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Foster youth tell their stories to promote better care

Foster youth tell their stories to promote better care

The Minnesota Promise Report released in early June by the group Foster Advocates draws from the experiences of 120 teens and adults with experience in foster care. It includes common struggles as well as proposed solutions.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Support pours in for service dog nonprofit that Hortmans volunteered with

Support pours in for service dog nonprofit that Hortmans volunteered with

The Hortman family volunteered for Helping Paws in Eden Prairie, where they ended up adopting their family dog, Gilbert. The golden retriever was killed along with Melissa and Mark on Saturday.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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Planned Parenthood regional CEO mourns Hortman, fights facility threats

Planned Parenthood regional CEO mourns Hortman, fights facility threats

Ruth Richardson is the CEO of Planned Parenthood of North Central States, as well as a former Minnesota state legislator. She joined Minnesota Now to talk about threats to Planned Parenthood and remember her former colleague Melissa Hortman, who was killed on Saturday.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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The rise of political violence in the U.S.

The rise of political violence in the U.S.

Gov. Walz has called for ‘decency’ after the targeted shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses on Saturday. MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about the rise in sharp polarization in the U.S. and the threat of political violence. 
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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Morning Announcements for June 17

Morning Announcements for June 17

These are the Morning Announcements for Tuesday, June 17. Tell us what you’re celebrating!
by MPR News Staff

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Rep. Melissa Hortman’s mentor remembers her rise to House Speaker

Rep. Melissa Hortman’s mentor remembers her rise to House Speaker

Margaret Anderson Kelliher was the House Speaker from 2007 to 2011 — and was a close friend, colleague and mentor to Hortman, who was found with her husband Mark, both fatally shot in their home early Saturday morning.
by Catharine Richert and Gretchen Brown

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‘It feels different in here’: Walz returns to the Capitol after death of friend and colleague

‘It feels different in here’: Walz returns to the Capitol after death of friend and colleague

Gov. Tim Walz called Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was fatally shot Saturday, his “closest ally” and praised her bipartisanship as a model for a divided country. Walz told MPR News he has asked his staff to prepare for the possibility of Hortman and her husband to lie in state at the Capitol.
by Brian Bakst

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