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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini

Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
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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Minnesota music: One of the pillars of Minnesota Now is featuring great Minnesota-based music. Here’s this year’s playlist of songs heard on the show.

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What's new with Gopher hockey, basketball and baseball? Our sports guys have the latest

What's new with Gopher hockey, basketball and baseball? Our sports guys have the latest

Sports experts Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson joined guest host Tim Nelson to talk about the chances of Gopher Hockey winning the Big 10 Tournament Championship, the Twins gearing up for their baseball season, Gopher basketball and NFC North quarterback drama.
by Tim Nelson and Melissa Townsend

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Tweens are too old for camp and too young for jobs. What should they do during the summer?

Tweens are too old for camp and too young for jobs. What should they do during the summer?

It's that time of year when many caregivers have their kids just all booked for camps and summer activities. That’s fine for elementary age children, but what about our tweens?
by Melissa Townsend and Tim Nelson

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Updated Minnesota state budget and surplus plan unveiled by Walz Thursday

Updated Minnesota state budget and surplus plan unveiled by Walz Thursday

Gov. Tim Walz is releasing an update to his state budget plan Thursday. It's a revision based on the latest state budget forecast that still showed the state with a huge projected surplus, topping $17 billion.
by Tim Nelson

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Met Council to vote on security guards at Metro Transit stations

Met Council to vote on security guards at Metro Transit stations

The Met Council will vote Wednesday evening on a contract with a security company to place guards at six bus and light rail stations. Metro Transit announced on Tuesday it will close the shelter at the Uptown Transit Station in Minneapolis until it has security there.
by Tim Nelson and Alanna Elder

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Auditor's report finds Southwest Light Rail project has governance issues

Auditor's report finds Southwest Light Rail project has governance issues

A new report on the Southwest Light Rail project has identified a host of governance issues, and suggests that the Minnesota Legislature fundamentally reorganize how such major transit projects are planned, paid for and built.
by Tim Nelson

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