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British filmmaker captures global backlash to George Floyd’s murder in new documentary

British filmmaker captures global backlash to George Floyd’s murder in new documentary

The feature-length film features both prolific cultural figures in the UK and people central to the story in Minneapolis. Director Kwabena Oppong joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition to talk about the creation of “Backlash.”
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Minnesota lawmakers prepare for working weekend after blowing self-imposed deadline

Minnesota lawmakers prepare for working weekend after blowing self-imposed deadline

Some working groups dribbled out details of their budget bills Thursday after meeting in private to craft them. The largest pieces of Minnesota’s more than $66 billion budget remained unfinished.
by Dana Ferguson, Clay Masters and Peter Cox

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Graffiti artist reflects on painting iconic, haunting George Floyd mural 5 years later

Graffiti artist reflects on painting iconic, haunting George Floyd mural 5 years later

Peyton Scott Russell joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition to talk about what drove him to pick up a can of spray paint and create “Icon of a Revolution” back in May 2020.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Historian traces police brutality in Minneapolis back to 1800s

Historian traces police brutality in Minneapolis back to 1800s

The death of George Floyd wasn’t an anomaly. Long before Floyd, there was Ophelia Rice, a Black woman violently assaulted by a white police officer named Thomas Britt in Minneapolis in 1899.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Stillwater mayor on impacts of planned prison closure

Stillwater mayor on impacts of planned prison closure

MCF-Stillwater is one of the state's oldest prisons and has been plagued by safety spending and staffing concerns, yet it employs more than 400 people in the area. Stillwater Mayor Ted Kozlowski joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition Tuesday to talk about the plan and its impacts.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Red tape, rising costs slow efforts to rebuild businesses burned after Floyd’s murder

Red tape, rising costs slow efforts to rebuild businesses burned after Floyd’s murder

Five years after George Floyd’s killing set off nights of destruction, vacant lots and broken buildings remain along Lake Street and other Minneapolis business districts. Some business owners say money woes and city zoning rules have made it hard to rebuild.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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The country’s first Hmong male news anchor is making sure he’s not the last

The country’s first Hmong male news anchor is making sure he’s not the last

Chenue Her made history in 2021 when he became the first Hmong male news anchor in Des Moines, Iowa. He has since come back home to Minnesota, joining the FOX 9 Morning Show in 2024 as an anchor.
by Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Tribal cannabis dispensaries to open across Minnesota with White Earth Nation tribal-state compact

Tribal cannabis dispensaries to open across Minnesota with White Earth Nation tribal-state compact

The state of Minnesota and White Earth Nation have finalized a cannabis compact, laying out an agreement for tribally run dispensaries outside tribal lands.
by Melissa Olson

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