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Minnesota Now with Cathy Wurzer
Cathy Wurzer, Aleesa Kuznetsov, Ellen Finn, Alanna Elder and CJ Younger

Minnesota Now: Mar. 12, 2024

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Is guaranteed basic income coming to Minnesota? On Monday morning, a bill to pay low-income Minnesotans up to $1,200 dollars a month cleared its first committee in the state legislature. But Republican and DFL leaders have said they want to tap the breaks on spending this year.

Fox 9 sports anchor Dawn Mitchell is highlighting women’s sports in a new podcast.

In many rural areas, religious leaders end up the front lines of mental health care. MPR News talked to a pastor working to provide support and take down stigma.

And what can improv do for democracy? MPR News spoke with the organizer of a civic comedy tour of the state.

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