Minnesota Tribal Nations Lead Recreational Marijuana Push as New Law Takes Effect

By Joseph-Charles Peeples-Hampton, Staff Writer | The Metro Scoop Student Newspaper | August 7, 2023 Minnesota's cannabis landscape is undergoing a historic transformation as two tribal nations, White Earth Nation…

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‘Henrietta Lacks’ Family Secures Historic Settlement with Thermo Fisher Scientific Over “HeLa” Cells

By Joseph-Charles Peeples-Hampton Staff Writer | The Metro Scoop Student Newspaper | August 4, 2023 PORTRAIT OF HENRIETTA LACKS - Painting source: Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery ST. PAUL, Minn.…

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Empowering Change: Minnesota Premieres “It’s Basic” Documentary, Fanning the Flames of the Guaranteed Income Movement

By Joseph-Charles Peeples-Hampton Staff Writer | The Metro Scoop Student Newspaper | August 7, 2023 ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Wellstone Center was ablaze with excitement on Wednesday, July 19th,…

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A Look at Some of the Bills Which Were Made New Laws from the 2023 Legislative Session

By: James J. Berreth Ihttps://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2022/01/where-the-minnesota-legislature-may-find-agreement-and-where-they-probably-wont-this-legislative-session ST. Paul, MINN. (The Metro) - On the 23rd of May, the 2023 legislative session ended here in Minnesota, and any hope for legislation not…

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Remembering the life of Victor Rosenthal: Social Justice Advocate, Professor, and Executive Director of Jewish Community Action.

By: James J. Berreth, Government and Political Writer with The Metropolitan In the picture: Victor Rosenthal “As serious as he could be at times, he loved to laugh more than anything,…

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