MPR News AM Update: Early presidential voting starts tomorrow

Good morning. It’s freezing out. Here’s what you need to know to start your Thursday.

Wear many layers if you must go outside today. Seriously — Twin Cities highs will be around 3 with wind chills around minus 25 this morning. It’ll get only 5 to 10 degrees warmer at night. Statewide highs range from minus 2 to 6 above zero. At night, northeast low temps between minus 9 and minus 15; southwest lows between 5 below and 3 above zero. More on Updraft. | Forecast

Then, a foot of snow is coming. The Twin Cities could see as much as 15 inches of snow in what meteorologist Paul Huttner says could be the biggest storm of the month.

Friday is the first day Minnesotans can cast their pick for president. Early voting for the state’s first presidential primary since 1992 begins Friday. Reporter Brian Bakst visited some local elections officials to see how they’re preparing. Are you planning to vote Friday? We’d like to hear from you.

Minnesota’s most in-demand jobs don’t pay enough to live here. Max Nesterak of the newly launched Minnesota Reformer dives into why low-wage workers haven’t benefited from the growing economy and how difficult it is for many people to make ends meet: “Of the 10 most in-demand jobs in Minnesota right now, only half pay the $15 an hour needed to meet the basic costs of living in the state. And that’s assuming you’re single, with no kids or anyone else to support, don’t have student debt, can find a cheaper-than-average home, and can get 40 hours of work each and every week — not a typical scenario.”

A new law offers some protection for affordable housing renters. The law states that landlords may not increase rents more than once every year, a change which comes after tenant complaints of rent increases just a month after moving in.