MPR News PM Update

March 3, 2023

Good evening,

Enjoy a couple more dry days with milder high temperatures, in the 30s into the weekend. The next storm system brings rain and snow Sunday into Monday with accumulations possible. Get the latest on Updraft.
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Voting rights restored to 50,000 under new Minnesota law
Gov. Tim Walz has restored the right to vote to felons who’ve served out their prison or jail sentences. It'll make 50,000 or more people eligible to vote immediately, the largest voting rights expansion the state has seen in decades.
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School cybersecurity expert weighs in: What’s happening in Minneapolis?
Cybersecurity is an increasingly prominent concern for public school districts: There have been approximately 200 similar incidents targeting both big and small districts throughout the country in the last three years. One example? Minneapolis.
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⛯ 'Deja vu all over': Two Harbors fights again over Lighthouse Point development
Up-north plans for townhomes perched above Lake Superior near the infamous lighthouse are back in the picture, but face longstanding criticism. "A lighthouse at the end of a secluded point is a pretty special thing."
🧃 MN elementary students raised thousands for wheelchair-friendly playground
When he'd go outside at recess, John Buettner would dream of learning the monkey-bars. The fifth-grader uses a wheelchair, so they aren't accessible to him—in fact, most of the playground at Glen Lake Elementary School isn't.
🖼️ New exhibition looks to put ritual Chinese art in its original environment
"This show is different": Opening tomorrow at Mia, you'll find no museum labels. The exhibition pieces in their original ritual contexts. See wall paintings of mountains, inspired by Chinese bronze art; soundscapes transport you from theme to theme.
- Amy Felegy, MPR News
 
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