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There's still plenty of potential politicking for abortion rights in Minnesota as Roe may end

There's still plenty of potential politicking for abortion rights in Minnesota as Roe may end, and the state wants a deal for oversight of Minneapolis police before Labor Day. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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Draft Supreme Court opinion on abortion raises election stakes

The growing possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court will upend decades of precedent around abortion law has invigorated a political struggle about what comes next just months before the midterm elections. A leaked draft of an opinion that overturns the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion doesn’t mean a final Supreme Court ruling will go that far. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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Army Corps of Engineers holds hearing on PolyMet water permit

In a first of its kind three day public hearing this week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hearing testimony to determine whether the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine would violate the water quality standards of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, whose reservation lies downstream of the proposed project.  This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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Walz says he'll fight for rebate checks as session nears end

Walz says he'll fight for tax rebate checks to Minnesotans as legislative session heads to an end game, and the state is already figuring out how to hand out frontline worker bonuses. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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Dr. Osterholm on the future of Covid in Minnesota

The number of new Covid cases and hospitalizations are increasing dramatically in Minneapolis.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Rent control supporters in St. Paul look forward to May 1 rental cap

New rent control regulations that are among the strictest in the country take effect Sunday in St. Paul. The measure, which caps rent increases at 3 percent per year, won approval from St. Paul voters in November. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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North Star Journey series explores homeownership, financial literacy, and whiteness

In this latest selection from the MPR News North Star Journey series, MPR News examines a homeownership gap in St. Cloud, efforts to improve financial literacy and introduces us to the author of a book on whiteness.
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1 dead, 1 hurt after trooper and deputy fire on vehicle in central Minnesota

One man is dead and another person is injured after a state trooper and a sheriff's deputy fired on a vehicle after an attempted traffic stop last night in central Minnesota. The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says it happened just before 6 p.m. near the city of Bowlus in Morrison County. This is the evening MPR News update for April 29, 2022. Hosted by Hannah Yang. Theme music by Gary Meister.
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Tentative deal at Capitol on hero pay, unemployment fund

A long-stalled deal to repair the state’s unemployment insurance fund and deliver hero checks to some frontline pandemic workers has been struck by top leaders at the Minnesota Capitol. The agreement would clear the way for bonuses to as many as 667,000 workers that have been held up since House and Senate negotiators deadlocked on a plan last summer. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Tom Crann. Music by Gary Meister.

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Deal struck for unemployment insurance and pandemic worker pay at Capitol

Deal struck for unemployment insurance and pandemic worker pay at Capitol, and a Minnesota sailor lost on the U.S.S. Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor has at long last been identified and will be buried in June in his home town. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson.

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