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Cathy Wurzer
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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GOP sees opportunity in Minnesota’s 2nd District against incumbent Craig

GOP sees opportunity in Minnesota’s 2nd District against incumbent Craig

Since 2016, Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District has been intensely competitive and attracted many millions of dollars in campaign spending. Republicans have it high on their radar this year as they work to unseat three-term DFL Rep. Angie Craig. But first, they’ll have to settle on a nominee.
by Mark Zdechlik

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As Uber, Lyft departure looms, taxi CEO says industry is 'very good at pivoting'

As Uber, Lyft departure looms, taxi CEO says industry is 'very good at pivoting'

If Uber and Lyft make good on their threat to stop service in the Twin Cities by May 1, it could mean a boom in business for the taxi industry. But there are far fewer taxis now since ridesharing entered the market about a decade ago.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Art Hounds: We cannot eat ceramics

Art Hounds: We cannot eat ceramics

The Mankato Symphony Orchestra presents a string quartet concert; the Thompson Quartet performs at Berlin in Minneapolis; the Northern Clay Center presents five Asian-American artists exploring culture and food.
by Emily Bright

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Researchers: Homelessness declined slightly in Minnesota since 2018, pandemic effect unclear

Researchers: Homelessness declined slightly in Minnesota since 2018, pandemic effect unclear

Every three years, Wilder Research conducts a survey to better understand the prevalence of homelessness in Minnesota. On a single night in October, more than 1,000 volunteers conducted face-to-face interviews with unhoused people.
by Ellie Roth

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The victories and flaws of social equity licensure in the cannabis business

The victories and flaws of social equity licensure in the cannabis business

Social equity applicants include people whose family or themself has a marijuana conviction, historically underrepresented communities, Minnesotans living in low-income areas and service-disabled veterans.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Uber and Lyft might leave Minneapolis. Could a statewide rideshare app be the solution?

Uber and Lyft might leave Minneapolis. Could a statewide rideshare app be the solution?

Twin Cities customers and drivers with Uber and Lyft are bracing for both rideshare companies to stop service in the metro once a Minneapolis ordinance boosting pay goes into effect May 1. Sen. Omar Fateh is proposing a statewide service as a solution.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Marijuana, cannabis, hemp: Why Minnesota is choosing its words carefully

Marijuana, cannabis, hemp: Why Minnesota is choosing its words carefully

What’s in a name? To paraphrase Shakespeare, a bud by any other word would smell as sweet. Legislators and businesspeople around the state are changing the words they use to talk about cannabis as it becomes legal for adult use.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Gun restrictions, aid-in-dying bill among others arrive at legislative crossroads this week

Gun restrictions, aid-in-dying bill among others arrive at legislative crossroads this week

The Minnesota Legislature has deadlines Friday for bills to move through committees. That means that most of the 10,000 brought forward so far will fall away.
by Dana Ferguson

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