Dispatch from southeast Minnesota

Elizabeth Baier, who covers Southeast Minnesota for Minnesota Public Radio News, reviews stories on her beat during Morning Edition with Cathy Wurzer.

Elizabeth discussed efforts in Rochester to imitate the popular Uptown entertainment district near downtown Minneapolis; the Elk Run bio-business center project underway in Pine Island; and the $8.8 million Minnesota will receive from the federal government to help water quality in the Mississippi River.

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