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Legislature passes policing bill, ends special session

Legislature passes policing bill, ends special session

Minnesota lawmakers passed a sweeping bill early Tuesday designed to change the culture and oversight of Minnesota police officers. Gov. Tim Walz is expected to sign the legislation, which was the only notable accomplishment of the second special legislative session.
by Brian Bakst

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Park officials remove remainder of Powderhorn east encampment after most people leave

Park officials remove remainder of Powderhorn east encampment after most people leave

A sprawling homeless encampment that had hundreds of tents at its peak is gone from Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis. Sanitation workers hauled away the last few tents Monday, and police arrested about 20 people, residents and activists, who refused to leave.
by Matt Sepic

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Lawmakers: Deal near on police changes

Lawmakers: Deal near on police changes

With a special session of the Legislature due to end Monday, leading lawmakers said they were close to a deal on police accountability measures. Other agreements, notably on a public works construction bill, were not in sight.
by Brian Bakst and Tim Pugmire

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July 20 update on COVID-19 in MN: 9-month-old dies; record spike in new case counts

July 20 update on COVID-19 in MN: 9-month-old dies; record spike in new case counts

Minnesota’s COVID-19 toll continued to climb Monday with 922 new cases and an extra measure of heartbreak — the first death of a child in the state, an infant in Clay County with no underlying health problems.
by MPR News Staff

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Helping north Minneapolis rebuild — and putting businesses on more solid ground

Helping north Minneapolis rebuild — and putting businesses on more solid ground

North Minneapolis was hit hard in the uprising following George Floyd’s killing. The destruction spread to more than 100 businesses — many of them locally owned shops that were already flat on their backs from the economic fallout from COVID-19.
by Melissa Townsend

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Some Minnesota employers happy to see extra jobless benefits end

Some Minnesota employers happy to see extra jobless benefits end

Enhanced unemployment benefits to help offset the economic blow from the COVID-19 pandemic expire soon if Congress doesn't act. Some employers think those increased benefits have kept people from returning to the workforce.
by Mark Zdechlik

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