Effort to open land near Boundary Waters to mining has been stripped from Congressional budget bill 536b4r

An effort to open up a big swath of federal land near the Boundary Waters to copper-nickel mining has been stripped from the massive budget bill moving through Congress. Several dozen people protested outside the Sherburne County Jail in Elk River today in of a St. Paul woman arrested for alleged actions during a raid in Minneapolis last week. Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Bright. Music by Gary Meister. 3q3521