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Hmong Thai Fashion Show premieres in Saint Paul

Hmong Thai Fashion Show premieres in Saint Paul

Happy Minnesota Fashion Week to those who celebrate! An organization that has been showcasing Hmong designers for more than a decade is doing something new this spring.
by Emily Bright and Alanna Elder

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'It Happens Here' explores contrasting views of land ownership

We have been talking with people who are trying to make a difference through their land. But not everyone has the same ideas about what it means to have land, or to own it.
by Emily Bright and Alanna Elder

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Unpacking tax bills as Minnesota lawmakers prepare for votes in the House today, Senate next week

Unpacking tax bills as Minnesota lawmakers prepare for votes in the House today, Senate next week

Thursday afternoon, the Minnesota House is expected to debate a wide-ranging tax package. The bill contains rebates, additional exemptions for Social Security income, expanded child tax credits and aid to local and tribal governments.
by Emily Bright, Ellen Finn and Brian Bakst

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'Earth is our mother': Minnesota farm addresses climate change by reintroducing bison, Ojibwe horses

'Earth is our mother': Minnesota farm addresses climate change by reintroducing bison, Ojibwe horses

It’s a busy time of year for farmers like David Wise, who is juggling quite a few projects, including reintroducing bison and Ojibwe horses to his farm in Northern Minnesota. He is a descendant of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the founder of Native Wise farm, which produces wild rice, maple syrup, CBD and vegetables.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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A play written more than 2,000 years ago gets a modern, Minnesota twist

A play written more than 2,000 years ago gets a modern, Minnesota twist

A play written by Sophocles about 2,460 years ago forms the basis for a very modern story set in present day Minnesota. Author Anne Burt's novel “The Dig” wrestles with the age-old issues of power and control underlying very modern realities of immigration and urban development in a small fictional Minnesota town named Thebes. MPR News editor Euan Kerr spoke with Burt about reimagining an ancient tragedy for modern times.
by Euan Kerr

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House to vote on whether or not MinnesotaCare can offer healthcare to all

House to vote on whether or not MinnesotaCare can offer healthcare to all

The Minnesota House is set to vote April 26 on a sweeping health bill. It’s the chamber’s big health care budget bill and among many of the provisions in it, one includes a public option for MinnesotaCare.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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