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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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Direct advice for not so direct Minnesotans

Direct advice for not so direct Minnesotans

We’re kicking off a new series called “Professional Help.” For our debut segment, we asked a professional to help us (and all Minnesotans) learn how to be assertive.
by Ellen Finn

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White Earth conducting historical preservation interviews to inform new K-12 curriculum

White Earth conducting historical preservation interviews to inform new K-12 curriculum

Members of the White Earth Nation will have a chance to have their stories recorded and eventually used in Minnesota K-12 social studies curriculum.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Will PWHL Minnesota drama overshadow league’s future?

Will PWHL Minnesota drama overshadow league’s future?

Minnesota's Professional Women's Hockey League has celebrated success and dealt with controversy in the past two weeks. Ian Kennedy with The Hockey News spoke to Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer on what’s happening.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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‘Untapped market’: Rapidly growing Yemeni coffee chains set sights on Twin Cities

‘Untapped market’: Rapidly growing Yemeni coffee chains set sights on Twin Cities

Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co., and a second chain opening this fall, fill a need for after-hours social spaces for young Muslims — and also draw coffee connoisseurs.
by Hibah Ansari and CJ Younger

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With short-term budget fix in hand, Minneapolis school board turns to long game: school closures

With short-term budget fix in hand, Minneapolis school board turns to long game: school closures

District leaders will begin walkthroughs of campuses this summer, as part of a study that will inform a school closure plan, the school board chair tells MPR News. A budget passed Tuesday relied largely on one-time funding to close a $110 million deficit.
by Cathy Wurzer, CJ Younger and Megan Burks

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