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One more dry day before more rain develops. Clouds increase Wednesday; showers on Thursday. Get the latest on Updraft.
Minnesota’s preschool spending fell during pandemic
State funding for preschool in Minnesota decreased during the pandemic. That’s according to a newly released national report, which details ways the COVID-19 pandemic affected pre-k education. 

“Inadequate policies for quality (pre-k education) were a serious concern prior to the pandemic. Pandemic-related disruptions and restrictions made the situation worse,” said Steve Barnett, co-director of the National Institute on Early Education Research (NIEER), which released the report Tuesday.
 
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George Floyd killing: State's probe of Minneapolis police set for Wednesday release. The Minnesota Department of Human Rights on Wednesday will release the results of a nearly two-year investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department, a probe launched days after the May 2020 police killing.

Minnesota's first Black-owned bank opens in Minneapolis. The state’s financial community marked a milestone Tuesday morning as the first ever Black-owned Minnesota bank opened its doors in Minneapolis, vowing to address the state's income and wealth disparities head on.

MPCA forecasts less severe air pollution from ozone, smoke this summer.  State forecasters say Minnesota likely won't see a repeat of the record-setting unhealthy air that settled over the state for much of last summer, mostly due to smoke from Canadian wildfires.

Push to change Minnesota state flag gains traction Critics say Minnesota’s state flag, and the state seal it’s based on, are racist relics best left in the past. Efforts to change the design have made some progress at the Capitol this session — but face stiff headwinds from supporters of the existing flag.
-- Nathan Stevens, MPR News
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