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Will Bruno Mars play Prince in biopic?

Bruno Mars will be performing tonight and tomorrow night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
by Phil Picardi

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When rising rent makes affordable housing unaffordable

When rising rent makes affordable housing unaffordable

When we talk about affordable housing, we usually talk about whether someone has a place to live. But buried in that discussion is another facet of the housing shortage: whether someone's rent is just a few dollars away from becoming unaffordable.
by Catharine Richert

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Task force recommends ways to address critical shortage of affordable housing

Task force recommends ways to address critical shortage of affordable housing

An affordable housing task force appointed last year by Gov. Dayton is recommending broad changes in funding, technology and regulation to meet a statewide demand for affordable housing.
by Dan Gunderson

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Rural America faces a crisis in 'adequate housing'

Rural America faces a crisis in 'adequate housing'

Small towns have their own version of the housing crisis: not enough homes being built, plus a lack of move-in ready homes. Local leaders say it's hard to expand the tax base without more homes.
by Kirk Siegler

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Radio Camp 2018: Behind the scenes at the Guthrie Theater

Radio Camp 2018: Behind the scenes at the Guthrie Theater

MPR's annual summer radio camp for high school students involved reporting at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. Each student worked with an MPR mentor and produced a feature story on someone who works at the Guthrie. The culmination of their hard work? Inspiring, sound-rich radio storytelling.
by MPR News Staff

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Video: What's a primary election?

Video: What's a primary election?

Minnesota has an unusually long list of races on the primary ballot this year including governor, both U.S. Senate seats, all eight congressional seats, secretary of state, auditor and attorney general. Here's what you need to know before heading to the voting booth.
by Jiwon Choi

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Reporting ‘with neither fear nor favor’ earns ethics award for MPR, NPR reporters

Allow us a moment of pride as we point out that a small cadre MPR newsies as well as David Folkenflik and Mary Louise Kelly at NPR, have been awarded 2018 Ethics in Journalism Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. Both groups had a difficult task in the last year. They had to report on failings within their own organizations.
by Bob Collins

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'Live from Here' lets three longtime employees go

'Live from Here' lets three longtime employees go

The departing staff members were associated with Garrison Keillor's old program, 'A Prairie Home Companion.'
by Laura Yuen

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Rochester construction is booming, but affordable housing lags

Rochester construction is booming, but affordable housing lags

A Rochester city survey of residents shows that a strong majority is worried there isn't enough affordable housing for people working in the city's growing service industries.
by Catharine Richert

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