Minnesota Now: Feb. 12, 2025
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Gov. Tim Walz is negotiating with ten of Minnesota’s tribal nations on an agreement allowing them a larger role in the state’s burgeoning cannabis industry. We learn more about how the tribes could lead the rollout of marijuana legalization in Minnesota.
With smartphones taking up more and more of teenagers’ attention, English teachers are rethinking how to teach reading to their students. We meet one teacher who is working with social media to get her kids excited about books.
And in another edition of our series called Out to Lunch, MPR News host Nina Moini sits down for a meal in North Minneapolis with celebrated Minneapolis musician, Geoffrey Lamar Wilson.
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