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All Things Considered

Tom Crann
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Evan Frost | MPR News

All Things Considered, with Tom Crann in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington, is your comprehensive source for afternoon news and information. Listen from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every weekday.

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In western Wisconsin, Vance, Harris and Walz make their cases for election

In western Wisconsin, Vance, Harris and Walz make their cases for election

Candidates from both presidential tickets descended on Eau Claire, Wis., on Wednesday in separate campaign stops as they worked to win over a battleground state crucial to winning in November.
by Ellie Roth and Dana Ferguson

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As a Native woman, Flanagan says Walz knows how to partner with women of color

As a Native woman, Flanagan says Walz knows how to partner with women of color

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan said she was “over the moon” when she heard the news that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz would be running with Vice President Kamala Harris.
by Melissa Olson, Cari Spencer, Ellie Roth and Brian Bakst

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First year of legal home grow yields big returns for these medical cannabis patients

First year of legal home grow yields big returns for these medical cannabis patients

Two Minnesota medical marijuana patients who have been growing cannabis in their basements since the state legalized home growing last summer say it’s been “pretty darn rewarding.”
by Nicole Ki

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Sen. Bernie Sanders: Gov. Tim Walz would ‘speak up’ for working-class families as VP

Sen. Bernie Sanders: Gov. Tim Walz would ‘speak up’ for working-class families as VP

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke ahead of his events this weekend about Minnesota races and the prospect of Gov. Tim Walz being picked for Vice President.
by Tom Crann, Heidi Raschke and Ngoc Bui

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Restored tribal land ends uncertainty for a family living on Mille Lacs Lake

Restored tribal land ends uncertainty for a family living on Mille Lacs Lake

Members of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe say they have lived on the same parcel of land on the southside of Mille Lacs Lake since before it was claimed by the state for the school trust. This year the state passed legislation restoring the small parcel to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.
by Melissa Olson

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Touched by cancer, Minnesota’s ‘Dragon Divas’ find power paddling as one

Touched by cancer, Minnesota’s ‘Dragon Divas’ find power paddling as one

For many Minnesotans, dragon boat racing is a fun way to enjoy the water and form new friendships. But for more than 80 women in the Twin Cities who’ve survived cancer, it runs much deeper. They’ve forged a sisterhood that’s helped them heal.
by Sam Stroozas

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Job Interview: Cannabis cultivator got her start by growing tomatoes with dad

Job Interview: Cannabis cultivator got her start by growing tomatoes with dad

A year after cannabis was legalized in Minnesota, dispensaries in tribal nations have been cultivating and selling the drug. Nahayla Londo of the Waabigwan Mashkiki Dispensary in White Earth Nation, assumed growing marijuana would be similar to her family's vegetable garden.
by Lukas Levin

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