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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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Minnesota music: One of the pillars of Minnesota Now is featuring great Minnesota-based music. Here’s this year’s playlist of songs heard on the show.

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Minnesota school choice advocates prepare for federal tax credit opportunity

Minnesota school choice advocates prepare for federal tax credit opportunity

Organizations like the Aim Higher Foundation in St. Paul could get new dollars from the federal government to give kids scholarships for private school — if Minnesota Governor Tim Walz opts into the program.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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50 years of cheese curds and record breaking food sculptures, test your fair trivia

50 years of cheese curds and record breaking food sculptures, test your fair trivia

The Minnesota State Fair began more than 165 years ago, enough time for a lot of interesting history to accumulate. What better way to sort through it all than with trivia?
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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A day in the life of WeeWee the chiweenie, a traveling stunt dog

A day in the life of WeeWee the chiweenie, a traveling stunt dog

People have traveled from every corner of Minnesota and beyond to the state fair to show their animals, from fancy pigeons to dairy cows. But there are also animals that put on a show, like WeeWee the Chi-Weenie.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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What happens to cases of Minnesota immigrants after they are deported?

What happens to cases of Minnesota immigrants after they are deported?

President Trump’s deportation policy is impacting Minnesota’s Southeast Asian community, with five Hmong Minnesotans facing removal to Laos. Lawyer and professor Ana Pottratz Acosta joined MPR News to discuss the legal and human implications of the detentions.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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All-women crew paddles 1,380 miles to Hudson Bay to promote conservation, inclusion

All-women crew paddles 1,380 miles to Hudson Bay to promote conservation, inclusion

The group, who call themselves the “Hudson Bay Girls,” believes they are the first publicly documented all-women crew to complete the historic route from Lake Superior to Hudson Bay in Canada.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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