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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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Governor's mansion renovations costing 80 percent more than anticipated

Governor's mansion renovations costing 80 percent more than anticipated

Anticipated costs for renovating the Minnesota governor’s residence have ballooned because key components were in worse condition than anticipated and security upgrades.
by Cathy Wurzer and Brian Bakst

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How to survive student loan payments resuming, from a Minnesota financial counselor

How to survive student loan payments resuming, from a Minnesota financial counselor

More than 800,000 Minnesotans have begun paying back federal student loans worth $27 billion for the first time in three years. MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer brought a few questions from borrowers to Lutheran Social Services financial counselor Kim Miller.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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After Twin Cities Marathon cancellation, what's next for runners and organizers?

After Twin Cities Marathon cancellation, what's next for runners and organizers?

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with Twin Cities in Motion President Dean Orton and Andrea Haus, community and marketing manager at Mill City Running and Saint City running.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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'Many points of intervention': Behind the data on intimate partner violence in Minnesota

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with Joe Shannon of Violence Free Minnesota to find out what the numbers in a new report say about how to prevent these crimes.
by Cathy Wurzer, Aleesa Kuznetsov and Nina Moini

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Insects in the spotlight at Nobel Conference in St. Peter this week

Insects in the spotlight at Nobel Conference in St. Peter this week

For more on why scientists say insects are “essential to the future of humanity,” MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with conference presenter Shannon Olsson.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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MN health official: Federal family nutrition aid won't end on Oct. 1

MN health official: Federal family nutrition aid won't end on Oct. 1

Minnesota’s federally funded WIC program will continue to run even if the federal government shuts down on Sunday, the state director of that vital program told MPR News.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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