Layoff notices for state employees expected; Wildfires mostly contained
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Layoff notices will begin going out tomorrow as lawmakers work on unfinished pieces of the state budget.
And major wildfires burning north of Duluth for nearly three weeks are now nearly fully contained. But state officials expect the risk for more severe wildfires to remain, possibly all summer long.
Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Bright. Music by Gary Meister.
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