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Patrick Rehkamp from the Minneapolis St. Paul/Business Journal returns to Minnesota Now with the latest updates on Minnesota jobs, housing, and hefty gas prices.
Minnesota Now for June 9, 2022
Governor Tim Walz is meeting with leaders from the house and senate this afternoon about a special session. We'll find out if lawmakers can finish what they started. A new diagnosis helps describe a special kind of grief that has come to the fore during the pandemic. How is it different? We'll find out. The founder of "slow roll" sheds light on the hidden benefits of biking while Black. And we get the latest in sports news with Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson.
MN Now sports update - June 9, 2022
Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson from Ten-thousand Takes sports talk radio and television program talk with Cathy Wurzer about the Twins and Yankees, the new Saudi golf tour, a sneaky Vikings mini camp and the dismal season the Lynx are having.
Anthony Taylor knows the benefit of biking while Black
Anthony Taylor hopes to challenge negative perceptions of the cities and boost the local economy through weekly social and educational bike rides. The series of rides is called “Slow Roll Twin Cities.” He talks with host Cathy Wurzer about the rides.
Prolonged Grief is a real thing - and doctors are paying attention
If there’s one thing that unites us all during this pandemic, it’s grief. We’ve all lost something although for some, this grief is extensive and prolonged. Now there’s a new clinical diagnosis to help describe it. Dr. Fiyyaz Karim talks with Cathy Wurzer about the new diagnosis of Prolonged Grief.
Will Minnesota legislators finish what they started with a special session?
Some big tax and spending plans didn't get finalized in the regular session that ended on May 23. That's left a lot of money on the table and a lot of unhappy groups that wanted a piece of the state budget surplus. Governor Tim Walz says he’s optimistic about reaching an agreement while some top lawmakers are not. MPR Reporter Brian Bakst gives Cathy Wurzer a status update.
GOP candidates for Minnesota attorney general; the high price of gasoline
Republicans believe they have a real chance to unseat DFL Attorney General Keith Ellison this year, but who will be their candidate? We talked to GOP endorsed hopeful Jim Schultz and his primary challenger Doug Wardlow.  And gas prices are an issue in the campaign, why are they so high and how long will prices stay high?
New to camping? What you should know
Lots of people are spending significant time outdoors — some for the first time ever.