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Minnesota House passes $7 billion transportation budget bill

Minnesota House passes $7 billion transportation budget bill

The bill includes money for two new bus rapid transit lines and preserves the Northstar commuter rail line. It also includes money for a second daily Amtrak train between St. Paul and Chicago. It will outfit state troopers with body cameras. And it will reopen driver’s exam locations closed due to COVID-19. 
by The Associated Press

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Biden anti-crime effort takes on law-breaking gun dealers

Biden anti-crime effort takes on law-breaking gun dealers

President Joe Biden is announcing new efforts Wednesday to stem a rising national tide of violent crime but questions persist about how effective the federal efforts will be in calming what could be a turbulent summer.
by The Associated Press

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Supreme Court rules cheerleader's F-bombs are protected by the 1st Amendment

Supreme Court rules cheerleader's F-bombs are protected by the 1st Amendment

The case involved a teenage cheerleader who dropped F-bombs on Snapchat. At issue was whether schools may punish students for speech that occurs online and off-campus but that may be disruptive.
by Nina Totenberg

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Historian Annette Atkins on the 'enemies among us' in Minn. during WWI

Historian Annette Atkins on the 'enemies among us' in Minn. during WWI

Atkins explores the social context in Minnesota during World War I. It was a time when Minnesotans cast a suspicious eye on immigrants who might be disloyal.

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Lawmakers strike deal on schools, pandemic bonuses

Lawmakers strike deal on schools, pandemic bonuses

With a week to go, the deals are trickling out at the Minnesota Capitol, and lawmakers will have to race to approve a new budget.
by Brian Bakst

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Long-term funding for roads still elusive at Capitol

Long-term funding for roads still elusive at Capitol

Minnesota lawmakers entered negotiations on a transportation budget bill with competing plans to get more ongoing money into the system for roads, bridges and transit. Instead they’ll vote on a plan with a one-time increase in spending. 
by Tim Pugmire

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