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Native-led nonprofit Dakota Wicohan announced as one of two Bush Prize honorees
Dakota Wicohan is one of two organizations receiving an award of $250,000, announced by the Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation. The Native-led nonprofit is located in southwestern Minnesota and works to strengthen and preserve Dakota language and lifeways. 
University of Minnesota says it will stop hosting high school graduation ceremonies
The University of Minnesota says it will no longer rent facilities on its Twin Cities campus for high school graduation ceremonies, a change that has left many area school districts searching for new venues for next spring’s ceremonies.
How Minnesota farmers are coping with a trade war and a government shut down
Farmers have been caught in a trade war. MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talked about the importance of farming to Minnesota and what’s next as Minnesota farmers struggle to turn a profit.  
‘Scraping by:’ Minnesota families struggle to find food options with SNAP benefits soon to run out
More than 440,000 Minnesotans will likely lose their SNAP food assistance benefits this weekend if the federal government remains shut down, as it appears it will be. And the impact of losing those benefits may be especially painful in smaller communities across the state.
Rate cuts and China developments bring good news to Minnesota’s farmers
President Donald Trump says China has agreed to purchase "tremendous amounts" of soybeans and other agricultural products from the United States, signaling the end of its trade-war fueled boycott. Plus, Federal Reserve interest rate cuts also bring good news to American farmers.