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Metro Transit rolls out tougher fare enforcement, rider code of conduct
Starting Monday, Metro Transit will begin tougher fare enforcement. Community Service Officers will begin asking riders for their fares. Those who haven’t paid will be issued a citation.
Metro Transit starts new fare enforcement program in Twin Cities
As of Monday, riders on the buses and light rail trains in the Twin Cities will start seeing community service officers enforce fares — and issue administrative citations to riders who didn’t purchase a ticket.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ends 2024 Republican presidential bid
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has ended his 2024 Republican presidential bid. He blamed the Republican National Committee for arbitrary debate qualifications in dropping his campaign before the fourth presidential debate on Wednesday.
Minnesota novelist Brian Duren's new 'Gravity'
Twin Cities writer Brian Duren published two novels in the past six months, his latest, “Gravity of Love.” It’s been kind of a wild ride for Duren, who said he’s learned a lot of unexpected things about the books trade.
Inside one Rochester classroom, a peek into the future of reading instruction
Soon, Minnesota educators will roll out a different way to teach kids how to read. Some schools already are. That’s because legislators recently passed a historic law that requires districts to adopt a new reading curriculum — all with the goal of closing Minnesota’s vast reading gap.