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What’s next for borrowers burdened by student loans? 

What’s next for borrowers burdened by student loans? 

MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the Supreme Court ruling that struck down President Joe Biden’s broad loan forgiveness plan and how a wave of changes to student debt repayment plans affect tens of thousands of Minnesotans looking for debt relief.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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North Minneapolis community center plans to restore summer camp, collect oral histories

North Minneapolis community center plans to restore summer camp, collect oral histories

Phyllis Wheatley Community Center ran Camp Katharine Parsons in Watertown for more than 40 years as a place for young people to canoe, swim, build fires, and build relationships to nature. The camp closed in the early 2000s, but the community center plans to restore and reopen it by 2025.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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After SCOTUS strikes down affirmative action, high school counselor shares advice for students

After SCOTUS strikes down affirmative action, high school counselor shares advice for students

LaSueur Henderson Secondary School counselor Jessica Kirschner talked with MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer about the advice she plans to give students who are applying to college and the barriers some face to being admitted.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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July starts with drought, dry heat across Minnesota

July starts with drought, dry heat across Minnesota

Dew points are remarkably low for July, and dry air across the Upper Midwest and into Canada is exacerbating the problem, retired University of Minnesota climatologist Mark Seeley told MPR News host Cathy Wurzer.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Unsafe Bemidji subsidized housing building evacuated, residents say they feel hopeless

Unsafe Bemidji subsidized housing building evacuated, residents say they feel hopeless

All 47 residents of Red Pine Estates, a Bemidji subsidized housing facility, have now been evacuated from the building. Most of the renters are either elderly or people with disabilities and many said they have nowhere to go.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Duluth nonprofit receives opioid settlement money to provide temporary housing for people recently released from prison

Duluth nonprofit receives opioid settlement money to provide temporary housing for people recently released from prison

Nonprofit Housing for Inmates founder Richard Howell joined MPR News senior producer Emily Bright to talk about his plans to provide housing and support to formerly incarcerated people.
by Emily Bright and Alanna Elder

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