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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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Feeding Our Future juror describes deliberations, bribery shock

Feeding Our Future juror describes deliberations, bribery shock

A juror from the first Feeding Our Future fraud trial recounts deliberations, the shocking bribery attempt and the challenge of weighing the evidence.
by Matt Sepic

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Slate of bills looking to regulate AI introduced at Minnesota Capitol

Slate of bills looking to regulate AI introduced at Minnesota Capitol

The four bills range from banning children from using AI chat bots to prohibiting health insurers from using AI in the process where companies decide whether a treatment will be covered.
by Chris Farrell and Ellen Finn

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Bill looks to codify into state law right to education regardless of immigration status

Bill looks to codify into state law right to education regardless of immigration status

A 1982 Supreme Court ruling made it unconstitutional to deny students based on immigration status. A state bill would enshrine that right into state law, out of concern that the Supreme Court ruling could be overturned.
by Chris Farrell and Ngoc Bui

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Energy prices soar to levels not seen in years; cost of gas rising in Minnesota and across the U.S.

Energy prices soar to levels not seen in years; cost of gas rising in Minnesota and across the U.S.

Oil prices have spiked near $120 a barrel as the Iran war disrupts oil production and shipping in the Middle East. Gas prices continued to climb over the weekend in Minnesota and across the U.S.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Parents of Annunciation victim look to change hearts and minds across party lines

Harper Moyski was one of two children shot and killed in the mass shooting. Her parents have met individually with more than a dozen lawmakers, from both parties, for conversations in their living room about keeping kids safe.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Former top DHS lawyer shares perspective on Trump administration immigration policies

Former top DHS lawyer shares perspective on Trump administration immigration policies

Kara Lynum worked with thousands of lawyers at DHS under former President Joe Biden. Before that, she was an immigration lawyer in Minnesota. She joined a group of former DHS lawyers to speak out about an ICE memo that authorized agents to enter homes, even without a judicial warrant.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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