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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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<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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<title>Statement from Commerce Commissioner Grace Arnold on PUC approval of large energy user framework </title>
<pubDate>2026-05-18T18:57:41Z</pubDate>
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<link>https://mn.gov/commerce/news/index.jsp?id=17-749265</link>
<description>Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approval of a framework establishing how large energy users, including data centers, will pay for the additional costs they place on Minnesota&#8217;s electric system. </description>
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<title>Minnesota moves to stop crypto kiosk scams costing seniors thousands</title>
<pubDate>2026-05-14T15:08:41Z</pubDate>
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<link>https://mn.gov/commerce/news/index.jsp?id=17-749033</link>
<description>Minnesotans are losing retirement money, emergency funds, and life savings through scams involving cryptocurrency kiosks &#8212; machines that allow money to disappear almost instantly into difficult-to-trace digital transactions.</description>
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<title>Commerce Awards $4.9 Million to Strengthen Local Electric Grid Resilience Across the State </title>
<pubDate>2025-12-08T15:00:00Z</pubDate>
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<link>https://mn.gov/commerce/news/index.jsp?id=17-715033</link>
<description>The Minnesota Department of Commerce today announced $4.9 million in grant awards to improve the resilience of Minnesota&#8217;s electric grid against severe weather events, malicious physical attacks, and cyber threats.</description>
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<title>Following Federal Shutdown Delay, Funds Have Been Released to Keep Minnesotans Warm This Winter </title>
<pubDate>2025-12-03T16:30:23Z</pubDate>
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<link>https://mn.gov/commerce/news/index.jsp?id=17-715029</link>
<description>Minnesota's Energy Assistance Program will distribute funding to more than 100,000 income-eligible households</description>
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