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Coming up on Morning Edition: Last year, 20 people died while in custody of Minnesota county jails. Justice advocates have called for more scrutiny of those deaths. A state official says mental health and addiction issues are key factors.
Coming up at 9 a.m., The political season is heating up. The Minnesota legislative session begins Monday and we’re heading into a big election year. Coming up Monday at 9 a.m., MPR News host Angela Davis talks about covering politics with members of the MPR News politics team .
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| | After bountiful 2023 session, Minnesota legislative leaders say agenda is leaner this year |
After the 2023 legislative session delivered a smorgasbord of policy and spending wins for Minnesota Democrats and their allies, legislative leaders are urging rank-and-file members and groups with new requests to keep appetites in check.
When the DFL gained full Capitol control last year, it set them up to pass dozens of long-sought changes, from abortion protections to recreational cannabis. And they boosted spending across state government, from universal school meals to modest tax rebates.
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| What else we're watching: | Trump says he wouldn't defend NATO allies from Russia if they're 'delinquent'. The Republican front-runner said that, as president, he warned NATO allies that he "would encourage" Russia "to do whatever the hell they want" to countries that don't meet their spending commitments.
Patrick Mahomes won his third Super Bowl title with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Mecole Harman in overtime. He is chasing Tom Brady’s seven championships, the current greatest of all time. Mahomes is in the conversation as well. This the Chiefs’ second Super Bowl championship in a row and third in five seasons.
In Minnesota, jail deaths spiked last year despite new protections Last year, 20 people died while in custody of Minnesota county jails. Justice advocates have called for more scrutiny of those deaths. A state official says mental health and addiction issues are key factors.
Their journey to unearth a cemetery for enslaved people led to communitywide interest. Urban development has erased many Black cemeteries around the U.S., but now a movement to find and memorialize them is underway.
K-12 students learned a lot last year, but they're still missing too much school. Families will play an essential role in getting students back on track, researchers say. But it's going to take a "culture" shift around the importance of being in school.
Wealth disparities by race grew during the pandemic, despite income gains, report shows. A strong performance in financial markets, particularly an outsize gain for the stock market in 2021, helped entrench existing trends of wealth inequality during the pandemic, new data released this week show.
Nick Gordon loses to Minnesota Twins in salary arbitration. Nick Gordon has lost his salary arbitration case against the Minnesota Twins and will get a raise from $735,400 to $900,000 rather than his request for $1.25 million.
— Matt Mikus, MPR News
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