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Seena Hodges on what it takes to go from ally to accomplice

Seena Hodges on what it takes to go from ally to accomplice

What does it mean to be “woke?” MPR News host Angela Davis talks to Seena Hodges, the Minnesota woman who started a business called “The Woke Coach.”  
by Angela Davis and Matthew Alvarez

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First-generation college students drive growth at Southwest Minnesota State

First-generation college students drive growth at Southwest Minnesota State

University leaders strengthened ties to local K-12 schools and embraced the region’s growing diversity. The result is an upswing in students fueled largely by the children of first-generation immigrants. It’s made SMSU one of the few four-year public universities in Minnesota where enrollment is rising.
by Hannah Yang

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Minn. Secretary of State says he does not have authority to remove Trump from ballot, but individuals can petition

Minn. Secretary of State says he does not have authority to remove Trump from ballot, but individuals can petition

Secretary of State Steve Simon said this week he does not have that sole authority to remove Trump from the ballot but according to the statute, any individual can petition for it.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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At one St. Paul school, teen moms and their kids start the new school year together

At one St. Paul school, teen moms and their kids start the new school year together

AGAPE Head Start helps teen moms finish their education while providing child care at no charge. “We're very, very fortunate that these families are not only beating statistics, but they're knocking them out of the water, too,” a leader in the effort says.
by Kyra Miles

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Walz: No special session on school resource officer law for now

Walz: No special session on school resource officer law for now

Gov. Tim Walz told MPR News Friday that he was confident that the attorney general’s clarification and updated guidance from the League of Minnesota Cities and other groups would help more local agencies put school resource officers back in place without a legislative change.
by Dana Ferguson

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Minnesota novelist Julie Schumacher on 'The English Experience'

Minnesota novelist Julie Schumacher on 'The English Experience'

Cantankerous professor Jason Fitger returns to anchor Minnesota author Julie Schumacher’s latest novel and the last in his trilogy. This time, he is forced to chaperone a group of inept and needy students on a study abroad program.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Black developers revitalize Lake Street landmark torched after Floyd murder

Black developers revitalize Lake Street landmark torched after Floyd murder

More than three years after George Floyd’s murder, a group of Black entrepreneurs is renovating the historic Coliseum Building on Lake Street in Minneapolis that was nearly lost to arson in 2020.
by Matt Sepic

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Rochester eviction rates show no sign of slowing

Rochester eviction rates show no sign of slowing

Evictions in Olmsted County are moving faster than housing advocates expected this year. That's putting a strain on emergency services available to people facing eviction. The city is a microcosm of a trend playing out statewide.
by Catharine Richert

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