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Equal rights amendment vote delayed. Jewish Minnesotans protest Sec. of State Simon

Plans by the Minnesota House to vote on a proposed equal rights amendment were sidetracked last night. And more than 40 Jewish Minnesotans waited in Secretary of State Steve Simon's office lobby Monday, hoping the State Board of Investment member would join talks about divesting $157 million of stocks, bonds and investments tied to Israel.
by Phil Picardi

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Air quality alert across Minnesota. Just 1 week left for Legislature

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for all of Minnesota through the early part of Monday. And it's the final stretch for state lawmakers and the 2024 legislative session.
by Phil Picardi

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St. Paul police video shows how woman was shot and killed

The St. Paul police department released body cam videos from the officers who killed a woman earlier this week. The officers were responding to a call that a woman was attempting suicide. The video shows a woman grabbing a gun from under a bed and pointing it toward officers before she is shot. This is the evening update from MPR News hosted by Emily Reese. Theme music by Gary Meister.
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U of M students meet with Board of Regents, stiffer penalties for 'straw purchasers'

University of Minnesota students share their concerns Friday with the U’s Board of Regents. And the state Senate has advanced a bill that would stiffen penalties for people who provide guns to people who can't legally have them.
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Minnesota's severe drought is gone; new protections for minors in social media posts to Gov. Walz

Thursday’s drought monitor update classifies less than 40 percent of Minnesota as abnormally dry or in drought, the lowest percentage all year. And the Minnesota Legislature has approved a measure to enhance social media protections for children. It would bar kids under 14 from creating paid social media content. This is the afternoon update from MPR News, hosted by Emily Reese. Theme music by Gary Meister.
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Witness testifies in Feeding Our Future trial. GOP senator to undergo training after ethics complaint

A witness in the Feeding Our Future trial says he conspired with the defendants to steal government money meant for meal sites during the pandemic. And a state senator will undergo training on appropriate email communications after facing an ethics complaint. 
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Minneapolis Civil Rights Department director appointment; Feeding Our Future trial update

The Minneapolis City Council is expected to begin its consideration of the appointment of a new Civil Rights Dept director when it meets tomorrow. And a former Feeding Our Future employee told a jury today about how he conspired with others at the Twin Cities nonprofit to steal money from government child nutrition programs.
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Sen. Mitchell's ethics hearing on hold. Rideshare ordinance talks on course

An ethics complaint against Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell will be on hold until next month — unless additional information comes out sooner related to her burglary arrest. And Gov. Tim Walz says negotiations will move ahead on rideshare driver protections that can also satisfy Uber and Lyft, the dominant players in the industry.
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Effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar; rideshare bill update

A Republican representative from Nebraska wants the U.S. House to censure Minnesota 5th District DFL Rep. Ilhan Omar for comments she made related to college student protests against Israel's actions in Gaza. And the proposed framework between DFL lawmakers at the Capitol and the Minneapolis City Council over wages for rideshare drivers moved ahead at the Capitol today. A House committee advanced the plan that aims to better compensate Uber and Lyft drivers.
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Woman shot, killed by St. Paul police. Charges dropped for U of M campus protesters

A woman died in after being shot by police Monday night in St. Paul. And criminal charges have been dropped for protestors who were arrested after refusing to leave the pro-Palestinian solidarity encampment at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus last month. 
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