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<title>Federal, state partnership strengthens electric grid in central Minnesota </title>
<pubDate>2026-10-01T16:53:43Z</pubDate>
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<link>https://mn.gov/commerce/news/index.jsp?id=17-769829</link>
<description>The Minnesota Department of Commerce and East Central Energy (ECE) welcomed U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Electricity Katie Jereza to Milaca on Oct. 1 to see firsthand how federal and state investments are strengthening Minnesota&#8217;s electric grid.  </description>
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<title>Health insurers submit finalized 2027 rates for individual and small group plans</title>
<pubDate>2026-10-01T14:00:00Z</pubDate>
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<link>https://mn.gov/commerce/news/index.jsp?id=17-770073</link>
<description>ST. PAUL &#8212; The Minnesota Department of Commerce today shared 2027 rates for Minnesotans who buy small-group and individual health insurance. These rates were proposed by health insurers and apply to coverage starting Jan. 1, 2027, with open enrollment beginning Nov. 1, 2026.</description>
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<title>Minnesota joins $15.5 million settlement with mortgage servicer that wrongly charged customers </title>
<pubDate>2026-09-28T20:39:49Z</pubDate>
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<link>https://mn.gov/commerce/news/index.jsp?id=17-769545</link>
<description>ST. PAUL &#8212; Minnesota and 45 state financial regulation agencies have reached a multi-million dollar settlement with one of the nation&#8217;s largest mortgage servicers for improperly imposing &#8220;force-placed&#8221; insurance costs on borrowers who already had active homeowners&#8217; insurance policies. </description>
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<title>Commerce offers incentives to help expand solar energy storage across Minnesota</title>
<pubDate>2026-08-21T13:00:37Z</pubDate>
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<link>https://mn.gov/commerce/news/index.jsp?id=17-764751</link>
<description>Minnesotans looking to get more from their solar energy systems may be eligible for thousands of dollars in state incentives to add battery storage.</description>
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<title>Minnesota closes major scam pipeline as cryptocurrency kiosk ban takes effect Aug. 1</title>
<pubDate>2026-07-31T15:00:00Z</pubDate>
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<link>https://mn.gov/commerce/news/index.jsp?id=17-762207</link>
<description>Beginning Aug. 1, cryptocurrency kiosks will no longer operate in Minnesota under a new state law designed to shut down one of scammers' most effective tools for stealing money from consumers.</description>
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<title>Minnesota Department of Commerce awards 21 energy conservation research grants </title>
<pubDate>2026-07-27T13:39:26Z</pubDate>
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<link>https://mn.gov/commerce/news/index.jsp?id=17-760781</link>
<description>The Minnesota Department of Commerce has awarded $5.6 million in grants to nine non-profit groups and businesses to advance research and innovation in energy conservation.</description>
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<title>Consumer Alerts: Bitcoin Depot customers may be eligible for refund</title>
<pubDate>2026-07-16T15:54:09Z</pubDate>
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<link>https://mn.gov/commerce/news/index.jsp?id=17-759955</link>
<description>Bitcoin Depot (Bitcoin Depot Operating, LLC), which operated cryptocurrency ATM kiosks in 33 states, including Minnesota, has filed for bankruptcy and stopped all operations.</description>
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<title>Commerce fines company accused of misleading up to 1,000 Minnesotans about health insurance coverage</title>
<pubDate>2026-07-07T13:58:04Z</pubDate>
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<link>https://mn.gov/commerce/news/index.jsp?id=17-758528</link>
<description>The Minnesota Department of Commerce has fined a company and its owner $150,000 after investigators found they repeatedly misrepresented health insurance coverage to Minnesota consumers.</description>
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<title>Minnesotans refunded thousands after Commerce investigation into financial company  </title>
<pubDate>2026-06-01T16:51:55Z</pubDate>
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<link>https://mn.gov/commerce/news/index.jsp?id=17-751468</link>
<description>A financial services company that overcharged Minnesotans for equity transactions over a period of five years must pay restitution of more than $242,000 to thousands of customers. </description>
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<title>Minnesota Department of Commerce, partners confirm $464 million investment to strengthen Midwest power grid  </title>
<pubDate>2026-05-27T18:21:34Z</pubDate>
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<link>https://mn.gov/commerce/news/index.jsp?id=17-750829</link>
<description>The Minnesota Department of Commerce has confirmed that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will honor its $464 million grant to Minnesota and six other states to fund major electric grid updates across the Midwest.</description>
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