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St. Thomas invited to join NCAA Division I Summit League

St. Thomas invited to join NCAA Division I Summit League

St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan announced in a letter Friday that the university applied and now has been invited to join the Summit League, an NCAA Division I conference. The Tommies currently are a Division III school.
by MPR News Staff and Andrew Krueger

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The story behind the upcoming reissue of Prince’s landmark ‘1999’ album

The story behind the upcoming reissue of Prince’s landmark ‘1999’ album

This fall, Prince’s long-anticipated memoir “The Beautiful Ones” and an extended version of his landmark album, “1999,” will be released. The Current’s Andrea Swensson talks about what hidden gems listeners and readers might find in these releases.
by Andrea Swensson, Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Tight labor market drives a school bus driver shortage in Minnesota

Tight labor market drives a school bus driver shortage in Minnesota

A month into the new school year, some Minnesota schools are still struggling to find enough bus drivers to transport kids. In Crookston, Minn., the superintendent is doing double duty, running the district and driving a route.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Dynamite vs. dairy cows: The odd legal foundations of Minneapolis labor law

Dynamite vs. dairy cows: The odd legal foundations of Minneapolis labor law

Century-old cases involving milk purity and the shack of a rogue explosives lover in Duluth have become weirdly relevant in the battle over Minneapolis’ sick leave and minimum wage ordinances.
by Tim Nelson

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'I've never told anyone': Stories of life in Indian boarding schools

'I've never told anyone': Stories of life in Indian boarding schools

A new book by Ojibwe author Denise Lajimodiere, “Stringing Rosaries,” tells the first-person stories of life for Native American children who were sent to boarding schools designed to purge their language and culture.
by Dan Gunderson

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Mpls. council panel favors study of rent-controlled housing in the city

Mpls. council panel favors study of rent-controlled housing in the city

Rent control ordinances have long been on the books in places such as New York and San Francisco. The idea is gaining traction in smaller cities as high demand for rental housing squeezes the supply, but supporters of rent control face some big obstacles.
by Matt Sepic

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