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Southwest light rail: New report questions Met Council oversight

Southwest light rail: New report questions Met Council oversight

Among its findings, the audit released Wednesday found the Metropolitan Council did not hold contractors accountable to contract requirements and paid contractors for changes without ensuring those added costs were valid.
by Tim Nelson

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Lawmakers earmark nearly $1 billion for Minnesota nonprofits along with new oversight

Lawmakers earmark nearly $1 billion for Minnesota nonprofits along with new oversight

Lawmakers approved more than $900 million for nonprofits over the next two years, but they’re also after stricter oversight in the wake of the Feeding Our Future scandal.
by Brian Bakst and Dana Ferguson

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Investigation details troubles with Minneapolis Black expo, lack of planning

Investigation details troubles with Minneapolis Black expo, lack of planning

A report released Tuesday found that most of money spent to celebrate local Black businesses went to companies based outside of Minnesota. The report uncovered peculiarities with dozens of invoices submitted by vendors who organized or provided services to the “I Am My Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams” expo.
by MPR News Staff

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Formerly incarcerated Minnesotans can soon vote. Meet someone working to register them

Formerly incarcerated Minnesotans can soon vote. Meet someone working to register them

On Saturday, an estimated 55,000 Minnesotans with a felony on their records with be eligible to vote in any local, state or federal election. MPR New host Cathy Wurzer speaks with Antonio Williams, who is working on getting formerly incarcerated Minnesotans registered to vote.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Leon Belmont: queer and trans Minneapolis history in 1880

Leon Belmont: queer and trans Minneapolis history in 1880

From our Minnesota Now and Then series, MPR News producer Britt Aamodt has the story from the history books about a transgender Minneapolitan who landed in the center of a media frenzy in 1880.
by Cathy Wurzer and Britt Aamodt

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Minnesota native competes on Hulu's 'Secret Chef'

Minnesota native competes on Hulu's 'Secret Chef'

Josh Walbolt is a private chef in New Jersey who grew up in Elk River, Minn. He competed against nine other contestants on the new reality show.
by Emily Bright and Gretchen Brown

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Minnesota sets record for most air quality alerts in a season

Minnesota sets record for most air quality alerts in a season

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued a record 23rd air quality alert of the year Tuesday morning, as yet another round of smoke from Canadian wildfires drifts across southern and eastern parts of the state.
by Olivia Stevens

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Lunds & Byerlys reaches agreement with workers, averting strike

Lunds & Byerlys reaches agreement with workers, averting strike

Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 663 accused the grocery chain Lunds & Byerlys of unfair labor practices amid contract negotiations.
by Aaliyah Demry

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Wildfire smoke in Minnesota: How to best protect your health and your home

Wildfire smoke in Minnesota: How to best protect your health and your home

Wildfire smoke is becoming a recurring seasonal hazard across Minnesota and beyond, with air quality alerts increasingly common. Here’s what to know as smoky skies become less of an exception and more of a seasonal pattern.
by MPR News Staff

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