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Full tentative Minneapolis police contract should be made public, says advocate

Full tentative Minneapolis police contract should be made public, says advocate

A new police contract featuring a major pay bump is now in the hands of the Minneapolis city council for approval. A community group has been calling for greater transparency and reform in the police contract negotiation process between the city and the union.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Art Hounds: A trail of crocheted mushrooms

Art Hounds: A trail of crocheted mushrooms

This week on Art Hounds: Crocheted mushrooms from Lydia Hansen, Duluth-Stämman music festival and “Devoured: Notes on Love and Enmeshment.”
by Emily Bright

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Minneapolis police Chief Brian O’Hara says officer killed was working overtime

Minneapolis police Chief Brian O’Hara says officer killed was working overtime

Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell was working alone and on overtime when he responded to the call that would end his life. But Chief Brian O’Hara said the department had extra staff on hand that day that sped up its response, and that there was little a partner could have done to change the outcome.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota OK’d free menstrual products in schools, but that hasn’t solved the problem

Minnesota OK’d free menstrual products in schools, but that hasn’t solved the problem

Students who helped get the law passed say some schools have come up short since it took effect Feb. 1, extending the frustrations for students struggling to manage periods and classwork.
by Sam Stroozas

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Women in abusive relationships linked to straw gun purchases

Women in abusive relationships linked to straw gun purchases

Buying a gun for someone else who is not legally allowed to make a gun purchase is called a straw purchase. Many of those gun buyers are women in abusive relationships.
by Tom Crann and Matthew Alvarez

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Twin Cities Delta employees continue unionization effort, ongoing since 2010

Twin Cities Delta employees continue unionization effort, ongoing since 2010

The latest campaign seeks unionization for more than 50,000 ramp workers, flight attendants and mechanics. While Delta pilots and dispatchers are unionized, the majority of employees are not.
by Cari Spencer

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As charges are dismissed, Moriarty defends decision to charge state trooper and criticizes ‘political circus’

As charges are dismissed, Moriarty defends decision to charge state trooper and criticizes ‘political circus’

In announcing the decision to drop charges against state trooper Ryan Londregan, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty criticized what she called a “political circus that has repeatedly tried to center Mr. Londregan as the victim.”
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Cari Spencer, Ellie Roth and Peter Cox

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Minnesota Democrats split on war in Gaza, press for unity heading into November

Minnesota Democrats split on war in Gaza, press for unity heading into November

Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party activists endorsed U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar in her reelection bid and voted on dozens of policy resolutions during their convention in Duluth. But fissures remain over the Middle East war.
by Dana Ferguson

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