Shows

2024 in politics: Gov. Tim Walz’s rise to the national stage and the VP nomination
In the final days of 2024, Minnesota Now is looking back at some of the year’s most significant moments in politics. At the top of the list is Gov. Tim Walz’s rise to become the Democratic vice presidential nominee alongside Kamala Harris.
Minnesota civil rights leader says Carter was an ‘important political voice in the struggle’
Josie Johnson, known as Minnesota’s first lady of civil rights, once served as the deputy campaign manager for President Jimmy Carter in Tennessee.
The power of decluttering
It’s time to get ready for new things in 2025. But first you have to toss out the old. MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about decluttering and getting organized.
Morning Announcements for Dec. 30
Here are the morning announcements for Monday, Dec. 30, 2024.
An overview of Minnesota’s cannabis industry in 2024 and what to expect in 2025
Ahead of the new year and the start of another legislative session, MPR News reporters Dana Ferguson, Hannah Yang and Melissa Olson joined Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer with updates on the budding enterprise.
Minneapolis land trust homeowners shocked by big property tax increases
Many homeowners across Minnesota are facing an increase in their property taxes next year. But owners of land trust houses in Minneapolis are facing whopping tax increases of more than 40 percent after a change in state law. Low-income owners in the program say it puts them in a tough spot.