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Documentary: 'Oh Freedom Over Me'

Documentary: 'Oh Freedom Over Me'

A documentary by John Biewen about Freedom Summer 1964.

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Hortman: Walz will likely agree to give up emergency powers to end session

Hortman: Walz will likely agree to give up emergency powers to end session

Republicans have long sought an end to the emergency powers Gov. Tim Walz has been using during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the DFL House speaker says the governor is likely to end the emergency as part of a deal to pass a new state budget. 
by Tim Pugmire

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Minnesota State Patrol, Capitol police to wear bodycams

Minnesota State Patrol, Capitol police to wear bodycams

While cameras are now standard for many local Minnesota police officers, the state has been slower to deploy them to its forces. A bill including body camera funding is expected to be brought up for votes later this week.
by Brian Bakst

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New wood products plant projected to bring 150 jobs to NE Minn.

New wood products plant projected to bring 150 jobs to NE Minn.

In a major boost to the state’s wood products industry, North Carolina-based Huber Engineered Woods has announced plans to build a $440 million manufacturing facility in northeastern Minnesota. The plant is projected to bring more than 150 jobs to the region.
by Dan Kraker and The Associated Press

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Minnesota's House GOP leader Daudt says shutdown is unlikely

Minnesota's House GOP leader Daudt says shutdown is unlikely

House Republicans relented somewhat over the weekend on their “filibuster” of some key budget bills, but progress at the Capitol after a week of a special session is still slow.
by Brian Bakst

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Overdose deaths rose during the war on drugs, but efforts to reduce them face backlash

Overdose deaths rose during the war on drugs, but efforts to reduce them face backlash

Some policymakers are reluctant to allow public health measures to reduce the risks of overdose and disease among drug users. Said one harm-reduction advocate: “I guess we have to decide, as a community and as a society, is it OK to just let people who use drugs die? Is that really something we're comfortable with?"
by Brian Mann

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President Biden's dog Champ dies

President Biden's dog Champ dies

The older of two German shepherds belonging to President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden has died, the Bidens said Saturday. Champ was present throughout Joe Biden's tenure as vice president.
by Elena Moore

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As shutdown looms, Capitol action drags

As shutdown looms, Capitol action drags

For a second straight day, Republicans in the Minnesota House talked at length about a variety of subjects and prevented votes on budget bills as time grew shorter to prevent a state government shutdown.
by Tim Pugmire

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U.S.-Canada border restrictions extended until July 21

U.S.-Canada border restrictions extended until July 21

The border between Canada and the U.S. remains closed to all nonessential travel. The restrictions were announced in March 2020 in the early months of the pandemic and have been extended every month since.
by The Associated Press

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