make the Twin Cities work better

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1117+ words) The governor is technically the boss of the Twin Cities area, which has plenty of problems that need coordinated solutions. The governor of Minnesota is legally the boss of the Twin Cities region. And it’s about time they acted the…...

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startribune.com > mn-gubernatorial-race-2026-midterm-elections-voting > 601881914

Olson: In an all-woman governor’s race, how does the conversation keep coming back to men?

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (945+ words) Neither Donald Trump nor Tim Walz are on the ballot this year ― judge Lisa Demuth and Amy Klobuchar on their own merits. I recently tumbled into a social media post about the depths of underappreciation for Curtis Sittenfeld’s 2020 novel “Rodham....

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startribune.com > 16000-pounds-of-flour-and-one-of-the-state-fairs-longest-lines > 601881181

16,000 pounds of flour and one of the State Fair’s longest lines

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (896+ words) Peachey’s Baking Co. made its Minnesota debut four years ago with an oversized glazed doughnut, and the line went viral. This year, the company built a second trailer just to keep up. Before Peachey’s Baking Co. even opens its windows…...

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startribune.com > duluth-construction-new-bridge-traffic-wisconsin > 601881903

Brown: Why Duluth needs a $1.8 billion bridge that could snarl traffic for 56 months

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (861+ words) Roads and bridges represent the kind of public spending that most people support. Everyone uses them, and the work creates jobs. That is, until detours turn daily commutes into apocalyptic caravans of drudgery and rage. But the $1.8 billion replacement of…...

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startribune.com > hourcar-evie-trump-electric-car > 601863378

St. Paul sued to save federal funding for electric car program. Now they’re charging on the East Side.

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (671+ words) A lawsuit restored funding for Hourcar’s Evie program after St. Paul and other plaintiffs alleged federal cuts targeted Democratic cities and states. The recent expansion of the Evie carsharing program to St. Paul’s East Side almost didn’t happen. It took…...