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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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A social worker noticed clients struggling to pay for car repair. So she became a mechanic

A social worker noticed clients struggling to pay for car repair. So she became a mechanic

A car breakdown is inconvenient for anyone. But if you’re living off of a low income, it can create a domino effect of financial disaster. That’s where Lift Garage comes in.
by Cathy Wurzer, Chris Farrell and Ellen Finn

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New Minnesota organization looks to get out the Gen Z vote

New Minnesota organization looks to get out the Gen Z vote

‘Believe In What’s Possible’ has a goal of increasing Gen Z voter turnout by 5 percent in the 2024 state primaries in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and St. Cloud.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Worthington school board votes to remove LGBTQ+, Puerto Rican flags from Latino teacher's classroom

Worthington school board votes to remove LGBTQ+, Puerto Rican flags from Latino teacher's classroom

The move has pushed one of Worthington High School’s only Latino teachers to resign in a majority Latino school and has also led to alleged vandalism against a Worthington Globe reporter.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Education Minnesota: More than 50 percent of districts are without a contract deal with their teachers

Education Minnesota: More than 50 percent of districts are without a contract deal with their teachers

After Anoka-Hennepin Public Schools came to a deal with it’s teachers, Education Minnesota shared with us the landscape for other districts still in negotiations.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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