Wednesday will be warmer with a mix of clouds and sun. Highs will be in the 40s and 30s. Thursday will bring 50s to southern Minnesota. A clipper system will bring colder air for the weekend. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: Last night, the Minneapolis City Council approved a $1.8 billion dollar budget for 2024. In it are big investments in public safety, but there's also a funding package to help clear city sidewalks of snow. Accessibility advocates are particularly thrilled. One of them is José Antonio Zayas Cabán, executive director of Our Streets Minneapolis, and he will talk with host Cathy Wurzer this morning.
Coming up at 9 a.m.: We’ll listen back to a conversation that MPR News host Angela Davis had earlier this year with a woman who was diagnosed at age 30 with ADHD and a psychiatrist who pioneered treating ADHD in adults with mindfulness techniques. They’ll talk about the signs of ADHD in girls and women, how it’s diagnosed and some tips to help manage the condition.
State finance officials on Tuesday are set to unveil the latest budget forecast, detailing how the state’s economy is faring and how much money will be on the table for lawmakers next year.
Recent revenue updates suggest that lawmakers will have more at their disposal next year than projected when the last big budget report was done in February. An October report showed the state would bring in roughly $2.4 billion more than anticipated — driven by higher collections of taxes and fees and lower than planned state spending.
State leaders say it’s crucial students understand the political and social struggles of people of color, new immigrants and Indigenous communities. A look inside one St. Paul classroom shows how that might work.
When one teacher started learning the materials over the summer, she was concerned. “Reading the documents, preparing to teach this class, I was like, oh, my, this is a heavy topic.”
Now, after studying and leading the course, she’s a fan. She believes it encourages students to learn about themselves and each other and to focus on ways to love and stand up for themselves.
What else we're watching:
Feds to take bite of Minnesota tax rebates under 'disappointing' new determination. The rebates were $260 per person subject to income caps, with a qualifying household eligible for up to $1,300 if a couple had three or more dependents. The tax hit will also depend on a filer’s overall income this year.
New creative studio for kids opens in Whittier Recreation Center. Spark’d Studio in Whittier Recreation Center in Minneapolis is a new youth space with computers, video cameras, audio equipment and a range of media and art classes. The parks board space is open for kids to drop by after school for free.
Listen: Fifth annual Dark Sky Festival highlights arts, traditions and threats to Cook County's darkest skies in the world. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is one of only 17 certified International Dark Sky Sanctuaries in the world. Thursday marks the beginning of the fifth annual Dark Sky Festival in Cook County, where locals and visitors will celebrate one of the darkest skies in the world.
'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' goes to No. 1 — after 65 years. Sung by Brenda Lee, and first released 65 years ago, during the Eisenhower administration — the song has gone to No. 1 on the singles chart for the first time ever. Here's how.
