MPR News PM Update

Dec. 21, 2023

Thursday will continue to be very mild with highs in the 40s across southern Minnesota and 30s north. Fog and drizzle will develop tonight into early Friday. Get more on Updraft.

Minneapolis encampment residents moving to housing, as city and nonprofits search for beds, opioid treatment
Camp Nenookaasi is forcing city leaders to find solutions to an already complicated set of public health and public safety issues involving opioid use and homelessness.
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Minnesota employers can’t ask applicants about prior pay starting Jan. 1
A new state law will bar employers from asking about past pay and considering that information as part of the hiring process. The law’s supporters say it will help bridge wage gaps in Minnesota.
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💿 MPR News staff share their favorite albums and EPs of 2023
We generally leave the music recommendations to our sister stations The Current and YourClassical, but MPR News staff listened to a lot of music in 2023. Here are some of their favorite albums and EPs.
💸 Extra public safety money coming soon to communities throughout Minnesota
Local governments in Minnesota are set to get their share of hundreds of million dollars in special, one-time public safety funding.
🍸Appetites: Putting a holiday twist on cocktail classics
The Red Nose Room at the Red Cow in Uptown has ten different drinks to help you celebrate the season. There are classics with a festive spin and some new concoctions.
📈 Minnesota unemployment ticked down in November amid job gain
The Department of Employment and Economic Development on Thursday said the unemployment rate dropped slightly while new jobs in the state climbed in November.
💰 Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy a day after a judge orders him to pay $146 million
The bankruptcy filing follows a Wednesday court order that Giuliani, a former campaign attorney for Donald Trump, must immediately pay millions to two 2020 election workers that he defamed.
🌞 It's the winter solstice. Here are 5 ways people celebrate the return of light
Winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, and it falls at exactly 9:27 p.m. CT on Thursday in the Northern Hemisphere. Here are five ways it's celebrated around the world.
📝 Wisconsin Republicans to offer proposal to legalize medical marijuana
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said the proposal will be limited and modeled after the medical marijuana law that had been in place in Minnesota before it moved to full legalization.
– Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 
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