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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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Minnesota lawmakers return amid messy politics, construction

Minnesota lawmakers return amid messy politics, construction

State lawmakers open an election-year session Tuesday in St. Paul that will be long on challenges and potentially short on accomplishments. A Capitol rehab project won't make it any easier.
by Tim Pugmire

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High school dropouts try to get back in the game

High school dropouts try to get back in the game

Hardships, bad decisions and lack of support mean many students of color fail to graduate on time. Some try to get back on track.
by Brandt Williams

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Money for student counseling takes a back seat

Money for student counseling takes a back seat

Minnesota hasn't always ranked so poorly when it comes to pupil support spending. But budget cuts have resulted in schools making other choices at the local level.
by Tim Pugmire

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Sinatra's daughter hit No. 1 50 years ago

Sinatra's daughter hit No. 1 50 years ago

"These Boots are Made for Walkin'" was written by Lee Hazelwood, who considered recording it himself, but Nancy Sinatra convinced him that it sounded too harsh when sung by a man.

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Gophers men's basketball team staggers to end of season shorthanded

Gophers men's basketball team staggers to end of season shorthanded

The men's basketball team at the University of Minnesota is shorthanded after three players were suspended.

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Meteorological winter was 6th-warmest on record

Climatologist Mark Seeley says the 2015-16 meteorological winter was the sixth-warmest on record.

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PolyMet gets Minnesota's OK to proceed on massive copper mine

PolyMet gets Minnesota's OK to proceed on massive copper mine

The state Department of Natural Resources said Thursday it gave its final blessing to the complex environmental analysis of the PolyMet mine, paving the way for the company to begin applying for permits.
by Dan Kraker

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Remembering Nye's piano bar queen 'Sweet Lou' Snider

Snider passed away Sunday at the age of 81.

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GOP lawmaker wants to dump Minnesota caucus system in favor of primary

GOP lawmaker wants to dump Minnesota caucus system in favor of primary

Republican state Rep. Pat Garafalo says a primary should replace the Minnesota presidential caucus system.

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Judge orders study of terror defendants before sentencing

Judge orders study of terror defendants before sentencing

The federal judge presiding over the cases of several men accused of plotting to join the terror group ISIS is launching the first steps of a de-radicalization program for four men who pleaded guilty.
by Laura Yuen and Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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