Minnesota Now: Feb. 25, 2025
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Minnesota students are missing a lot of school, according to the latest data. Some lawmakers and advocates say better data would help create solutions to bring them back to the classroom. We learned about a set of bills aiming to do that.
From research groups to food shelves, Minnesota organizations have money stuck in legal limbo after the Trump administration moved to cut that spending. An expert broke down how this funding works.
A huge share of the overdose deaths in the state in recent years have happened in Minneapolis. A local journalist followed a group working on a strategy called harm reduction.
A new published collection featuring Minnesota writers turns scientific studies into poetry and prose about the needs of animals.
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