What’s happening in Minnesota Today
🌞 Thursday will bring the warmest day of this month across much of Minnesota. High temperatures will rise into the 50s once again across southern Minnesota and parts of the Twin Cities could hit 50 degrees Thursday afternoon.
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📝 Proposed trims to Minnesota’s disability waiver program concern people reliant on services. The disability waivers system — linked to the state’s Medicaid program — allows people to access care such as an aide, transportation or other support. That way people can live more independently and not in an institutional setting. Around 70,000 people were on disability waivers in 2023.
⚖️ Main suspect pleads guilty in mass shooting at Minneapolis punk show. After previously pleading not guilty, Dominic Burris changed his plea to guilty for aiding and abetting both second-degree murder in the death of August Golden and first-degree assault against Tonio Alarcon-Borges.
🏫 Lakeville school board votes to remove inclusive posters from district buildings. The posters, designed by staff with input from students in 2021, have slogans like “everyone is welcome,” “we are stronger together,” and “Black lives matter.” Critics said they’re too political.
🎻 Minnesota Orchestra reports $3.8 million operating loss in annual report. In a press release, Brent Assink, the orchestra’s interim president and CEO, described the organization as “still climbing back from the pandemic,” while also achieving milestones.
🚓 Minneapolis will consider settling another Chauvin excessive force lawsuit. The Minneapolis City Council will consider the settlement during a closed session Thursday. The amount the city agreed to pay has not yet been made public.
🧑🏫 Minnesota reading, math scores stagnant five years after the pandemic. Newly released national data shows Minnesota student test scores have not risen significantly in math and reading over the last two years, although the state’s students continue to outperform national averages. |
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