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March 29, 2022 8:18 AM

Youa Vang on three women artists to know in Minnesota's music scene

Youa Vang has been a music and culture writer for years in the Twin Cities. This week on Minnesota Now, she brings us three women artists to know in Minnesota’s music scene.

by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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March 28, 2022 1:42 PM

Chris Stark on her new book 'Carnival Lights'

The finalists for the Minnesota Book Awards were announced earlier this month and Native author Chris Stark’s book “Carnival Lights” is a finalist. Chris Stark is Anishinaabe and Cherokee. The book is a blend of fact and fiction diving deep into the history of Minnesota. Host Cathy Wurzer invited Allison Waukau, a Native woman and a librarian in Minneapolis, on to the show to talk with Chris Stark.

by Cathy Wurzer, Melissa Townsend and Simone Cazares

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March 28, 2022 1:29 PM

Black Girl Advocate to spend spring break touring colleges in Nashville

In early April, the founder of Black Girl Advocate, Shamaria Jordan, will be traveling with four Black high school students -- all girls -- to visit five colleges and universities in Nashville. It's a trip Jordan has been planning since November, a way to introduce these young woman to life and opportunity outside of Minnesota.

by Cathy Wurzer and Lindsay Guentzel

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March 28, 2022 1:18 PM

Twin Cities renters seek justice in light of 'dangerous conditions'

The residents renting apartments at HavenBrook in the Twin Cities are living in 'dangerous conditions' according to a lawsuit filed by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. Last month his office brought suit against the mega-landlord, which owns more than 600 rental properties in Minnesota. “Systematically understaffing and under resourcing the upkeep of their properties and leaving many tenants in homes that are uninhabitable is a deliberate strategy to extract profit from Minnesota families they rent to,” Ellison said in a press conference. “Tenants…have reported to HavenBrook, often repeatedly, often over the course of years that they have real problems, such as no heat, backed up sewer systems, doors and windows that do not close, even live wild animals in the home.” Tenants have been sounding the alarm on HavenBrook for years now, including the local organization United Renters for Justice. Brianna Lofton is a HavenBrook Homes tenant, and Chloe Jackson is an organizer with United Renters for Justice. They both joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk about their work.

by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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March 23, 2022 5:20 PM

A conversation with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz

Politics editor Mike Mulcahy talked with Gov. Tim Walz about the budget surplus, replenishing the unemployment fund and why he thinks one-time checks to Minnesotans are a better bet than tax cuts. Plus, a primer on inflation from a Minnesota economist.

by Mike Mulcahy and Maja Beckstrom

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