Minnesota Now: Oct. 3, 2024
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Fall drought is deepening across much of the state. We hear what it means.
And polls suggest that almost one in five Americans don't know which presidential candidate they'll vote for next month. A Duluth professor takes us inside the psychology of those undecided voters.
A new chain of Mexican grocery stores is opening in the Twin Cities. We hear from the entrepreneur who hopes to fight food deserts.
And we continue our coverage of shifting cell phone policies in schools. We hear from students who started going completely phoneless this week.
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We also hear from an author who is connecting cultural identity with gardening.
Our Minnesota Music Minute was “PLT” by Cassieopia.
Our Song of the Day was “Dunes” by Foxby.
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