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Finance leader at U of M responds to Teamsters strike, Farm Aid hesistancy

Finance leader at U of M responds to Teamsters strike, Farm Aid hesistancy

Teamsters Local 320 organizers allege the university is using intimidation tactics and is “trying to break the solidarity of the union movement.” Gregg Goldman, executive vice president for finance and operations at the U of M, joined Morning Edition Friday with the school’s response.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Minneapolis City Council ramps up pressure on city to collect off-duty police fees

Minneapolis City Council ramps up pressure on city to collect off-duty police fees

The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously Thursday in favor of a plan that would set a timeline for the city to collect fees for off-duty police work, a practice where officers work for businesses and bars while off the clock, but in uniform and while using MPD squad cars.
by Cari Spencer

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Minneapolis officially approves renaming of street for prominent Black woman lawyer

Minneapolis officially approves renaming of street for prominent Black woman lawyer

The Minneapolis City Council Thursday voted to rename Edmund Boulevard to Lena Smith Boulevard. Smith was Minnesota's first Black woman lawyer and first woman president of the Minneapolis NAACP.
by MPR News Staff

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What changes at WCCO, KARE and elsewhere say about the state of local news

What changes at WCCO, KARE and elsewhere say about the state of local news

Neal Justin, pop culture critic at the Minnesota Star Tribune, joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition to unpack what the changes at some Twin Cities TV stations could mean for viewers.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Annunciation resumes preschool classes after mass shooting

Annunciation resumes preschool classes after mass shooting

Nearly 20 children returned to preschool classes at Annunciation Catholic Church and School Monday, less than two weeks after two children were killed and 21 people, mostly children, were injured in a mass shooting.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Minnesota Star Tribune to close Minneapolis printing facility

Minnesota Star Tribune to close Minneapolis printing facility

The Minnesota Star Tribune announced Monday that it will close its printing facility in Minneapolis later this year and outsource that work to a facility in Iowa. About 125 workers will lose their jobs.
by Andrew Krueger

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Ribbons for Annunciation Church bind up a wider community in mourning

Ribbons for Annunciation Church bind up a wider community in mourning

For blocks stretching out from Annunciation Catholic Church and School, trees and light posts are hugged by blue and green ribbons. Just days after the shooting, volunteers took action to literally wrap support around the grieving community.
by Cari Spencer

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Council authorizes legal action against property owner over Minneapolis encampment

Council authorizes legal action against property owner over Minneapolis encampment

On Monday, the Minneapolis City Council voted 6-4 to authorize legal action against Hamoudi Sabri. They took up the vote after Mayor Jacob Frey called a special session for the council to discuss the potential lawsuit. 
by Cari Spencer

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