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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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‘Smashing our dreams’: NEA terminates grants for many Minnesota arts organizations
Several Minnesota arts organizations, including Penumbra Theatre and the Lakes Area Music Festival, have had their 2025 NEA grants abruptly terminated as the agency shifts its funding priorities to align with new federal directives restricting support for projects promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
St. Paul City Council weighs plan to exempt more properties from rent control ordinance
Supporters of the proposed changes say they’re needed to spur much-needed housing development in the city, while opponents say it’s a misguided effort that would put more St. Paul residents at risk of being priced out of their homes.
MPR leader addresses executive order seeking to end funding to NPR and PBS
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that calls for a halt in funding for NPR and PBS through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. We spoke to MPR President Duchesne Drew about potential impact of the order on Minnesota’s public radio stations.
Tech giants vie to build data centers in Minnesota to support their growing AI networks
What impact will the data center boom have on Minnesota? MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner talked to Nick Halter, Twin Cities reporter at Axios, about how data centers want to tap Minnesota’s natural resources.
Appetites: Korean stationery store brings life back to an empty corner of Uptown
On the corner of 31st and Hennepin in Minneapolis, a new general store sells everything from imported pens to black sesame lattes. Moona Moono owner Angie Lee shared how she wanted to revitalize a part of Uptown with a fusion of flavors and concepts.
Minnesota State Capitol will honor tribal nations with a Tribal Flag Plaza 
The Capitol Mall is undergoing changes over the next decade to become more welcoming to Minnesota’s diverse populations. The Tribal Flag Plaza is currently being constructed to represent the 11 federally recognized tribes in Minnesota.