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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January 9, 2018 12:00 AM

Salvadoran immigrants in Minnesota face wrenching decisions as special protections end

Salvadorans were first granted Temporary Protected Status in 2001, after two destructive earthquakes in their country.

by Julie Siple and Tom Weber

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January 9, 2018 12:00 AM

Gopher's football star Nick Connelly says fifth concussion forced retirement

"There's a lot more to life than football," Connelly told host Tom Weber. But he'd still play if he could.

by Tom Weber and Manda Lillie

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January 8, 2018 5:03 PM

Newly sworn-in Minneapolis council chooses Lisa Bender for president

The council voted unanimously to make the 10th Ward council member the next president. Bender promised to work on affordable housing and a number of issues that newer council members ran on last year.

by Brandt Williams

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January 8, 2018 4:00 AM

Ground Level: On a cold morning, a conversation about race and hope

MPR News and the Hawthorne Neighborhood Association convened a discussion prompted by a recent Ground Level survey that found more hope among blacks than among whites.

by Marianne Combs

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January 5, 2018 1:29 PM

Newcomers to the Minneapolis City Council discuss their plans for the city

Andrea Jenkins, Jeremiah Ellison and Phillipe Cunningham join Tom Weber to talk about their hopes for Minneapolis. All three are starting their first term on the city council.

by Tom Weber and Manda Lillie

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January 4, 2018 12:00 AM

Will 2018 be a good year for farmers?

Marketplace's Senior economics contributor Chris Farrell spent the hour looking at potential changes to food and farming in 2018.

by Chris Farrell and Jo Erickson

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January 3, 2018 4:00 AM

Minnesota teen's book explores injustice of India's caste system

The self-published book, "Free Birds," takes place in India in the 1750s, where the caste system divides people into social categories. It follows a young girl named Navya who is born into an upper rank.

by Kirsti Marohn

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January 3, 2018 12:00 AM

Opinion: Why we should start talking about a state insurance mandate

Doctor and state Sen. Scott Jennsen wrote a Star Tribune opinion piece about the tax bill removing the individual mandate that he believes conservatives should champion and the state should adopt.

by Julie Siple and Tom Weber