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Cathy Wurzer
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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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Questions around financial oversight shadow Byron Schools ahead of multi-million dollar referendum

Questions around financial oversight shadow Byron Schools ahead of multi-million dollar referendum

In November, voters in the Byron School District will decide whether to approve a $1.9 million dollar a year referendum for the next decade. The request comes after a turbulent few months at the district.
by Cari Spencer

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Vaccine hesitancy concerns physicians amid Minnesota measles outbreak

Vaccine hesitancy concerns physicians amid Minnesota measles outbreak

Across the board, people are challenging the need for all vaccines — not just MMR, or measles, mumps and rubella shots. General vaccination rates are even lower in the Somali community.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Black Minneapolis residents bear heaviest mental health burden after George Floyd’s murder, new research finds

Black Minneapolis residents bear heaviest mental health burden after George Floyd’s murder, new research finds

“Often in epidemiological studies, advantage, say, wealth or socioeconomic status will often serve as a buffer against health problems. But we don’t find that here,” said coauthor Ryan Larson, an assistant professor of criminology at Hamline University.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Art Hounds: A play looks at things Hinckley lost in the fire

Art Hounds: A play looks at things Hinckley lost in the fire

Art Hounds recommend Bucket Brigade Theater’s original play “Survivors of the Fire,” “SOLO: the performances of the McKnight Dancer Fellowships” and the the St. Peter Art Stroll.
by Emily Bright

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Minnesotans who lost their home to tax forfeiture may be entitled to money. Here’s how to claim it

Minnesotans who lost their home to tax forfeiture may be entitled to money. Here’s how to claim it

The U.S. Supreme Court declared Minnesota’s process for handling tax-forfeited properties unconstitutional. Now, Geraldine Tyler and other affected Minnesotans stand to receive thousands of dollars as part of a legal settlement. 
by Kirsti Marohn

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Students, secretary of state partner to pre-register young voters

Students, secretary of state partner to pre-register young voters

The power of pre-registration is what drives 17-year-old Markus Wessman, executive director of The Youth Voter Project and Wayzata High School student body president, to engage his peers about politics. He founded the entirely student-run nonpartisan group last December.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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