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Leaders celebrate completion of public housing sprinkler installations

Leaders celebrate completion of public housing sprinkler installations

Nearly five years ago, a fire at a Minneapolis public housing high-rise killed six people. On Monday, officials said they’ve met their goal of installing fire suppression systems in every public housing complex.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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How to create sustainable newsrooms for the future

How to create sustainable newsrooms for the future

MPR News host Angela Davis recently moderated two panels about the state of local news in Minnesota. The first is with funders who are pushing for new models to reinvigorate newsrooms across the state and the country. The second brings the conversation to news leaders across Minnesota.
by Angela Davis and Kelly Gordon

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As a new semester looms, students and colleges brace for more protests

As a new semester looms, students and colleges brace for more protests

The Israel-Hamas war has prompted some of the most volatile campus protests in decades. This summer, student organizers are rethinking strategies, as are counter-protesters and college administrators.
by Tovia Smith

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Local groups mobilize to support immigrant access to the polls  

Local groups mobilize to support immigrant access to the polls  

Local organizations are working to ensure voters in Latino, Somali, African diaspora and Hmong communities have the information and support they need to register to vote in the upcoming primary election.
by Sarah Thamer

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U.S. Senate candidates give closing arguments at Farmfest ahead of Tuesday’s primary

U.S. Senate candidates give closing arguments at Farmfest ahead of Tuesday’s primary

Farmfest, an agricultural trade show, has become a rite of passage for politicians to talk with rural constituents in farm country. The forum was the last chance for voters to see the U.S. Senate candidates on the same stage before Tuesday’s primary.
by Clay Masters

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Talking Sense: How we talk about immigrants and immigration

Talking Sense: How we talk about immigrants and immigration

Polls show immigration is a key election issue with voters having sharply different views. Assumptions and misinformation also cloud discussions about immigrants and immigration. What’s accurate and what’s not? 
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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Minnesota joins states pushing Musk to fix AI chatbot over election misinformation

Minnesota joins states pushing Musk to fix AI chatbot over election misinformation

 Secretaries of state from five U.S. states urged billionaire Elon Musk on Monday to fix social media platform X's AI chatbot, saying it had spread misinformation related to the Nov. 5 election.
by Reuters

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