MPR News with Angela Davis

On this edition of Politics Friday, host Mike Mulcahy sits down with Metropolitan Council chair Charlie Zelle to talk about safety on Twin Cities buses and light rail. Then, University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel talks about the multi-million bonding request. And we end the show with MPR News political reporters Brian Bakst and Mark Zdechlick with an update ahead of the Nevada caucuses.

When Jade Ochu was just a baby, she was diagnosed with systemic mastocytosis — a rare, painful and incurable blood condition. She was close to giving up on her treatments a couple of years ago. That’s when Make-A-Wish Minnesota stepped in with the chance of a lifetime: a trip to the Country Music Association Awards.

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On this edition of Politics Friday, host Mike Mulcahy sits down with Charlie Zelle, the new chair of the Metropolitan Council, on what he plans to do to improve safety on Twin Cities buses and light rail.

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Instead of feeling like you have to say yes to everything, make 2020 all about learning to say no to others so you can say yes to yourself.

MPR News reporter Nina Moini joins the program to talk about her new beat covering women’s issues, with a focus on the intersection of experiences and topics discussed during the election cycle like health care, public safety and the economy.

Melissa Clark, a New York Times food writer and host of a new podcast called Weeknight Kitchen with Melissa Clark, gave us tips, tricks and ideas to make dinner a breeze.

Growing numbers of grandparents are taking on the responsibility of raising their grandchildren. Many of them need to update their techniques.

Close to 100,000 Minnesotans are on probation, some of them for sentences of 20 or 30 years. And simple technical violations — such as missing a meeting with their parole officer — could land them back in prison.