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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini

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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini is journalism that doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s reporting that puts people first with live, down-to-earth, unscripted interviews that aim to inform and entertain. Tune in to Minnesota Now weekdays at noon on the radio or the live audio stream at mprnews.org.

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Counties, food shelves prepare for impacts of expanded work requirements for SNAP

Counties, food shelves prepare for impacts of expanded work requirements for SNAP

Expanded work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, could affect thousands of Minnesotans. That has local advocates and county leaders preparing for the impacts.
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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First-of-its-kind publisher grows out of Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop

First-of-its-kind publisher grows out of Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop

For more than a decade, the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop has provided creative writing classes to people in correctional facilities. That work has led to the creation of Lost Kite Editions, a national independent press.
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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Some international adoptees face citizenship precarity amid immigration enforcement surge

Some international adoptees face citizenship precarity amid immigration enforcement surge

Many people, adoptees and parents included, might assume that anyone adopted by U.S. citizens would also have citizenship. But that’s not always the case. A lawyer with the Adoptee Rights Law Center based in Minneapolis explains.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Latino sexual assault survivor advocates grapple with César Chavez's legacy

Latino sexual assault survivor advocates grapple with César Chavez's legacy

On a day that used to celebrate Chavez on his birthday, March 31, Minnesota-based Latino sexual assault survivor advocacy group Esperanza United is instead turning to support survivors.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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Data shows three-quarters of ICE arrestees in Minnesota had no criminal record

Data shows three-quarters of ICE arrestees in Minnesota had no criminal record

The new data shows fewer than one-quarter of those arrested by immigration agents in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge had a criminal conviction on their record. A little more than 13 percent of those arrested had pending criminal charges.
by Jon Collins and Kate Martin

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