Minnesota Now: July 9, 2024
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The much-anticipated list of state fair foods was released Tuesday. There are 33 official new foods and six new vendors. A spokesperson from the state fair joined the show to discuss how the decisions were made. Plus, a new vendor joined in to talk about what makes a Korean corn dog fair food.
A journalist who struggled to find health care for his mom in a northern Minnesota is speaking out about a crisis in rural health care.
Minnesota will soon see the first curriculum for teaching Hmong. Fifteen teachers are the first to be licensed to teach the language.
A St. Paul author has published a summer beach reach about motherhood and a senior swimming competition. MPR News host Emily Bright talked to its author.
Our Minnesota Music Minute was “The Great Exaggeration of Summer ‘19” by Zaq Baker, and our Song of the Day was “No one will ever know” by Enemy in the Sky.
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