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FILE - This May 31, 2006 file photo shows Dave Minar, who with his wife and family own Cedar Summit Farm near New Prague, Minn. The small organic dairy has prevailed in its legal effort to force a buyout by a utility building high-voltage power lines along the property. The case involving Cedar Summit was seen as an early test of Minnesota's revised
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‘Buy the Farm’ ruling puts utility on hook

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State Auditor Rebecca Otto will face Matt Entenza, the former state legislator who has statewide campaign experience, in the upcoming Democratic primary. Otto has lots of backers miffed by the idea that she is being challenged at all. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
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Intense race for usually obscure auditor’s office in Minnesota

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Opponents of Minnesota union drives hail ruling
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Opponents of Minnesota union drives hail ruling

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In this March 18, 2014 photo, Jesse Ly smoked his e-cigarette at the Smokeless Smoking kiosk at the Roseville Mall in Roseville, Minn. Supporters of defining electronic cigarettes in the same light as traditional tobacco products won a key round Monday, May 5 in the Minnesota Legislature. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Renee Jones Schneider)
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Lawmakers move to impose regulations on e-cigs

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The crowd cheers after Governor Mark Dayton signed the minimum wage bill into law at a public bill signing ceremony Monday, April 14, 2014 at the Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda in St. Paul. Minnesota goes from having one of the nation's lowest minimums to among the highest. With federal wage legislation stuck in Congress, states are rushing to fill the void. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Glen Stubbe) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT
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Minnesota joins states raising minimum wage

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Gov. Mark Dayton, left, stands with his pick for Lt. Gov., Tina Smith, during a news conference Tuesday at the AFL-CIO offices in St. Paul, Minn. (AP/Star Tribune, David Joles)
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Minnesota’s Mark Dayton names close adviser as running mate

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This undated file photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows an unmanned drone used to patrol the U.S.-Canadian border. (AP/U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

Drone debate lands before Minnesota lawmakers

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Minn. House passes steep bump to minimum wage
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Minn. House passes steep bump to minimum wage

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Minn. may aid biotech firm after covert courtship
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Minn. may aid biotech firm after covert courtship

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Minn. Dems push for projects, but GOP holds key
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Minn. Dems push for projects, but GOP holds key

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