MPR News PM Update

Jan. 4, 2023

Making it through the snow OK? We're not done: Expect another 1 to 3 inches by tomorrow morning in most areas, on top of the foot-plus some cities got already. We in Fargo-Moorhead have no bragging rights, for once. Check out the latest on Updraft.
Worker shovels snow away from a parked UPS van on the street.
Snow — and travel headaches — keep piling up across much of Minnesota
A prolonged period of light snow added up (and up and up) all day, leading to crashes and an e-learning day for many. Advisories are in effect until 6 a.m. tomorrow for much of southern and central Minnesota, including the Twin Cities.
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A painting of a boat
'To infinity and beyond': Minnesota painting to live on moon in perpetuity
The moon will soon be home to an oil painting of a wooden model ship lit by fireflies. “It is my all-time favorite painting,” says Kelly Schamberger, a Duluth-based artist.  
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⚖️ Meet the new Gen Z state senator aiming to reshape Minnesota politics
The legislature met for the first day Tuesday. For Zaynab Mohamed, 25, the day meant a little something more than the average swearing in ceremony. She was making history.
🌎 Minnesota PUC to examine Summit Carbon’s CO2 pipeline project
The state's Public Utilities Commission will consider its first carbon capture pipeline project application tomorrow, involving Otter Tail and Wilkin counties in northwest MN.
📜 Abortion rights, paid family leave top DFL plans for 2023
They include codifying the right to an abortion, setting up a paid family/medical leave program, expanding voting rights and fast tracking Minnesota’s clean energy goals.
- Amy Felegy, MPR News
 
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