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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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A disproportionate number of Minneapolis students in special education classes are chronically absent from school

A disproportionate number of Minneapolis students in special education classes are chronically absent from school

Since the start of the pandemic, the number of students with disabilities who are chronically absent from Minneapolis Public Schools has doubled or nearly doubled in more than a third of schools.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Ramsey County covers transportation, buildings, land use in new Climate Equity Action Plan

Ramsey County covers transportation, buildings, land use in new Climate Equity Action Plan

On Tuesday afternoon Ramsey County is formally adopting its Climate Equity Action Plan, which was finalized earlier this spring. It includes a list of goals meant to help reduce the county’s role in creating greenhouse gases and help it adapt to the impacts of climate change.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Home prices, caregiving demands drive influx of intergenerational living

Home prices, caregiving demands drive influx of intergenerational living

Several forces combined over the past half century to reinvigorate the idea that multiple generations living together is a financially smart and emotionally rewarding choice.
by Cathy Wurzer, Ellen Finn and Chris Farrell

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Minnesota Lynx Coach Cheryl Reeve speaks on newest teammates post-WNBA draft

Minnesota Lynx Coach Cheryl Reeve speaks on newest teammates post-WNBA draft

Minnesota had the eighth and 31st overall picks. They selected forward Alissa Pili of the University of Utah in the first round and guard Kiki Jefferson of the University of Louisville in the third round.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Looking ahead to the Minnesota Timberwolves post-season with the co-host of The Boy Lynx

Looking ahead to the Minnesota Timberwolves post-season with the co-host of The Boy Lynx

The Timberwolves are third in the Western Conference and set to play the Phoenix Suns, a team they have yet to beat this season, on Saturday in the NBA playoffs.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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