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The Minnesota Appeals Court says a state law that makes it illegal to defame someone is unconstitutional because it's too broad.

A new state law is waiting for Governor Dayton's approval which will require farmers to install a 50-foot buffer between their crops and public lakes, streams and ditches. A conservation buffer is an area of permanent vegetation that helps control pollutants and manage other environmental concerns before they hit the water.

Gov. Mark Dayton is threatening to veto a state agency budget bill if Republicans don't agree to remove a part that would ditch candidate spending limits and undo current restrictions on where their donations originate.

Mankato area law enforcement cited more than five dozen people during an underage drinking bust.

Minnesota lawmakers who have long put off large-scale changes to the state's treatment program for sex offenders are under even more pressure to act this session, as a federal judge could soon rule on whether the program is constitutional.

One vote is down and there's one more to go for a bill legalizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes.

Minnesota senators have voted for a stringent set of electronic cigarette standards that would make their use unacceptable in any place regular tobacco is disallowed.

An anti-bullying law that replaces one some found too weak is now in place.

Gov. Mark Dayton has signed a bill providing hundreds of thousands of Minnesota taxpayers with extra deductions and exemptions they can claim on this year's tax forms.

Gov. Mark Dayton is proposing a $2.2 million study on medical marijuana.