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1 week ago | minnesotanewsnetwork.com | Tasha Redel

>>All of Minnesota Under Air Quality Alert(St. Paul, MN) — Wildfire smoke from Canada has prompted the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to issue an air quality alert for the entire state through Monday. The MPCA states that a cold front is drawing smoke from wildfires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with multiple rounds expected over the next several days.

1 week ago | minnesotanewsnetwork.com | Tasha Redel

>>Governor Walz to Meet with Legislative Leaders Thursday Afternoon(St. Paul, MN) — Governor Tim Walz is set to meet with legislative leaders this afternoon (Thurs) as budget negotiations slow at the State Capitol. Layoff notices will begin going out to state workers if the $66 million state budget isn’t passed by Sunday, June 1st. House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman told Capitol reporters she expects a special session sometime next week.

1 week ago | minnesotanewsnetwork.com | Tasha Redel

>>Teen Dies in Crash North of Wadena(Wadena, MN) — Just before 11 last night, Otter Tail County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a motor vehicle accident north of Wadena in Blufton Township. When officers arrived, they found a truck on its side in a ditch. 18-year-old Blake Unger was found dead near the vehicle. The driver, 18-year-old Izak Schermerhorn, was located and arrested and is facing 4th-degree DWI and criminal vehicular charges.

1 week ago | minnesotanewsnetwork.com | Tasha Redel

>>Protest Focused on Undocumented Adults Losing Health Care(St. Paul, MN) — Dozens of protesters gathered outside Governor Tim Walz’s office, protesting the budget agreement that will eliminate health care for undocumented adults. Erika Zurawski (zu-raw-skee) is with the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee and says this decision will cost Minnesotans their lives.

2 weeks ago | minnesotanewsnetwork.com | Tasha Redel

>>Special Session Likely Next Week(St. Paul, MN) — State lawmakers were hoping the governor could call a special session by this week, but it appears that won’t happen. The lawmakers’ working groups continue finalizing their budget bills. Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy calls the work slow and steady. Realistically, Murphy says the earliest a special session could be called is the middle of next week.