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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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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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A play written more than 2,000 years ago gets a modern, Minnesota twist

A play written more than 2,000 years ago gets a modern, Minnesota twist

A play written by Sophocles about 2,460 years ago forms the basis for a very modern story set in present day Minnesota. Author Anne Burt's novel “The Dig” wrestles with the age-old issues of power and control underlying very modern realities of immigration and urban development in a small fictional Minnesota town named Thebes. MPR News editor Euan Kerr spoke with Burt about reimagining an ancient tragedy for modern times.
by Euan Kerr

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House to vote on whether or not MinnesotaCare can offer healthcare to all

House to vote on whether or not MinnesotaCare can offer healthcare to all

The Minnesota House is set to vote April 26 on a sweeping health bill. It’s the chamber’s big health care budget bill and among many of the provisions in it, one includes a public option for MinnesotaCare.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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A chilly spring week will give way to rain, then warmer weather

A chilly spring week will give way to rain, then warmer weather

MPR Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about the worst of the flooding over the week, upcoming rain and warmer weather and how far ice out is progressing on Minnesota lakes.
by Cathy Wurzer

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It's been 75 years since the first commercial television broadcast in Minnesota. Here's how it all got started

It's been 75 years since the first commercial television broadcast in Minnesota. Here's how it all got started

When television was a brand new technology, it’s hard to explain the level of curiosity, skepticism and excitement over the hazy black and white images on what was a very small screen. Television is simply part of the fabric of our lives today, but back in the 1940s, television was considered a novelty for most Americans.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Non-farming landlords control a significant amount of land. Some want to use it to help curb climate change

Non-farming landlords control a significant amount of land. Some want to use it to help curb climate change

Land use, including agriculture and forestry, has become Minnesota’s number two source of carbon emissions, after transportation. And one group you may not think of has some decision-making power to help reduce that pollution: non-farming landowners.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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How will Minnesota cities implement the cannabis bill, if it passes?

How will Minnesota cities implement the cannabis bill, if it passes?

The Minnesota cannabis debate resumed Tuesday after stretching late into the evening last night. A vote in the House is expected Tuesday afternoon and the Senate is due to vote Friday. If the bill becomes law, recreational marijuana would become legal in Minnesota this summer and city will have to implement it. MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Alex Hassel, an Intergovernmental Relations Representative at the League of Minnesota Cities, about how implementation of marijuana legalization could play out at the municipal level.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Listen to five Minnesota artists with Local Show host Diane Miller

Listen to five Minnesota artists with Local Show host Diane Miller

Whatever sound you are into, there is a Minnesota musician for you. Diane Miller is our guide through the variety of music that is popping across the state. She hosts The Local Show on MPR News’ sister station, The Current. Miller joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to highlight five artists with new songs or upcoming shows.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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The famed Shakespearean actress who moved to Blue Earth, Minnesota

The famed Shakespearean actress who moved to Blue Earth, Minnesota

In honor of the 459th anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare, we have a little history nugget for you. There are surprising historical connections to be gleaned from small-town graveyards. We talked about the link between one of the great Shakespearean actresses of the London stage in the early 1800s and the town of Blue Earth in southern Minnesota.
by Cathy Wurzer and Emily Bright

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