Some Latino business owners say customers have been staying away out of fear of being detained and deported. Twin Cities business and city leaders are encouraging people to buy from Latino-owned shops this Saturday.
Pulsar Helium is conducting exploratory drilling in northern Minnesota, hoping to confirm a profitable deposit of helium, a valuable gas used to make products from party balloons to semiconductor chips.
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🎨 ‘Outrageous’ and ‘chilling’: Local orgs react to new DEI restrictions from the National Endowments for the Arts. Among these new guidelines are restrictions that forbid grant recipients from promoting diversity, equity, inclusion and “gender ideology.” Now some local arts organizations are speaking out.
🏫 Lawmaker who led state to require ethnic studies in schools decries effort to undo it. Another lawmaker argued that as student scores for reading, math and other core classes continue to drop, more time should be spent on fundamentals in the classroom.
✈️ What’s the key to surviving a plane crash? Skilled crew, strong seats and wings that detach.
Crews late Wednesday removed the wrecked aircraft from a runway at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. Delta said it has offered to pay $30,000 to each passenger on the flight.
🎵 From The Current: This Minneapolis studio showcases pieces from Prince’s sparkling career. Michelle Streitz, who made glitter canes for the Purple One’s 1988 Lovesexy tour, celebrates the
music icon with Immerse Prince Love: Minneapolis Collections.
How do we remember the journeys that brought us to Minnesota? And why do those stories matter, now more than ever? Join immigration reporters Sarah Thamer from MPR News and Katelyn Vue from Sahan Journal on Feb. 20 for an evening of arrival stories, inspiration and advice on preserving your own family's history and culture. Get more information and register at MPREvents.org.
