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All Things Considered with Clay Masters is your comprehensive source for afternoon news and information. Listen from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every weekday.

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Program brings farm fresh produce to incarcerated youth in Bemidji
Forget what you think you know about the food served in correctional facilities; these youth are getting farm-to-table meals thanks to a Minnesota Department of Agriculture grant program designed for schools.
Anger to action: How DFLers transformed Minnesota abortion rights after Roe
DFL lawmakers felt rage last June 24 as the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. They channeled that anger into winning at the polls then widening abortion access in ways that surprised even some supporters and angered opponents. Here’s how it happened.
St. Cloud State University eliminates programs, lays off faculty due to enrollment decline
University administrators say the cuts are necessary to fix a looming $24 million budget deficit caused by a decline in student enrollment. But some faculty worry that St. Cloud State’s push to expand online courses is making things worse.
Art Hounds: Stories from the Great Lakes
This week, Art Hounds recommend art at the Great Lakes Aquarium, Midsummer at Franconia Sculpture Park and a classic play in Rochester
Crews monitoring wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
The U.S. Forest Service is monitoring a wildfire detected Tuesday in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The fire, about 10 miles southwest of the end of the Gunflint Trail, was estimated at about 30 acres in size.
Minnesota bets on child tax credit to cut poverty. Will it work?
Minnesota has a new child tax credit for families whose incomes make them financially insecure. Advocates predict it will make a big dent in child poverty, although how that is measured matters.