MPR News PM Update

March 21, 2024

🌨️ Are you ready Minnesnowta? A winter weather advisory is posted for much of the state from 7 p.m. to 10 a.m. on Friday. Snow will develop west and expand east by Thursday evening and overnight. Get more on Updraft.

‘I’m devastated’: Hundreds of former fosters may lose state financial aid for college

More than 250 students who have been in foster care are at risk of losing their means of going to college if the Minnesota Legislature doesn’t come up with a solution this session for filling a $5 million funding gap in a state grant program.
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Prairie Island tribe set to open cannabis dispensary this summer near Red Wing

They will join Red Lake Nation and White Earth Nation in opening a dispensary and marks the first one to open in southern Minnesota.
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🎤 Bad Bunny cancels Minneapolis concert at Target Center
Just two days before a planned concert in Minneapolis, reggaeton musician Bad Bunny canceled his show. It is not yet known if the show will be rescheduled.
🚕 Minneapolis City Council signals willingness to adjust Uber and Lyft driver pay ordinance
An option which allows the council an “off ramp” moves forward while council members anticipate receiving new data that may result in changes to the controversial ordinance.
📝 Attorneys in state trooper case clash over handling of use-of-force expert
Attorneys in the case of a Minnesota state trooper charged with murder and manslaughter clashed in court Thursday over information disclosure and a use-of-force expert’s opinion, amid escalating controversy over the handling of the case.
🏛️ Another round of gun law changes again in the mix at the Capitol
Democrats at the Capitol kept slim majorities together to pass a pair of gun control bills despite concerns from lawmakers from rural areas. There's a chance more changes to gun law could happen this year.
📚 A wide lens: Ethnic studies in Minnesota classrooms
Ethnic studies classes are coming soon to schools across Minnesota. What are these new social studies courses, and how might they look in your district? Hear from teachers and students already digging into ethnic studies.
🌱 Will sprouting plants survive the snow? We asked an expert
Spring has already sprung in a lot of Minnesota yards after an unusually warm winter. Will those tender new leaves survive the snow and colder temperatures headed our way?
–  Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 

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