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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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UCare ending operations, moving all remaining health insurance enrollees to Medica

UCare ending operations, moving all remaining health insurance enrollees to Medica

Minnesota-based health insurance nonprofit UCare is shutting down. The organization said it will transfer health care plans for more than 300,000 members to Medica.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Advocates say Minnesota's immigration proceedings are becoming less transparent

Advocates say Minnesota's immigration proceedings are becoming less transparent

The Advocates for Human Rights have legal observers who are at Fort Snelling Immigration Court daily. They say access to courtrooms, judges and documents has shifted.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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How SNAP eligibility has changed for 38,000 Minnesotans this month

How SNAP eligibility has changed for 38,000 Minnesotans this month

Major changes to SNAP eligibility have taken effect under the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” the Republican tax and spending law passed by Congress in July. Nine thousand refugees and immigrants in Minnesota are no longer eligible, and there are new work requirements for 29,000 Minnesotans.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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As Vikings get ready for Green Bay, high school football championship takes over U.S. Bank Stadium

As Vikings get ready for Green Bay, high school football championship takes over U.S. Bank Stadium

The Vikings will face their division rivals, the Green Bay Packers, on Sunday at Lambeau Field. Back in Minnesota, the Vikings’ home turf will instead be home to the best high school football teams in the state.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Target directs store employees to smile, interact more with customers

Target directs store employees to smile, interact more with customers

Target says the change is part of an internal training program called “10-4,” encouraging employees to smile when within 10 feet of a customer and interact when within four feet of a customer. But it comes amid struggles in the brand’s sales, stocks and perception.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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How battery storage is playing a role in Minnesota's clean energy transition

How battery storage is playing a role in Minnesota's clean energy transition

Batteries that store electricity and release it on demand are becoming an increasingly important part of the transition to clean energy. 
by Nina Moini, Kirsti Marohn and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Judge denies motion to dismiss Minneapolis suit against encampment property owner

Judge denies motion to dismiss Minneapolis suit against encampment property owner

On Thursday morning, a judge denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the city of Minneapolis against a landlord who allowed dozens of people to camp on a parking lot he owns.
by Nina Moini, Cari Spencer and Alanna Elder

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