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During COVID-19, student enrollment is declining in Twin Cities public school districts

During COVID-19, student enrollment is declining in Twin Cities public school districts

Fewer families are sending their children to Twin Cities public school districts during the coronavirus pandemic than expected, portending financial troubles for many K-12 districts. School leaders say the pandemic is driving down student enrollment, as families opt to keep their children home or send them to private school.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Experts worry NOAA appointees will undermine climate science

One of the appointees has questioned the link between climate change and extreme weather events. The other questions humans’ role in climate change.
by Paul Huttner

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Easy online voter registration? Not for many of Minnesota’s new citizens

Easy online voter registration? Not for many of Minnesota’s new citizens

Registering online to vote and get an absentee ballot in Minnesota is as easy as your English language skills are strong. And if they aren’t, the online process can be a frustrating experience that advocates worry is keeping eligible Minnesotans from voting this fall.
by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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Bands continue moose hunts to maintain tradition, treaty rights

Bands continue moose hunts to maintain tradition, treaty rights

The Minnesota DNR has not authorized a state moose hunting season for years, after a sharp crash in the iconic animal’s population. But more recently, as the moose population has stabilized, three Ojibwe bands in northeastern Minnesota have allowed limited hunts to keep alive an important cultural tradition.
by Dan Kraker

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MPR News congressional debates in the 6th and 2nd Districts

MPR News congressional debates in the 6th and 2nd Districts

What’s being done to confront the coronavirus and stem the economic fallout from the pandemic are central to this year’s election campaigns. That was clear when the candidates in Minnesota’s 2nd and 6th Congressional Districts met in separate MPR News debates Friday.
by Mike Mulcahy and Brian Bakst

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Minnesota absentee voting on record-setting pace

Minnesota absentee voting on record-setting pace

Nearly 18 percent of registered Minnesota voters have already cast ballots in the November election and the number is expected to grow.
by David H. Montgomery

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