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Native radio station; $300 million for early education 

View this email as a web page May 31, 2023 Hot and muggy ☀️. After a hot day, spotty thunderstorms will redevelop late afternoon into the evening in some areas. Get the latest on Updraft. A Native radio station's long, influential reach after Wounded Knee It's been 40 years since the Midwest's first Native American radio station went on the air. KILI Radio on the Pine Ridge reservation serves as an inspiration for many Minnesotans, including Alfred Walking Bull of Minneapolis. Read here Minnesota lawmakers pledge at least $300 million toward early education This session Minnesota lawmakers put millions toward funding early learning scholarships, expanded school-based early education and created a new state agency dedicated to children, youth and families.  Read here 💸 Minnesota on course to deliver tax rebates this fall Tax rebates are due to arrive in early fall. If you're expecting one, here are some things to know.  🚫 Minnesota DFL ratifies bylaw changes, bars candidate Nasri Warsame from seeking party endorsement The Minnesota DFL's Central Committee ratified a pair of bylaw changes on Tuesday night, and in doing so banned a Minneapolis City Council candidate from seeking the party's endorsement for any office. 🧮 Boys of Hope: Raising positive role models in Minnesota A mentoring program says it's teaching the next generation of  Minnesota boys to become positive and productive men. 🎸 Folk and blues legend Lead Belly's Minneapolis private party Folk and blues singer Huddie Ledbetter performed a short concert at a friend's Minneapolis home in 1948. Instead of being lost in music history, someone decided to record it. Listen in. -  Nicole Johnson, MPR News SPONSOR   Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe today! Preference Center ❘ Unsubscribe This email was sent by: Minnesota Public Radio 480 Cedar Street Saint Paul, MN, 55101