MPR News PM Update

Dec. 27, 2022

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We made it to the other side of last week's winter storm that blew into the weekend; now we get our respite. Temps are near-balmy through tomorrow — highs in the 20s to nearly 30 statewide. Expect freezing rain and snow Thursday. Get the latest on Updraft.
Airplane wing, Southwest Airlines
Southwest cancels more than 2,800 flights in a 'full-blown meltdown'
"This is really as bad as it gets for an airline." The storm tangled holiday travel and brought dangerous conditions to a big chunk of the United States, but no airline has struggled more to navigate the Christmas holiday rush than Southwest Airlines.
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An art piece of billowing structures
'Clothing for the Spirit': Paul Chan at the Walker Art Center
Donna Dralle stares down the long white hall of the gallery to a billowing hooded figure in the distance. Her gaze passes over colorful nylon figures dancing with the force of industrial fans, as well as a recreated New York City dollar shop.
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 🚧 Infrastructure bill provides boost for Twin Cities transportation projects
In a normal funding cycle, the Met Council would have about $200 million in federal funding to dole out for long-term projects. Under the new infrastructure plan signed into law last year, that number is more than $325 million.
🏛️ What Minnesota's most diverse Legislature means for policy
Minnesota convenes its most diverse Legislature to-date in January, with some of its newest members saying they plan to use their history-making elections to pass policies to protect the minority communities they represent.
🏳️‍⚧️ Minnesota-based collective supports transgender Christians worldwide
Host Cathy Wurzer talked with Austen Hartke, executive director of Transmission Ministry Collective, a Minnesota-based collective working to transform the relationship between faith and the LGBTQ+ community. 
- Amy Felegy, MPR News
 
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