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• Arts & Culture

  Guante & Big Cats performs in The Current studios
  Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, Kyle "Guante" has been making noise in the Minneapolis hip-hop and spoken word scenes for the past few years. Guante is a performer, slam poetry workshop facilitator and spoken word champion. more

• Politics

  Minn. Senate Democrats outline $50M proposal
  DFLers in the Minnesota Senate unveiled a $50 million package of tax incentives Monday aimed at growing jobs. more

• Business

  Former regulator at Capitol arguing against repeal of nuclear ban
  A former member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is at the Capitol Monday telling lawmakers now is not the time to repeal the state's ban on new nuclear power plants. more

• Education

  Bridging the achievement gap
  As education secretary, Rod Paige promoted No Child Left Behind as the best way to reduce the achievement gap between black and white students. In his new book, Paige argues the persistent gap is the most important civil rights issue. more

• Environment

  U.S. to commit $78.5M to try to halt Asian carp
  The Obama administration says it will spend $78.5 million to halt the giant Asian carp, which officials fear could spread and possibly endanger the Great Lakes region's $7 billion fishing industry. more

• Health

  Study links pop consumption and pancreatic cancer
  A University of Minnesota study shows that consuming a lot of soft drinks appears to increase a person's risk of pancreatic cancer. more