MPR News PM Update

June 2, 2022

Governor Tim Walz says he will meet with top legislative leaders tomorrow to discuss the possibility of a special session. 

Walz wants lawmakers to finish work on the tax and spending measures that were left unresolved when the clock ran out on the 2022 regular session. The DFL governor said Thursday that he wants to stick to the framework that was agreed to last month.

Tune in Friday at noon when MPR News politics editor Mike Mulcahy will be talking with three politics journalists from different newsrooms about what's happening now and what might come next.

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New funding expands chronic wasting disease research
The Minnesota Legislature approved more than $4 million in funding for research into chronic wasting disease, an always fatal neurological disease in deer and other cervids.
 
National Eagle Center expands facilities and mission
The National Eagle Center in Wabasha will open June 3 after a six month renovation and expansion. The center plans to expand the reach of current education efforts and advocacy for eagles.
 
Weekend weather: Cool; periods of rain on Saturday
We’ll have a cool weekend, and parts of Minnesota will see Saturday showers. We have your weekend forecast, plus a look back at the summery heat that we saw in early June last year.
 
From one tornado-ravaged Minnesota town to another, a message of hope
As the residents of one small Minnesota town pick up the pieces of homes and lives shattered by Monday's storms, residents of another town who are walking that path have a hopeful message.
 
Art Hounds: Bakken Trio performs with crowd-sourced puppet story
Carolyn Kleinberger’s large portraits allow the viewer to get “Up Close from a Distance” at Hopkins Center for the Arts. The Bakken trio closes its season with Pavel Haas’ “From the Monkey Mountains” — featuring a puppet performance from Z Puppets Rosenschnoz. Duluth abstract painter David Austin paints live on Instagram on Saturdays.
 
Pope taps L.A. auxiliary bishop to lead Winona-Rochester diocese
Pope Francis has appointed a Los Angeles auxiliary bishop with a large social media following to lead the Diocese of Winona-Rochester.
 
Demand at food banks is way up again. But inflation makes it harder to meet the need
High food and gas prices are squeezing working families, sending some to food pantries for the first time. But providers are struggling with high costs, fewer donations and supply chain woes.
 
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