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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini

Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini is journalism that doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s reporting that puts people first with live, down-to-earth, unscripted interviews that aim to inform and entertain. Tune in to Minnesota Now weekdays at noon on the radio or the live audio stream at mprnews.org.

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How a 'foreign exchange program' for state lawmakers is helping bring civility to the Capitol

How a 'foreign exchange program' for state lawmakers is helping bring civility to the Capitol

MPR News host Nina Moini caught up with Rochester Bureau reporter Catharine Richert, who covers southeastern Minnesota and spearheads MPR News’ Talking Sense project.
by Nina Moini, Catharine Richert and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Provider: Pausing Medicaid payments for fraud audit would 'decimate' disability services

Provider: Pausing Medicaid payments for fraud audit would 'decimate' disability services

One disability services provider says he’s opposed to Gov. Tim Walz’s decision to temporarily stop paying providers of 14 Medicaid programs while a third-party auditor looks for fraud.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Twin Cities writers, illustrator share story of James and Grace Lee Boggs with young readers

Twin Cities writers, illustrator share story of James and Grace Lee Boggs with young readers

James Boggs was a Black union organizer in Detroit and Grace Lee Boggs was a Chinese-American philosopher. When they got married in 1954, their interracial relationship was illegal in parts of the country.
by Nina Moini and Emily Bright

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After missed paycheck, federal workers in Minnesota 'feel the crunch' of the government shutdown

After missed paycheck, federal workers in Minnesota 'feel the crunch' of the government shutdown

Minnesota is home to 18,000 federal workers, many of whom have been told to stay home and not work, or work without pay. This week was the first where many didn’t receive a paycheck.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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What is the DSA, or Democratic Socialists of America?

What is the DSA, or Democratic Socialists of America?

Minneapolis voters next week will see multiple candidates on their ballots who are endorsed by the DSA. The political group’s profile has climbed over the last ten years nationally and in parts of Minnesota.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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