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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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Is an insecticide that harms bees bad for deer?
It's often bees that make headlines for the effects of neonicotinoid insecticides. But a new study says the chemical might be harming white-tailed deer, too.
Top Human Services investigator on leave after report's findings
Carolyn Ham, the agency's inspector general, is off the job after the Minnesota legislative auditor found a "serious rift" between Ham and other investigators probing fraud in the Child Care Assistance Program.
Paid-leave debate splits Minnesota business owners
Business groups that carry heft around Minnesota's Capitol are lobbying against creation of a state-run family leave system, but some small entrepreneurs say they can't provide the benefit on their own.
White Earth tribal chair Tibbetts dies after lengthy illness
Terry Tibbetts, 60, served the White Earth Nation for 35 years, working his way up to a successful run for tribal chair in 2016.
Survey: Should public higher ed be free? And is 4-year college degree worth the cost?
A new survey shows people are open to the rather radical idea of free college. It also asked 1,003 adults nationwide whether they believed a four-year college degree was worth the cost or not.
Wind, water, snow and ice: Minnesota's winter won't go quietly
MPR News reporters are fanned out across the state, talking to Minnesotans about how they're dealing with the wild weather and prepping for possible floods. Here's what we know.
As barns collapse, farmers lose cows, income, sleep
Minnesota's heavy snowfalls have led to dozens of barn collapses, forcing dairy farmers to sell herds, find new shelter and cope with yet one more financial stressor.
How Etsy is offsetting carbon from its shipping
The online retailer says it's the first company of its kind to pay for carbon offsets for all its shipping.