Minnesota Now: Feb. 8, 2024

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The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether states can exclude former president Donald Trump from their 2024 ballots. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon joined Minnesota Now to talk about what we heard Thursday morning during hours of oral arguments.

The City of Falcon Heights is considering a new policing contract with its neighbor, St. Anthony Village. It ended a similar deal in 2016 after the police killing of Philando Castile. We talked with a former Ramsey County sheriff who has been studying the issue.

The Lunar New Year begins Saturday. MPR News met the curator behind a new exhibit celebrating the year of the dragon.

A Minnesotan with a long, storied life from joined our series, Connect the Dots.

The Minnesota Now sports guys Wally and Eric joined the show to talk Super Bowl Sunday, the Timberwolves, Gopher basketball and more.

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