Student loans? Not forgiven, SCOTUS rules
| June 30, 2023 Happy last day of June! Sunday we'll see highs into the low 90s for southern Minnesota with mid 80s north. Monday looks to be the peak of our heat and potentially the hottest day many of us have seen so far this season (ope). Highs could reach the mid-90s in southern Minnesota. Lakeside holiday weekend, anyone? Get the latest on Updraft. | |
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| | Supreme Court strikes down student loan program | | By a 6 to 3 vote, the high court ruled that federal law does not authorize the Department of Education to cancel student loan debt. The anticipated decision comes as a disappointment to federal student loan borrowers who were eligible for relief under the plan — as many as 43 million borrowers, or roughly 1 in 8 Americans. | |
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| | | Minnesota opens search for marijuana manager | | The hunt is on for Minnesota’s inaugural marijuana boss. Applications opened today for the executive director position of the state’s new Office of Cannabis Management, the lead regulatory entity to oversee markets of hemp-related products and legal marijuana. Legalization comes in August; a full retail market could take a year or longer. | |
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| 🌲 Artist residency program launches in Northwoods | | “The key is that there’s an approachability to it in Park Rapids. Artists and creatives, people in general, chefs — they’re doing things at a very high level, but not something that’s fancy and makes you kind of shy around or embarrassed. Because people are wearing sandals at the opening. It’s not the Metropolitan or something like that … it’s upscale but not uptight.” | |
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| Join us at the Wordplay Festival! | | MPR News and YourClassical MPR will be on-site handing out bookmarks and swag and bringing YourClassical Storytime to the Youth Stage at 10:30 a.m. Come say "hi" and get a special ticket discount to this year's Talking Volumes events. See you on July 8! 📚😍 | |
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| In this important fundraising week for MPR News, let’s grow the future of public media for our state. Make your gift before June 30. For every gift made we will plant a seedling in Minnesota state forests through our partnership with the Future Forest Fund. | |
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