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St. Paul City Council votes unanimously to boost EV-readiness

St. Paul City Council votes unanimously to boost EV-readiness

The St. Paul City Council unanimously passed a zoning proposal Wednesday that aims to prepare new surface parking lots for a future with more electric vehicles. The proposal says new surface parking lots with more than 15 spots would have to be EV capable.
by Cari Spencer

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Cobb family files federal civil rights suit against troopers in traffic stop shooting

Cobb family files federal civil rights suit against troopers in traffic stop shooting

The lawsuit alleges two Minnesota State Patrol troopers used excessive force and violated Ricky Cobb II’s civil rights during a traffic stop last year along Interstate 94 in Minneapolis that ended with one of the troopers killing Cobb.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Jon Collins

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At Capitol, lawmakers strive for child-protection policies that keep African American families intact

At Capitol, lawmakers strive for child-protection policies that keep African American families intact

A bill working through the Legislature would require child welfare workers to take steps to prevent out-of-home placement of African American or disproportionately represented children.
by Dana Ferguson

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A disproportionate number of Minneapolis students in special education classes are chronically absent from school

A disproportionate number of Minneapolis students in special education classes are chronically absent from school

Since the start of the pandemic, the number of students with disabilities who are chronically absent from Minneapolis Public Schools has doubled or nearly doubled in more than a third of schools.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Ramsey County covers transportation, buildings, land use in new Climate Equity Action Plan

Ramsey County covers transportation, buildings, land use in new Climate Equity Action Plan

On Tuesday afternoon Ramsey County is formally adopting its Climate Equity Action Plan, which was finalized earlier this spring. It includes a list of goals meant to help reduce the county’s role in creating greenhouse gases and help it adapt to the impacts of climate change.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Home prices, caregiving demands drive influx of intergenerational living

Home prices, caregiving demands drive influx of intergenerational living

Several forces combined over the past half century to reinvigorate the idea that multiple generations living together is a financially smart and emotionally rewarding choice.
by Cathy Wurzer, Ellen Finn and Chris Farrell

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Minnesota Lynx Coach Cheryl Reeve speaks on newest teammates post-WNBA draft

Minnesota Lynx Coach Cheryl Reeve speaks on newest teammates post-WNBA draft

Minnesota had the eighth and 31st overall picks. They selected forward Alissa Pili of the University of Utah in the first round and guard Kiki Jefferson of the University of Louisville in the third round.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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