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Students who attend Minnesota's state colleges and universities could face an average tuition increase of 3.9 percent this next academic year.The Fracking Boom: Missing Answers
A natural gas boom is under way in the United States, with more than 200,000 wells drilled in just under a decade. But people living on the front door step of the natural gas bonanza have a question: Are these wells creating harmful pollutants? NPR explores why there isn't an answer yet.Federal officials to review Minn.'s progress on health exchange
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