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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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Forecast: Minnesota budget surplus shrinks by a third, to $1 billion

Forecast: Minnesota budget surplus shrinks by a third, to $1 billion

Officials in late 2018 projected a $1.5 billion surplus, but some measures of national economic growth have been slowing. The new numbers released Thursday are key to lawmakers' efforts to build a two-year budget.
by Briana Bierschbach and Brian Bakst

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Expanded background checks, 'red flag' gun bills earn support, criticism at Minn. Capitol

Expanded background checks, 'red flag' gun bills earn support, criticism at Minn. Capitol

DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman has pledged to pass the bills and send them on to the GOP-controlled state Senate, where Majority Leader Paul Gazelka has said Republicans will not support either bill in its current form.
by Matt Sepic

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Don't make these mistakes when battling ice dams

Don't make these mistakes when battling ice dams

This endless February has many homeowners dealing with ice dams. The fearsome telltale icicles threaten to dislodge gutters or break off and impale anyone passing below. Here's what's behind this ongoing scourge of Minnesota winters.
by Martin Moylan

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Video shows jailer kneeing, punching handcuffed black man

Video shows jailer kneeing, punching handcuffed black man

Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher on Monday released video of the 2016 incident, which happened before his term. Fletcher called the video "extremely disturbing," and said he is making changes, including appointing a new detention superintendent to oversee the jail.
by Associated Press

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Minnesota's solar capacity jumped almost 50 percent last year

Minnesota's solar capacity jumped almost 50 percent last year

The state's total solar capacity is now about 882 megawatts, enough to power over 100,000 homes, according to new Commerce Department data.
by Cody Nelson

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Snow strands hundreds in southern Minnesota

Snow strands hundreds in southern Minnesota

Hundreds of people were stranded in southern Minnesota during the weekend snowstorm, and some are still displaced.
by Marianne Combs and Matt Sepic

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