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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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Twin Cities-based theater company explores themes of homelessness, housing insecurity

Twin Cities-based theater company explores themes of homelessness, housing insecurity

For more than two decades, the Twin Cities–based zAmya Theater Project has brought stories of homelessness and housing insecurity to life, often through performers who have lived those experiences.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Inside the Dilley detention facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo-Ramos is being held

Inside the Dilley detention facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo-Ramos is being held

Protests took place this weekend at the detention center in Dilley, Texas, where a 5-year-old Columbia Heights boy and his father are being held. The two were detained by ICE in Minnesota last Friday.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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St. Paul Mayor Her addresses challenges in city in week 7 of immigration enforcement

St. Paul Mayor Her addresses challenges in city in week 7 of immigration enforcement

St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her said there is fear throughout the city that has a ripple effect on home, school and businesses. Her said around 25 percent of students at St. Paul Public Schools are currently virtual.
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Federal courts consider several cases involving immigration operations in Minnesota

Federal courts consider several cases involving immigration operations in Minnesota

A Minneapolis federal judge commands the head of ICE to appear in court to argue why he shouldn’t be held in contempt. Plus, temporary restraining orders are being considered in two separate federal cases about the ongoing immigration operation in Minnesota.
by Nina Moini, Matt Sepic, Peter Cox, Jon Collins and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Inside the group that helps ICE detainees released from Whipple find warmth, phones and rides

Inside the group that helps ICE detainees released from Whipple find warmth, phones and rides

The members of the new organization, Haven Watch, spend their days outside of the federal Whipple building, waiting to meet people released from detention to help them stay warm, contact their loves ones, get food and find a ride home.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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Judge hears arguments to halt immigration enforcement activity in Minnesota

Judge hears arguments to halt immigration enforcement activity in Minnesota

Arguments are being made to a federal judge asking for a blanket stop to the immigration operation in a lawsuit brought by the state, and Minneapolis and St. Paul, against the federal government.
by Nina Moini, Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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‘This must end’: Republican state representative calls for end of Minnesota ICE surge

‘This must end’: Republican state representative calls for end of Minnesota ICE surge

Amidst the heightened presence of federal agents in Minnesota, a Republican representative said in a statement that the operation has done more harm than good.
by Nina Moini, Ellen Finn and Alanna Elder

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