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Cathy Wurzer
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Morning Announcements | Weather chats with Mark Seeley

Tax vote leaves Mayor Coleman with a dilemma
The St. Paul City Council has backed down from a nearly 9 percent property tax increase they proposed last week, but still ratcheted up Mayor Chris Coleman's proposal of a 7 percent levy increase.
The Upper Midwest electrical grid is more susceptible than other parts of the country to solar storms that can trigger blackouts or damage equipment on the electrical grid, a researcher tells MPR News.