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☀️ Expect mostly sunny skies with highs into the 40s. We’ll see improvement in our temperatures this coming week. Get the latest on Updraft.

🎧  Coming up at 9 a.m. Monday, MPR News host Angela Davis speaks with guests who help teenagers and young adults find work. We’ll talk about the job market for this age group and tips for how they can land jobs. If you’re a high school or college student looking for a job, now is a good time to apply for one.
 
When a county seizes a home over taxes, who should get to keep the equity?

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hold oral arguments Wednesday on a property rights case involving a Minnesota woman who had her condominium seized and sold by Hennepin County after she failed to pay five years of property taxes.

At issue is who has the right to the remaining $25,000 leftover from the sale. Lawyers for Geraldine Tyler argue the equity should go to her.

But Hennepin County officials say the issue isn’t that simple. They argue the government loses money on tax-forfeited properties because they have to maintain and prepare it for sale.

Free tuition, school funding at issue as MN lawmakers iron out budget bills

Minnesota lawmakers this week will start finalizing a package of more than $70 billion in budget bills.

The Minnesota House and Senate have been busy passing massive budget bills over the last couple of weeks. And now conference committees will have to iron out differences between the bills and advance compromise proposals.

The individual budget provisions span hundreds of pages and determine how the state will spend tens of billions of dollars.

Demand for culturally-aware mental health providers rises in a more diverse Minnesota

Finding proper mental health care can be difficult for many people — especially as the state grapples with a shortage of mental health providers. But as the state becomes more racially and ethnically diverse, finding therapists with cultural awareness is an added challenge for many people of color.

 
What else we're watching:
Former officer Kim Potter released from prison after serving 16 months for killing Daunte Wright. Potter will serve the remaining months of her sentence on supervised release. She is expected to complete her sentence on Dec. 21.

MN officials hope mitigation efforts withstand 'critical challenge' of flooding.  Waterways around Minnesota are reaching peak flood levels — and after a snowy winter, they’re higher this year than usual.

Miss the EagleCam? Flip on the DNR’s FalconCam. There’s an alternative for people to get their fix of minute-by-minute bird life. The DNR’s FalconCam is still up and running.

Thousands attend funeral honoring Pope County deputy killed in shootout. Pope County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Owen was killed April 15 while responding to a domestic violence call at a home in Cyrus, a small town east of Morris. His funeral was held Saturday morning at Minnewaska Area High School in Glenwood.

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