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Morning Edition, with Cathy Wurzer in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington and Los Angeles, brings you all the news from overnight and the information you need to start your day. Listen from 4 to 9 a.m. every weekday.

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Nekima Levy Armstrong on passage of police accountability bill

Nekima Levy Armstrong on passage of police accountability bill

Gov. Tim Walz is calling the police reform package passed by state lawmakers earlier this week a step in the right direction. But many Democrats and activists say the bill does not go far enough.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Arts board announces simplified grant program for MN artists struggling in COVID-19 economy

Arts board announces simplified grant program for MN artists struggling in COVID-19 economy

The Minnesota State Arts Board has approved a trio of new grants meant to help artists and organizations weather the economic turmoil created by COVID-19. But artists say the new grants don't go far enough to serve historically marginalized communities.
by Marianne Combs

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Minnesota food shelves, already busy, brace for bigger demand

Minnesota food shelves, already busy, brace for bigger demand

The COVID-19 pandemic has created huge demand for free or reduced-cost food across the state as Minnesotans have lost jobs and children missed out on school lunches. Food shelves anticipate even more people will rely on them to get enough to eat.
by Nina Moini

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New crowdfunding platform aims to boost minority, LGBTQ entrepreneurs

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with Twin Cities restaurateur Jared Brewington about the crowdfunding platform he’s developing, and his own experience as a Black business owner in Minnesota.
by Cathy Wurzer and MPR News Staff

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July 21 update on COVID-19 in MN: Walz lauds drop in long-term care deaths; hospitalizations rise

July 21 update on COVID-19 in MN: Walz lauds drop in long-term care deaths; hospitalizations rise

A state “battle plan” to safeguard Minnesotans living in long-term care facilities is paying off, Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday. The governor took reporter questions on a range of COVID-19 issues, including schools and a possible statewide mask order.
by MPR News Staff

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Legislature passes policing bill, ends special session

Legislature passes policing bill, ends special session

Minnesota lawmakers passed a sweeping bill early Tuesday designed to change the culture and oversight of Minnesota police officers. Gov. Tim Walz is expected to sign the legislation, which was the only notable accomplishment of the second special legislative session.
by Brian Bakst

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Park officials remove remainder of Powderhorn east encampment after most people leave

Park officials remove remainder of Powderhorn east encampment after most people leave

A sprawling homeless encampment that had hundreds of tents at its peak is gone from Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis. Sanitation workers hauled away the last few tents Monday, and police arrested about 20 people, residents and activists, who refused to leave.
by Matt Sepic

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New report details Derek Chauvin’s career, background

Despite the notoriety, little has emerged publicly about former officer Chauvin's life and career leading up to the day of Floyd's death. A new report from the New York Times fills in some details.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Special session enters second week with little accomplished

Special session enters second week with little accomplished

No major bills have received votes, although one is on the docket for action Monday. But even that one, a massive construction projects bill, is in doubt.
by Tim Nelson

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Helping north Minneapolis rebuild — and putting businesses on more solid ground

Helping north Minneapolis rebuild — and putting businesses on more solid ground

North Minneapolis was hit hard in the uprising following George Floyd’s killing. The destruction spread to more than 100 businesses — many of them locally owned shops that were already flat on their backs from the economic fallout from COVID-19.
by Melissa Townsend

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