Thursday will be cooler with a mix of clouds, sun and spotty rain showers. Most rainfall amounts will be light. Highs Thursday afternoon will be mostly in the 50s across the state. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: There are about five weeks left in this legislative session, and Minnesota lawmakers still need to formalize a bonding bill. Senate DFL Majority Leader Erin Murphy and GOP Minority Leader Mark Johnson join MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk priorities, a state rideshare solution and public safety.
The Guthrie Theater revisits its repertory roots with an ambitious production of Shakespeare’s “Henriad.”
The three shows — “Richard II,” “Henry IV” and “Henry V” — are part of Shakespeare's history plays, and tell a large, interconnected epic about the British Crown. They will be performed in rotating repertory — a type of theater that sees a single company of actors performing multiple shows during the same production period, sometimes on the same day.
What else we're watching:
Minnesota lawmakers debate tighter rules for tech companies over content that could harm kids. “It compels companies to design better, safer products through the lens of child safety, like any other product on the market,” bill author Rep. Kristin Bahner, DFL-Maple Grove, said at a news conference recently. “We must hold tech accountable and responsible for their products.”
Uber, Lyft in Minneapolis: City Council proposes extension to rideshare ordinance implementation. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob said he’s “continuing to engage with stakeholders, including at the state level” and “we will see what happens [Thursday].”
