MPR News PM Update

May 7, 2024

🌦️ It's a warm and wet Tuesday with temps in the low 70s in southern Minnesota. Scattered rain and thunder cells are developing and will move northeast this evening. Stay alert this afternoon for potential brief funnel clouds. Get the latest on Updraft.

Gov. Tim Walz signs ‘Taylor Swift bill’ into law, requiring more regulation in the ticketing industry

The law requires ticket sellers to list the full price, including fees, up-front on their website. It also bans speculative ticketing, where tickets are sold before they are actually available. And it will prevent ticket companies and resellers from using deceptive practices.
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DFL lawmakers advance rideshare plan despite Uber, Lyft pushback

A new plan to pay rideshare drivers in Minnesota got its first public airing Tuesday at the Capitol. Drivers say it offers them security, but Uber and Lyft say it doesn’t work for them.
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💰 U of M says less than 1% of endowment invested in companies tied to Israel
The University of Minnesota on Tuesday said it has investments in 33 Israel-based companies and eight U.S.-based companies doing business with the Israeli military including defense contractors.
🗣️ Expert: University of Minnesota agreement with protesters is ‘quite remarkable’
How significant is the agreement and how does it fit into the larger national picture of student-led pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses? Lisa Mueller, associate professor of political science at Macalester College in St. Paul said the current student protests have a better shot at succeeding than other recent movements did.
🚨 2 killed in house explosion in Mille Lacs County
The Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims as 60-year-old Royce Edward Kreger Jr. and 61-year-old Katherine Ann Kreger, who both lived at the home. A dog also died in the explosion.
🎤 The 2024 Minnesota State Fair Grandstand lineup
Update: The Minnesota State Fair announced early Tuesday that the multiplatinum, award-winning artist Becky G will open the Grandstand Concert series on Aug. 22 at 7 p.m.
🕹️ Winona high schoolers learn art and science by restoring old pinball machines
Listen: Winona Area Learning Center’s Pinhawk Club restore broken pinball machines to working order. They will auction off their first fully-restored machine Saturday.
🏀 WNBA to begin full-time charter flights this season, commissioner says
The wait for full-time charter flights for WNBA teams finally is over with commissioner Cathy Engelbert announcing the league's plans to start the program this season.
– Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 
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