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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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It Happens Here: how the U.S.-Canada border disrupted existing boundaries

It Happens Here: how the U.S.-Canada border disrupted existing boundaries

MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer turned to WTIP producer Staci Drouillard and Native Lights Podcast host Leah Lemm for a story about the creation of the U.S.-Canada border. Drouillard and Lemm co-host the podcast It Happens Here: The Roots of Racial Inequity on the North Shore, produced by Drouillard. In a recent episode, they discuss how the border upended spatial relationships in Ojibwe communities.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Hospitals try new ways to recruit, train and retain staff to cope with pandemic worker shortages

Hospitals try new ways to recruit, train and retain staff to cope with pandemic worker shortages

The Minnesota Hospital Association says a pandemic-induced worker shortage may be easing a bit. Because of thousands of unfilled positions, hospitals have been forced to get creative about their efforts to recruit medical staff.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Forest Service plans to fight fire in popular area of Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Forest Service plans to fight fire in popular area of Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Crews were preparing Wednesday morning to begin suppressing an approximately 30-acre wildfire in the Boundary Waters. The U.S. Forest Service noticed smoke from a survey plane in the evening Tuesday, the same day the agency announced a campfire ban in the wilderness area because of dry conditions.
by Cathy Wurzer, Ellen Finn and Alanna Elder

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Who will qualify for the new child tax credit? And other child tax credit questions, answered

Who will qualify for the new child tax credit? And other child tax credit questions, answered

Maybe you’ve heard the predictions about the potential impact of a brand-new child tax credit created this year by Minnesota lawmakers. You’re not alone if you have questions about how the credit works, who will qualify and whether it can really change the course for families struggling with financial insecurity.
by Emily Bright and Brian Bakst

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The 2023 Bush Fellows are here. Listen to one who is diving into criminal justice storytelling

The 2023 Bush Fellows are here. Listen to one who is diving into criminal justice storytelling

On Tuesday morning the Bush Foundation announced its 2023 Bush Fellows. They are 24 community leaders from Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and 23 Native nations who will be eligible to receive a flexible grant up to $100,000 to pursue education.
by Emily Bright, Ellen Finn and Amy Felegy

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Ellison: Minnesota expects $568 million in opioid settlement money, but a drug company's possible bankruptcy could disrupt one settlement

Ellison: Minnesota expects $568 million in opioid settlement money, but a drug company's possible bankruptcy could disrupt one settlement

If the drug company Mallinkrodt files for a second bankruptcy, it could jeopardize opioid settlement payments to individuals as well as state and local governments. The news comes just days after Attorney General Keith Ellison announced finalized settlements with four companies, bringing the state’s total opioid settlement money to more than $560 million.
by Alanna Elder and Emily Bright

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