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Morning Announcements for April 15

Morning Announcements for April 15

These are the Morning Announcements for Wednesday, April 15. Tell us what you’re celebrating!
by MPR News Staff

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Adult bathhouses were a part of Minneapolis nightlife. Then police and panic pushed them out

Adult bathhouses were a part of Minneapolis nightlife. Then police and panic pushed them out

Forty years after the adult bathhouse ban was passed, the city council is considering reversing it. A myriad of components led to the ban, but for several decades, public sexual spaces in Minneapolis were an active part of downtown.
by Sam Stroozas

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A new poetry book, 20 years in the making

A new poetry book, 20 years in the making

A new poetry book explores poems of spring and connection through 20 years of poetry.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Elk River teacher and veteran explains educating students about war as it's happening

Elk River teacher and veteran explains educating students about war as it's happening

Some of the burden of helping children make sense of those wars and other fraught international relations falls onto teachers. But how do you teach history as it's unfolding?
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Morning Announcements for April 13 and 14

Morning Announcements for April 13 and 14

These are the Morning Announcements for Monday, April 13 and Tuesday, April 14. Tell us what you’re celebrating!
by MPR News Staff

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Dissonance remains as Minneapolis proceeds with George Floyd Square reconstruction

Dissonance remains as Minneapolis proceeds with George Floyd Square reconstruction

Some neighbors still disagree with the city’s construction plan, Jeanelle Austin, the lead caretaker at George Floyd Square, told MPR’s Morning Edition.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gracie Stockton and Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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In heavily partisan Minnesota Legislature, some issues nudged along by cross-party cooperation

In heavily partisan Minnesota Legislature, some issues nudged along by cross-party cooperation

Because of the Legislature’s tight party divide, lawmakers are finding it in their benefit to team up on bills with members of the other party. A number of bills, including several dealing with new technology, have found bipartisan sponsorship this session.
by Peter Cox

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April is starting off cool, wet and windy

April is starting off cool, wet and windy

Warm weather is expected on the heels of a relatively cool start to the month.
by Cathy Wurzer

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