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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.
https://www.mpr.org/about/people/tweber

Somalia truck bombing toll over 300, scores remain missing

Somalia truck bombing toll over 300, scores remain missing

Saturday's truck bombing targeted a crowded street in Mogadishu, and about 300 others were injured. Somalia's government is blaming the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group, which has not commented.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota joins lawsuit over Trump health payments

Minnesota joins lawsuit over Trump health payments

Attorney General Lori Swanson says President Trump's decision to halt payments to health insurers violates federal law. It would also cut money for MinnesotaCare, the subsidized plan covering about 90,000 low- and moderate-income Minnesotans.
by Tim Pugmire and Mark Zdechlik

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Counter Stories: Minnesota's Puerto Rican community responds

Hurricane Maria ripped through the American territory of Puerto Rico, and Minnesotans are reaching out to the island to help.
by Tom Weber

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Environmental groups denounce Trump override of climate plan

Environmental groups denounce Trump override of climate plan

The clean power plan aimed to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. It was a centerpiece of the Obama administration's environmental policies.
by The Associated Press

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Should agriculture be taught in schools?

MPR Reporter Elizabeth Dunbar joined the program for a conversation about how some people struggle to connect the food on their plate to the farm where it was produced.
by Tom Weber

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On infrastructure, now what? Trump's turn away from public-private model brings uncertainty

On infrastructure, now what? Trump's turn away from public-private model brings uncertainty

With private money at a record level and projects ready to go, the president decides the partnerships are "more trouble than they're worth," leaving states to make their own deals with investors and to hope for federal funding.

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The fallout of the Equifax data breach

The fallout of the Equifax data breach

Two guests join MPR's Tom Weber to talk about the Equifax data breach and what to do if your personal information was compromised.
by Tom Weber and Jo Erickson

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Is Gov. Dayton's proposal for clean water by 2025 a pipe dream?

Is Gov. Dayton's proposal for clean water by 2025 a pipe dream?

Over the last three months, Gov. Mark Dayton has held ten town hall style meetings across the state to look at the challenge of improving water quality for all Minnesotans.
by Tom Weber and Jo Erickson

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What happens if you accidentally take someone else's life?

In a recent issue of The New Yorker, Alice Gregory wrote a compelling piece about the lifelong pain that comes with accidentally killing someone.
by Tom Weber

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