MPR News with Tom Weber

Tom Weber, a reporter and host at MPR News for a decade, resigned effective June 22, 2018. You can find his work covering the people and places of Minnesota here.
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June 4, 2015 12:20 PM

How MN education bill will affect state teacher training programs

The legislation would require Minnesota colleges and universities to submit data on the success of their teaching programs.

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June 4, 2015 11:50 AM

The latest on proposed MN health premium increases

Listen to Jim Schowalter of the Minnesota Council of Health Plans discuss the rate proposals.

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June 3, 2015 1:48 PM

What we know about the mystery plane over the Twin Cities

The flights are part of an aerial surveillance program and are being used for ongoing investigations, according to the FBI.

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June 3, 2015 1:43 PM

How MN education bill could affect school nurses, counselors

Jim Bierma, lead counselor for Minneapolis Public Schools, joined MPR News' Tom Weber to discuss how funding might shake out in the final version of the bill.

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June 3, 2015 12:05 PM

How Joseph Stalin's only daughter ended up in Wisconsin

'Stalin's Daughter' tells the story of Svetlana Alliluyevea, who was born in Moscow in 1926. She died 85 years later, alone and impoverished, in Spring Green, Wis.

by Tracy Mumford

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June 2, 2015 2:14 PM

Mpls. Federal Reserve head: U.S. economy has untapped potential

The inflation rate is running near zero thanks to cheap fuel, according to Narayana Kocherlakota. The low inflation translates to slow growth in wages and jobs.

by Matt Sepic

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June 2, 2015 1:05 PM

How MN education bill will affect charter schools

There were a few provisions regarding charter schools that were in the first education bill Dayton vetoed. What might remain for charter schools in the next education bill?