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Gifting a DNA test? You might reveal a life-changing family secret

Gifting a DNA test? You might reveal a life-changing family secret

DNA tests can tell you a lot about your family history, but they can also lead to some unintended holiday stress. MPR News host Angela Davis spoke with a family therapist who’s witnessed family secrets revealed and a writer who discovered an unknown relative.
by Angela Davis, Matthew Alvarez and Nicole Johnson

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State lawmakers weigh major overhaul for government office building near Capitol

Minnesota lawmakers are considering a major overhaul for the 90-year-old State Office Building in St. Paul. The venerable old building is home to House members’ offices and many hearing rooms, but lawmakers say it’s in disrepair, and in need of major security and systems updates.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Future of Us: At the Guthrie, a 2,500-year-old art form learns to pivot

Future of Us: At the Guthrie, a 2,500-year-old art form learns to pivot

In the early days of the pandemic, the Guthrie Theater in downtown Minneapolis had to scrub its calendar and lay off more than 200 employees. Nearly three years later, it’s still rebuilding. But Artistic Director Joseph Haj is resolute: “The Western drama has survived much worse.”
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Minnesota opioid treatment clinics overwhelmed as needs rise, staffs shrink

Minnesota opioid treatment clinics overwhelmed as needs rise, staffs shrink

Many of the state’s 16 opioid treatment programs are struggling to hire and retain licensed drug counselors as demand rises, but staff burnout is high. “We have people dying who are sitting on our waiting list, trying to get in,” one program director says.
by Michelle Wiley

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Future of Us: How the pandemic has and hasn’t changed the ‘Land of 20,000 Nonprofits’

Future of Us: How the pandemic has and hasn’t changed the ‘Land of 20,000 Nonprofits’

Minnesota foundations are giving nonprofits more money and more grace when it comes to jumping through hoops for it. But McKnight Foundation President Tonya Allen says it’s just the beginning of a deeper transformation.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Canine psychologist Alexandra Horowitz on her book 'The Year of the Puppy'

Canine psychologist Alexandra Horowitz on her book 'The Year of the Puppy'

Dog week continues on Big Books and Bold Ideas with a conversation about what canine researcher Alexandra Horowitz learned by observing and then adopting a puppy. What happens during that critical first year of a dog’s life — and how can learning about it help us become better companions and caretakers?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho has big plans to get more Minnesotans into homes  

Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho has big plans to get more Minnesotans into homes  

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Minnesota Housing Finance Commissioner Jennifer Ho about preventing evictions, the scope of homelessness and why she thinks its time for state government to “go big” to help lower-income Minnesotans into housing. 
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Cities, counties head back to Capitol, sales tax wish lists in hand

Cities, counties head back to Capitol, sales tax wish lists in hand

A new rec center. Road improvements. A campground expansion. Those are just a few projects stalled because of the Minnesota Legislature's inaction on a tax and spending package during the last legislative cycle. Cities and counties are hoping for better luck in the next legislative session.
by Catharine Richert

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First Indigenous Miss Minnesota competes in Miss America pageant

First Indigenous Miss Minnesota competes in Miss America pageant

Rachel Evangelisto talked with All Things Considered host Tom Crann for a Q&A ahead of the big competition to talk future plans, the pageant and politics.
by Tom Crann and Amy Felegy

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