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Alex Derosier

Minnesota Reporter

Alex Derosier worked as a Forum News Service reporter, covering Minnesota breaking news and state government. He previously spent almost three years as a digital producer and news editor for the Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Before that, he worked at The Associated Press in Raleigh, N.C., and contributed research to investigations at CBS News in Washington, D.C. Now he works as a reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Languages spoken: English

The Senate removed exceptions for parodies and satire from the bill before approving it on a near-unanimous vote Wednesday.
The bill would help cover a significant chunk of the approximately $1 billion it will take to replace an estimated 100,000 remaining lead-containing service lines in the state.
To pay for new spending and growing costs, DFL leaders weigh new taxes.
Mayo Clinic officials said the health system would cancel billions of dollars in investments in Minnesota if the state enacts staffing requirements and a health care cost board
The changes to state election law will help Minnesota remain a leader in voter participation, say Democratic-Farmer-Labor governor and lawmakers.
Sports betting has encountered snags due to disagreements over whether tribes should have exclusive rights to run sports betting.
The Minnesota Senate passed a bill to rename a road for the pop star and Minnesota native, who died in 2016.
Senate Taxes Committee Chair Ann Rest, DFL-New Hope, said the bill provides record tax relief. GOP senators questioned that characterization as other DFL-backed bills contain new tax hikes and fees.
If passed by the Senate and signed into law by the governor, a new state program would offer 12 weeks of family leave and 12 weeks of medical leave. A new payroll tax would help fund the system.
Interim board member Tadd Johnson, a former University of Minnesota Duluth graduate studies director, was elected to a full term. Johnson is the first Native American regent.