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Minneapolis city council member working to rename city’s Cesar Chavez Avenue

A Minneapolis city council member says she's working to rename the city’s Cesar Chavez Avenue after recent reports that the labor movement leader sexually abused women and girls.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled most funding for a $300 million program designed to help underserved farmers access land nationwide. That affected three projects active in Minnesota.

The MSP Airport Foundation says it helped distribute about $30,000 in donation money to TSA workers who have gone weeks without pay during the government shutdown.

A new initiative is bringing renewable energy leaders in the state together to recruit Indigenous workers for Minnesota's growing energy sector. Organizers say Indigenous workers would be recruited for all levels of jobs. One of the easiest to attain would be power line work which only requires a high school education.

A move to designate a state sled is gliding forward in the Minnesota Senate. Some tobogganists told a Minnesota Senate committee that the toboggan has a long history in the state and should be recognized for it.

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USDA cancels $300M grant program, affecting projects for underserved Minnesota farmers

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