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Minnesota Legislature misses key deadline on tax cuts and spending bills

There are big questions about what happens next at the Minnesota Capitol today after lawmakers missed a deadline to pass a big tax cut and major spending bills. MPR News Political Editor, Mike Mulcahy, has more.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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The college decision and why fewer Minnesota students are enrolling

The college decision and why fewer Minnesota students are enrolling

May is traditionally the month when many high school seniors make their final decisions about where they’ll go to college. But fewer of them are enrolling. Angela Davis asks a school counselor and college admissions director why.
by Angela Davis and Lindsay Guentzel

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Fresh off a Pitbull tour, Twin Cities jazz artist Lucia Sarmiento returns ready to lead

Fresh off a Pitbull tour, Twin Cities jazz artist Lucia Sarmiento returns ready to lead

Fresh off a tour with internationally famous rapper and singer Pitbull, Lucia Sarmiento is back in the Twin Cities and ready to take the lead as a solo artist. Sarmiento joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk about her work in the local jazz scene and her upcoming album to be released this summer.
by Cathy Wurzer, Simone Cazares and Sam Stroozas

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Mental health workers at MHealth Fairview and Allina Health go on strike

More than four hundred mental health workers at three Twin Cities hospitals will begin a 24 hour strike to protest dangerous working conditions and low wages. Kellie Benson is a senior mental health coordinator at Allina Abbott Northwestern hospital. She joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk more.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Work at Capitol not done as session deadline passes

Work at Capitol not done as session deadline passes

The Minnesota Legislature missed a midnight Sunday deadline to pass major bills to cut taxes and spend a large chunk of the budget surplus. It’s unclear whether they will resume the work in a special legislative session.
by Brian Bakst

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