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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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Minnesota unions say there’s new energy and hope in their movement, despite threats to progress

Minnesota unions say there’s new energy and hope in their movement, despite threats to progress

More than 90 years after a bloody strike made Minneapolis a union town, much of bargaining here still comes down to fair wages and safe working conditions. 
by Gretchen Brown

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Environmental, conservation groups apply pressure on nitrate contamination in southeast Minnesota

Environmental, conservation groups apply pressure on nitrate contamination in southeast Minnesota

Environmental groups and concerned well owners in southeast Minnesota hope a lawsuit against the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Department of Agriculture will open up the rulemaking process for manure and commercial fertilizer.
by Clay Masters

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Riot guns and revolution: How a bloody 1934 workers strike in Minneapolis catalyzed the nation

Riot guns and revolution: How a bloody 1934 workers strike in Minneapolis catalyzed the nation

A landmark 1934 Minneapolis strike made the city a union town and influenced national labor law. It was an outcome that seemed all but impossible in the first part of the decade.
by Gretchen Brown

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Minnesota Lynx players make their mark during All-Star Weekend

Minnesota Lynx players make their mark during All-Star Weekend

Lynx star Napheesa Collier steered her team to the weekend's biggest prize. Meanwhile, two other Lynx stars, Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman, created buzz with their 72-hour marathon live stream of the festivities.
by Emily Bright and Ngoc Bui

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Minnesota broadcasters brace for ‘catastrophic’ impact of federal funding cuts

Minnesota broadcasters brace for ‘catastrophic’ impact of federal funding cuts

Minnesota public broadcasters brace for the impact of losing $17 million in Corporation for Public Broadcasting funds following the passage of the rescission bill in Congress.
by Erica Zurek

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Channeling Paul Bunyan: Veterans try axe throwing at National Wheelchair Games in Minneapolis

Channeling Paul Bunyan: Veterans try axe throwing at National Wheelchair Games in Minneapolis

This week, 550 athletes are in Minneapolis for the National Veterans Wheelchair Games — the world’s largest wheelchair sport and rehabilitation event for military veterans. Each year, a new sport is chosen to exhibit. For Minnesota, it’s axe throwing.
by Kyra Miles

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Isaac Thompson named president and CEO of Minnesota Orchestra

Isaac Thompson named president and CEO of Minnesota Orchestra

Isaac Thompson, a Twin Cities native and current head of the Oregon Symphony, has been named president and CEO of the Minnesota Orchestra, returning to lead the organization he grew up attending.
by Max Sparber, Tom Crann and Gretchen Brown

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Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty of two counts of burglary after multi-day trial

Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty of two counts of burglary after multi-day trial

A jury found state Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty of two felony burglary charges for breaking into her stepmother’s home in April of 2024. The conviction could cost the DFL control of the Minnesota Senate.
by David Schaper, Peter Cox, Mathew Holding Eagle III, Annie Baxter and Dana Ferguson

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MN Shortlist, July 18-24: Chastity Brown, touring Shakespeare and more

MN Shortlist, July 18-24: Chastity Brown, touring Shakespeare and more

MN Shortlist is your weekly curated roundup of recommended events from MPR News, highlighting standout performances, exhibits and gatherings around the region.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst and Alex V. Cipolle

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