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Education

Retention problems threaten gains in hiring teachers of color

Minnesota has made some progress when it comes to recruiting teachers of color, but problems keeping teachers in the classroom threaten to undermine gains. Teacher shortages ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, February 3, 2017 10:53 am

News

MN lawyers gather to denounce immigration policy

Attorneys gathered in St. Paul Thursday said that President Donald Trump's approach to immigration is creating a crisis unseen in past administrations. In below-freezing temperatures, dozens ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, February 3, 2017 10:51 am

Business

Bill to quash local labor regulations advances

House Republicans at the state Capitol gave preliminary approval Thursday to a bill that would strike down the sick leave mandates put in place by ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, February 3, 2017 10:26 am

News

Walz: Customs officials refused to discuss travel ban

U.S. Rep. Tim Walz wanted to know how President Donald Trump's immigration executive order was affecting travelers to Minnesota. He tried his usual channels, to no ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, February 2, 2017 10:57 am

News

Confusion continues over who can travel and why nearly a week after Trump’s order

It’s been nearly a week since President Trump issued an executive order temporarily restricting travel from seven predominately Muslim countries in the Middle East and ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, February 2, 2017 10:21 am

News

Thousands protest immigration ban in downtown Minneapolis; Second large-scale gathering this week since Trump’s move

MPR News Staff MPR News/90.1 FM Thousands of people gathered in downtown Minneapolis Tuesday to protest President Donald Trump’s executive order to temporarily ban refugees ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, February 1, 2017 10:28 am

News

GOP lawmakers take aim at Dayton’s budget plan

ST. PAUL —Last week, Republicans were muted in their criticism of Gov. Mark Dayton’s budget plan as the governor revealed that he had been diagnosed ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, January 31, 2017 10:59 am

Faith

Faith leaders denounce Trump’s immigration ban

Leaders of churches, mosques and synagogues met in Minneapolis Monday to condemn President Donald Trump's executive order on refugees and immigration. The faith leaders said the ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, January 31, 2017 10:53 am

News

Rural voters OK with ban

While critics continue to blast President Donald Trump for his executive order placing restrictions on immigration, many of his supporters in greater Minnesota generally agree ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, January 31, 2017 10:50 am

Business

Free of bird flu for now; Minnesota keeps wary eye on global outbreaks

Minnesota poultry farmers have so far avoided a repeat of the 2015 avian flu epidemic that decimated local flocks. But the disease’s recent spread in ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, January 27, 2017 9:59 am

News

Twin Cities mayors defiant of sanctuary city order

The mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul offered a defiant response to President Donald Trump’s executive order against so-called sanctuary cities that he says “willfully ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, January 26, 2017 10:56 am

News

How Mary Tyler Moore made Minneapolis a star

When “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” hit television sets in 1970, it made a star of Minneapolis. In the opening credits, the city skyline shines for ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, January 26, 2017 10:56 am

Health

Lawmakers back aid for health coverage cost hikes

Minnesota House and Senate negotiators on Wednesday finalized a compromise bill to deliver health insurance premium relief to thousands of Minnesotans. The Legislature is expected ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, January 26, 2017 10:48 am

Local Government

Dayton’s two-year budget plan hikes spending by $1.2 billion

ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday rolled out a $45.8 billion two-year budget proposal stressing health care, education and transportation. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, January 25, 2017 10:18 am

Agriculture

Minn. farmers, business leaders lament Pacific trade deal’s demise

President Donald Trump on Monday officially ended American participation in the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal many Minnesota businesses saw as a way to ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, January 24, 2017 10:13 am

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