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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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Some international adoptees face citizenship precarity amid immigration enforcement surge

Some international adoptees face citizenship precarity amid immigration enforcement surge

Many people, adoptees and parents included, might assume that anyone adopted by U.S. citizens would also have citizenship. But that’s not always the case. A lawyer with the Adoptee Rights Law Center based in Minneapolis explains.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Latino sexual assault survivor advocates grapple with César Chavez's legacy

Latino sexual assault survivor advocates grapple with César Chavez's legacy

On a day that used to celebrate Chavez on his birthday, March 31, Minnesota-based Latino sexual assault survivor advocacy group Esperanza United is instead turning to support survivors.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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Data shows three-quarters of ICE arrestees in Minnesota had no criminal record

Data shows three-quarters of ICE arrestees in Minnesota had no criminal record

The new data shows fewer than one-quarter of those arrested by immigration agents in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge had a criminal conviction on their record. A little more than 13 percent of those arrested had pending criminal charges.
by Jon Collins and Kate Martin

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Minnesota is home to only inland shrimp hatchery. Its future is now uncertain

Minnesota is home to only inland shrimp hatchery. Its future is now uncertain

Minnesota Shrimp recreates ocean water at its Kandiyohi Co. hatchery to create a sustainable environment to raise baby shrimp. But with several blows to business this year, the owners are facing dire circumstances that could have a ripple effect to the greater shrimp farming industry.
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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About halfway through the legislative session, a check-in on where key bills stand

About halfway through the legislative session, a check-in on where key bills stand

Friday was a key deadline for bills to to continue on at the Minnesota Capitol. Minnesota Now checks in with MPR News correspondent Dana Ferguson about where things stand in the divided Legislature.
by Nina Moini, Dana Ferguson and Ellen Finn

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