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Minnesota schools just got unprecedented funding. Here’s why they’re still making cuts

Minnesota schools just got unprecedented funding. Here’s why they’re still making cuts

Some Minnesota districts are laying off staff, closing schools and enlarging class sizes. A rise in state funding has lessened the need for budget cuts but, in many places, not eliminated them entirely.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Minnesota seeks staff to oversee nearly 1 billion in potential funding for nonprofits

Minnesota seeks staff to oversee nearly 1 billion in potential funding for nonprofits

Minnesota lawmakers approved nearly a billion dollars in funding for nonprofit organizations around the state over the next two years, including some that have been waiting years for funding.
by Emily Bright, Dana Ferguson, Brian Bakst and Alanna Elder

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More unhealthy air in southern, central Minnesota as wildfire smoke continues

More unhealthy air in southern, central Minnesota as wildfire smoke continues

The air quality alert is in effect for most of the lower half of the state through midnight. Everyone in southern Minnesota is advised to limit time outdoors and exercise.
by Emily Bright, Sven Sundgaard and Amy Felegy

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State auditors release the third of four reports on the Southwest Light Rail Transit project

State auditors release the third of four reports on the Southwest Light Rail Transit project

State auditors released a third report Wednesday on the delays and cost overruns of the Southwest Light Rail Transit project. The 14.5-mile line from Minneapolis to Eden Prairie is running almost a decade behind schedule and nearly three times as expensive as initial estimates.
by Emily Bright, Tim Nelson and Gretchen Brown

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Meet a community health leader dedicated to supporting Black trans women

Meet a community health leader dedicated to supporting Black trans women

Reneka Evans has worked in health care in the Twin Cities for more than two decades — at the African American AIDS task force, the Red Door Clinic in Minneapolis and now at the Minnesota Department of Health.
by Emily Bright and Michelle Wiley

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Southwest light rail: New report questions Met Council oversight

Southwest light rail: New report questions Met Council oversight

Among its findings, the audit released Wednesday found the Metropolitan Council did not hold contractors accountable to contract requirements and paid contractors for changes without ensuring those added costs were valid.
by Tim Nelson

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Lawmakers earmark nearly $1 billion for Minnesota nonprofits along with new oversight

Lawmakers earmark nearly $1 billion for Minnesota nonprofits along with new oversight

Lawmakers approved more than $900 million for nonprofits over the next two years, but they’re also after stricter oversight in the wake of the Feeding Our Future scandal.
by Brian Bakst and Dana Ferguson

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Mobile business owner experiences bumps in the road

Mobile business owner experiences bumps in the road

Retail in small towns is changing, and mobile businesses are seeking their place in this new world. In Courtland, Minn., one entrepreneur with a mobile coffee shop is finding out there are pluses and minuses to being on the move.
by Hannah Yang

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