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As Minnesota school absences climb, lawmakers focus on possible policy fixes

As Minnesota school absences climb, lawmakers focus on possible policy fixes

Legislators spent months quizzing students, advocates and school leaders on Minnesota’s high rates of absenteeism. They’re eyeing systemic changes to get students back into classrooms. 
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Stretches of Interstates 94, 494 to close this weekend in Twin Cities

Stretches of Interstates 94, 494 to close this weekend in Twin Cities

Drivers traveling on Twin Cities freeways this weekend may encounter detours. Interstate 94 will be closed east of downtown St. Paul so crews can remove a bridge, and sections of Interstate 494 will be closed in Bloomington and Richfield.
by Matt Mikus

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Minneapolis City Council fails to override veto on labor standards board

Minneapolis City Council fails to override veto on labor standards board

The board would have been made up of equal numbers of representatives for employers, employees and community members and would have advised the council on labor policies. The council’s initial vote on the board had been by a 9 to 3 vote, but it could not get the eight votes needed to override the veto on Thursday.
by Peter Cox

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Photos: For St. Paul’s homeless, 12 hours of emergency warmth at the law enforcement center

Photos: For St. Paul’s homeless, 12 hours of emergency warmth at the law enforcement center

As winds howled and temperatures crashed, Ramsey County opened the lobby of its St. Paul law enforcement center overnight Wednesday into Thursday for unsheltered people to escape the bitter cold. MPR News spoke to some of those who needed a warm place to stay.
by Kerem Yücel

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Hennepin County jails meet state deadline to reduce inmate population

Hennepin County jails meet state deadline to reduce inmate population

State regulators ordered the reduction after finding that the facility had failed to meet minimum staffing requirements, creating conditions that pose an “imminent risk of life-threatening harm or serious physical injury” to inmates.
by MPR News Staff

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Minneapolis City Council pushes back George Floyd Square construction

Minneapolis City Council pushes back George Floyd Square construction

The Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to delay a plan for street construction at George Floyd Square, the intersection on the city’s south side where a Minneapolis police officer murdered Floyd in 2020. Instead, the council opted to consider a pedestrian-only plaza.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Minneapolis City Council member Emily Koski joins mayor’s race

Minneapolis City Council member Emily Koski joins mayor’s race

She joins Minnesota DFL Sen. Omar Fateh and the Rev. DeWayne Davis of Plymouth Congregational Church in challenging Mayor Jacob Frey, who’s running for reelection.
by Megan Burks

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