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The main concern of many Minnesota voters was crime, which is why it has been a key focus of political campaigns. It is not clear how much it will mobilize voters….

Advocates and agency leaders are concerned about the mental health of people and are ready to ask state legislators to make it easier for nonprofit workers to get a better wage….

Republican Jim Schultz pledged to add many new criminal prosecutors in Minnesota to the attorney general’s Office and to even bypass elected county attorneys to combat crime….

plus: Jury selection starts for Derek Chauvin’s trial; Metro Transit and the University of Minnesota offer heavily discounted student transit passes; Minnesota is ranked 10th in the employment related to the firearms sector; and many more….

Plus Traffic is back up, new resource hub for Afghan refugees, Black Garnet books are open; and many other things….

Morris students — a small, isolated island of diversity in an overwhelmingly white region — feel that the campus is not too diverse and often feel isolated….

PLUS: Omar attacks McCarthy in an ad, and Latinos claim that inflation is a top concern…

A generation of progressives was inspired by the senator’s tragic death in a plane accident two weeks before his election. They are now in power….

plus: U of M works on a plan to allow students to walk at graduation; Minnesota State submits its largest-ever state funding request; Voting rights organization promotes machine counting of votes; and many other things….

Plus: An increase in RSV cases, hospitalizations, and a complaint filed by DFL against Jim Schultz. Major travel to MEA is prohibited; COVID cases are low….