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TOMORROW: Via Xcel Energy, VERBATIM: “Xcel Energy is ready to help customers who may be struggling with their bills as spring arrives and Minnesota’s Cold Weather Rule ends for the season. For those who may need financial assistance, there are a variety of programs that can help customers in need. The Cold Weather Rule, which expires April 30, helps protect residential energy customers from electric or gas service disconnections if it affects their primary heating source. The rule runs each year from October 1 – April 30.” QUOTE: “If customers experience challenges paying their bills, we have financial assistance options that can help meet their needs,” said Canda Henry, vice president, customer care. “We know that economic challenges and unfortunate circumstances can be difficult for our customers, and we want to remind them that we are here to help.”
MORE: Via Minnesota Department of Commerce, energy assistance resources. SEE: https://fluence-media.co/42TkAYq
NEXTGEN: Via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “The North Central Small Business Development Center at Central Lakes College hosted its second annual Raider Cup Pitch Competition earlier this week in Brainerd. The event is an opportunity for student entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative ideas. For the North Central SBDC at Central Lakes College, the competition is all about giving students the platform they deserve.” QUOTE: “We’re really big believers in that good ideas can come from anywhere and that they should come from everywhere,” said North Central SBDC Regional Director Katie Heppner. “We really wanted to elevate our students, provide them the extra guidance that we do through the Small Business Development Center, to really polish up those ideas, have them be a little bit more real world and concrete.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/42PkVuZ
KAYAKING: Via WCCO-Radio, VERBATIM: “Interested in kayaking on the Mississippi River in the heart of Minneapolis or St. Paul? You simply log in online, get a code and use it to open a locker to your kayak and gear. ‘It really is that simple,’ said Devin Brown, community programs director for the Mississippi Park Connection. She beams when telling people about the Paddle Share program, which is getting more Minnesotans on the River. Brown moved to the Twin Cities from New Jersey more than a decade ago, specifically for the river.” LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/3SbR4bf
LIFESAVER: Via KSTP-TV, VERBATIM: “A Twin Cities high school student is credited for helping save a life. A few weeks ago, Colin Shea, a student at Saint Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights, gave Narcan to a person he found unconscious while biking on the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis. After calling 911, Shea went to get Narcan from a dispenser he knew was nearby. By the time paramedics arrived, the man was all right.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4jEi1kg
HAIRCUTS: Via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “A new Twin Cities nonprofit is embracing the words ‘when you look good, you feel good.’ ‘A haircut can kind of change a person's whole view on themselves, or view on their like, outlook on life and everything,’ Shear Hope Collective founder Nick Williams said. Shear Hope Collective is a group of Minnesota stylist and barbers bringing the salon to the people — at no cost. Its mission is to make sure everyone has access to grooming.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3ErDwW8
VETERANS: Via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “The Minnesota Senate passed a bill Wednesday granting some veterans benefits to Hmong and Lao soldiers who fought with the U.S. military in Laos during the Vietnam War. ‘You cannot tell the story of Minnesota without the story of the Hmong,’ said Sen. Aric Putnam, DFL-St. Cloud, chair of the veterans subcommittee. ‘This is about us. Our Hmong neighbors and friends today live the legacy of those soldiers who we can and should respect with our decision today.’ About 50 Hmong veterans attended the vote at the Capitol.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3YjOxzm
BLOOMINGTON: Via City of Bloomington, VERBATIM: “A new memorial to honor and recognize veterans will be built at Harrison Park, 1701 W. 100th Street, as part of a partnership between the City of Bloomington and Bloomington Remembers Veterans, the nonprofit organization leading the memorial’s development.” READ/RENDERING: https://fluence-media.co/4jCUVdM
LIBRARY: Via KAAL-TV, VERBATIM: “Grace Pesch was joined by her colleagues at United Way of Southeast Minnesota, collecting books for the little ones to read before they enter kindergarten. The program is part of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library which collects books to donate to families for free so kids under the age of five can get a head start on their literacy skills before kindergarten comes around.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3S9crdh
HONOR ROLL: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “Students at a Crystal elementary school received some special recognition for their academic achievements. The FAIR School Crystal held a parade Friday afternoon along Adair Avenue to celebrate all of the students who made the honor roll.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3RFkTRq
FRESH15: The latest season of Fresh15 includes interviews with new Minnesota House members. So far, five new members have shared their goals, background and fun facts before they take office in a historic session this January.
Rep. Kari Rehrauer
Rep. Wayne Johnson
Rep. Julie Greene
Rep. Keith Allen
Rep. Peter Johnson
Follow on your favorite podcast platform, or at www.TheDailyAgenda.com/Podcasts. (SPONSORED: Minnesota Telecom Alliance)
THURSDAY: Via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “After suffering a debilitating stroke in February, Minnesota musician John Munson got onstage and sang again over the weekend. With no advance announcement, Munson, who had a stroke Feb. 23, took the stage at Minneapolis’ Hook & Ladder Theater on Saturday at a private event to honor his friend, Laurie Lindeen, the singer/memoirist/professor who died of an aneurysm last summer . . . He hopes to sing again in public Thursday at Munson Fest, a benefit concert at the Fitzgerald Theater featuring a parade of local musicians including Chan Poling, Steve Roehm, Aby Wolf, Matt Wilson, Dylan Hicks and others.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4lT7NO6
ART: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “From the moment you step into the class, taught by 2024 Art Educator of the Year Erin Boe, you can feel that sense of community. ‘Raise your hand if you are extremely excited and proud of what you’ve accomplished,’ Boe calls out to her large class of 36 students. ‘Let’s give a round of applause!’ What they accomplished — is three trimesters worth of art created by the students in the unified art class.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4jSR3EY
PARK: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “Along Highway 100 in Robbinsdale, volunteers are continuing efforts to preserve a national treasure. Volunteers worked to plant trees and lilac shrubs at Graeser Park on Saturday. Extensive restoration efforts at Graeser Park started four years ago . . . The historic wayside park was originally built from 1940-1941 to celebrate construction of Highway 100, Minnesota’s first freeway, also known back then as Lilac Way.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4jxainK
AEON: Via news release from housing nonprofit Aeon, VERBATIM: “With deep gratitude for his exceptional leadership, the Aeon Board of Directors announces that Dr. Eric Anthony Johnson has made the personal decision to step down as President and CEO of Aeon, effective May 2, 2025. Dr. Johnson has led Aeon through a pivotal chapter in its history — one marked by both immense challenges and remarkable resilience. In the face of a deeply complex affordable housing landscape, he guided the organization with vision, clarity, and purpose.”
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