State of the State + mental health crisis response
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Coming up on Morning Edition: MPR News politics reporter Clay Masters recaps Gov. Tim Walz's State of the State speech, a survivor of the I-35W bridge collapse talks about coping with trauma after Baltimore's bridge disaster, and hear about what's in store today for Disability Advocacy Day at the Capitol.
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| | With eyes on past and on future, Walz makes his way to Owatonna for State of State address |
Gov. Tim Walz took center stage in a southern Minnesota high school auditorium Tuesday night to highlight what he viewed as policy wins from the DFL trifecta — universal school meals, guaranteed access to reproductive care and new regulations on firearms — and ask for a few more before a “window of opportunity” closes.
“I don’t know how long this window of opportunity we’re in will stay open,” Walz said. “But I commit to you that we’ll do everything we can to improve the lives of Minnesotans and leave our state better than we found it.” | |
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| | Minneapolis at forefront of alternatives to policing, mental health crisis response |
As the four year anniversary of George Floyd’s killing by a Minneapolis police officer approaches, the pace of change in the city’s public safety system can seem glacially slow.
But the city’s behavioral crisis program has been quietly growing, putting Minneapolis at the forefront of a nationwide experiment in making emergency mental health response a core public safety service.
”If we need police to help, they always come and help us, and police can tell when our approach is better and they request us to come out frequently,” Responder Alex Anderson said. “It seems to be good having both of us around.” | |
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