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Lawmakers will take up allowing undocumented immigrants to get MN drivers licenses, and iPhones are making bogus crash calls to Minnesota 911 lines. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.
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The bill would align state tax deductions with federal changes made in recent years. DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman says the chamber will take up the bill Monday, and that she hopes to get the proposal on the governor’s desk as quickly as possible. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.
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A new program on the White Earth Reservation is helping parents overcome trauma and become community leaders. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Hannah Yang. Music by Gary Meister.
According to retired University of Minnesota climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley, the 15 or so inches on the ground this week is nothing compared to January 23, 1982 – when snow depth in the metro measured 38 inches.
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission unanimously accepted Summit Carbon Solution’s route permit application. It also ordered an environmental review of the project which has drawn opposition from communities along the proposed route in northwestern Minnesota. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.
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Lawmakers roll out measure to legalize marijuana, scrub some past drug-related convictions, and Minnesota is digging out after major winter storm. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.
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A second day of the winter storm dumps more than a foot of snow in some places in the metro. The Twin Cities and area communities declare snow emergencies as plows begin to clear streets. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.
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Winter is packing a wallop, snarling roads, cancelling flights and classes, knocking out power, darkening the Guthrie and a host of other events. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.
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Another round of snow — along with some freezing drizzle — blanketed much of Minnesota overnight and is forecast to continue through the day Wednesday, the second part of a multi-day winter storm to affect the region. The Twin Cities and much of the rest of southern, central and eastern Minnesota may see another 2 to 5 inches of snow on Wednesday, on top of what fell Tuesday. This is a morning MPR News update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.
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Heavy snow, along with some freezing rain, and even some reports of thunder and lightning, continues across much of southern Minnesota in the first round of a multi-part winter storm. By the time it's done, snow totals could exceed a foot in parts of southwestern Minnesota and 5 to 10 inches in the Twin Cities.
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