Reverb - News for Young Adults

Reverb

Reverb is an initiative and a reporting team from MPR News focused on serving younger (and young-at-heart) Minnesotans.

We know Minnesota is changing and younger adults want news in new, more accessible ways. Reverb covers trending topics, local issues, and stories that matter to Minnesotans.

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University of Minnesota students and faculty walk out after anti-war encampment cleared, 9 arrested
Protest organizers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus led a class walkout Tuesday afternoon to try to reestablish an encampment that authorities cleared from Northrop Mall earlier Tuesday.
Minnesota House approves bill that attempts to speed up legal cannabis marketplace roll out
The proposal would allow pre-approval for dispensaries as soon as this summer while the final rules to regulate the Minnesota marketplace get set. Backers say it’ll get some legwork out of the way now so sales can start quicker, although not all businesses hoping to get into the action like it.
‘It’s such a surreal feeling’: Alissa Pili talks about her future with the Minnesota Lynx
This week the Minnesota Lynx put more firepower into their roster in the 2024 WNBA Draft by drafting University of Utah forward Alissa Pili.
‘Look what you made me do’: Minnesota lawmakers pass proposals to crack down on ticket, junk fees
The Minnesota House of Representatives advanced two measures — inspired by Taylor Swift — to crack down on the add-on fees for everything from concert tickets to hotel rooms and restaurant bills. 
New center aims to help people with an intellectual disability get college degrees in Minnesota
Fewer than 3 percent of students with an intellectual disability in Minnesota attend college, according to the Minnesota Inclusive Higher Education Consortium. Advocates are working to change those numbers.