All Things Considered

Tom Crann
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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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Some Venezuelans in Minnesota face uncertainty amid end of ‘Temporary Protected Status’
Venezuelans under Temporary Protected Status who received the protections in 2023 will lose that status in April. Some who fled Venezuela and are in Minnesota fear what will happen if they have to go back.
What Simon says in House goes, but temporary chamber leader tiptoes through intensely partisan terrain
Secretary of State Steve Simon is in the center of a fight over power in the Minnesota House of Representatives. The executive branch officeholder who was first elected to public office two decades ago says he’s not taking sides. Republicans have sued Simon and vice versa.
Minnesota nonprofits at risk after Trump threatens foreign aid cuts
Minnesotan Karen Fredrickson has worked as a senior advisor at USAID. She spoke with MPR News host Tom Crann about the Minnesota organizations threatened by new executive orders.
A Minnesota nursery‘s hydrangeas shared the red carpet at the 2025 Grammys
A century-old Minnesota plant nursery shared the spotlight with celebrities at the Grammys last night — supplying pink, blue and purple hydrangeas for the red carpet.
Job Interview: This man keeps skiers on the slopes, even when nature doesn’t cooperate
Even when there’s little snow in Minnesota, ski hills around the state will find a way to keep their doors open. Thomas Sticha explains what it’s like to make and groom snow in this segment of Job Interview.