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Analysis: How Minnesota’s school funding leaves the most in-need districts behind

Analysis: How Minnesota’s school funding leaves the most in-need districts behind

Minnesota’s funding for public K-12 schools is above the national average, but data Minneapolis Schools Voices has analyzed reveals that the aggregate picture obscures significant inequities in the state’s funding system.

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Meat-plant workers lean on MN lawmakers for safety help

Meat-plant workers lean on MN lawmakers for safety help

The Minnesota Legislature is considering bills to add more worker protections in the meat-processing industry around safety and inspections. Employees say it’s overdue.
by Brian Bakst

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Haley announces presidential campaign, challenging Trump

Haley announces presidential campaign, challenging Trump

Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, announced her candidacy for president on Tuesday. She becomes the first major challenger to former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination.
by The Associated Press

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Melting guns and bullet casings, this artist turns weapons into bells

Melting guns and bullet casings, this artist turns weapons into bells

At a time when mass shootings are regularly rocking the country, Stephanie Mercedes is takes guns and bullet casings and turns them into instruments of mourning. Some look like primitive relics.
by Neda Ulaby

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UFOs? Airborne objects? What we know about 4 recent shootdowns

UFOs? Airborne objects? What we know about 4 recent shootdowns

The shootdowns came in steady succession over the weekend, after alarms were raised in early February over an object spotted over Montana.
by Bill Chappell

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Round Lake-Brewster schools return to voters with a $30.48 million for buildings

Round Lake-Brewster schools return to voters with a $30.48 million for buildings

This week the Round Lake-Brewster School District is asking voters to approve a $30.48 million bond referendum to address building needs — for the second time. School officials say with inflation raising the cost of living, it’s harder to get such bonds passed.
by Hannah Yang

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Minn. lawmakers pitch $1.9 billion capital investment plan

Minn. lawmakers pitch $1.9 billion capital investment plan

After lawmakers failed to approve a public works construction bill in 2022, DFL lawmakers introduced their latest plan on Monday. Public hearings are set for later this week.
by Dana Ferguson

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Unions, corporations are among top Walz inaugural donors

Unions, corporations are among top Walz inaugural donors

An initial look at donors to Gov. Tim Walz’s inaugural shows several unions, a handful of corporations and local pro sports teams.
by Brian Bakst

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Duluth-based fighter downs flying object over Lake Huron; 4th such incident in 8 days

Duluth-based fighter downs flying object over Lake Huron; 4th such incident in 8 days

A Duluth-based Air National Guard fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday on orders from President Joe Biden. It was the latest military strike in an extraordinary chain of events over U.S. airspace.
by The Associated Press

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