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Edmund Fitzgerald’s final voyage captured in radio play

Edmund Fitzgerald’s final voyage captured in radio play

After four decades, Minnesota writer Hal Barnes has brought a radio play capturing the SS Edmund Fitzgerald’s fateful final voyage to life — with help from a couple of old friends.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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FBI says hateful texts were also sent to Hispanic and LGBTQ community after election

FBI says hateful texts were also sent to Hispanic and LGBTQ community after election

The FBI said members of the Hispanic and LGBTQ communities reported receiving offensive messages, some of which said “they were selected for deportation or to report to a re-education camp.”
by Debbie Elliott and Juliana Kim

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Black Minnesotans receive text messages telling them to go ‘to the nearest plantation’

Black Minnesotans receive text messages telling them to go ‘to the nearest plantation’

Tawonda Burks, who is Black, was one of many Black Americans targeted by the text messages. There were reports in Virginia, in Tennessee, in Ohio, in Connecticut and in Alabama, among others.
by Peter Cox

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California governor calls special session to protect liberal policies from Trump presidency

California governor calls special session to protect liberal policies from Trump presidency

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called for state lawmakers to convene a special session in December to help safeguard the state's progressive policies on climate change, reproductive rights and immigration ahead of another Trump presidency. 
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota experts weigh in on possible immigration policy changes under Trump administration

Minnesota experts weigh in on possible immigration policy changes under Trump administration

Immigration experts and advocates in Minnesota are both preparing for and wondering what changes may happen to an already complex immigration system under another Trump administration. 
by Sarah Thamer

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Minneapolis City Council moves forward on labor standards board

Minneapolis City Council moves forward on labor standards board

The Minneapolis City Council has shared its plan for a labor standards board — an advisory committee that would make recommendations to the council for labor policies. Proponents say it’s a helpful platform for workers and employers to talk about problems with labor policies in the city, but some business owners worry it will lead to new regulations that are costly to follow.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Democratic strategist, former Walz campaign staffer on party’s struggles with rural voters

Democratic strategist, former Walz campaign staffer on party’s struggles with rural voters

Matt Barron, a rural political strategist who worked with Gov. Tim Walz’s congressional campaign back in 2005, joined MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer to decipher where Democrats went wrong in the 2024 presidential election campaign.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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