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All Things Considered

Tom Crann
Tom Crann
Evan Frost | MPR News

All Things Considered, with Tom Crann in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington, is your comprehensive source for afternoon news and information. Listen from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every weekday.

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Disasters in warm-weather states spur climate migration to Minnesota

Disasters in warm-weather states spur climate migration to Minnesota

California wildfires. Florida hurricanes. Texas heat. Some residents of these states say climate disasters are driving them to move to northern parts of the United States — including Minnesota.
by Paul Huttner and Matthew Alvarez

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Minnesota Supreme Court sides with GOP, cancels special election key to House control

Minnesota Supreme Court sides with GOP, cancels special election key to House control

In late December, DFL Gov. Tim Walz set a special election for Jan. 28. But the Supreme Court sided with Republicans who said Walz acted too quickly in setting the date and postponed the election indefinitely.
by Matt Sepic and Clay Masters

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How could a second Trump presidency affect Minnesotans? 6 experts answer your questions

How could a second Trump presidency affect Minnesotans? 6 experts answer your questions

On Monday, Jan. 20, Donald Trump will be inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States. As the incoming administration prepares to carry out its agenda, we asked experts to answer your questions about what the next four years could look like here in Minnesota.
by Tom Crann, Ngoc Bui, Lukas Levin and Matthew Alvarez

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A Minnesota curator remembers filmmaker David Lynch

A Minnesota curator remembers filmmaker David Lynch

Filmmaker David Lynch died Thursday. Minnesota curator Robert Cozzolino organized the largest American museum exhibition of David Lynch’s visual art in 2014 and remained in contact with Lynch afterward.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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‘A death penalty’: Ph.D. student says U of M expelled him over unfair AI allegation 

‘A death penalty’: Ph.D. student says U of M expelled him over unfair AI allegation 

Haishan Yang, a doctoral student in health economics, filed a lawsuit in federal court last week accusing the University of Minnesota of violating his due process. He is the first Minnesota student to go public about being expelled over AI.
by Feven Gerezgiher

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Walz unveils slimmer Minnesota budget, pitches sales tax cut

Walz unveils slimmer Minnesota budget, pitches sales tax cut

Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday pitched a tighter two-year budget, complete with spending pullbacks and other measures to keep a potential deficit at bay. He also proposed a lower state sales tax rate but called for extending the tax’s reach to financial services.
by Dana Ferguson

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Art Hounds on fabric, dragons and freedom

Art Hounds on fabric, dragons and freedom

From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what’s exciting in local art. This week, they recommend fabric collages, dragon-themed theater and photographs on the subject of freedom.
by Emily Bright

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To boost kids’ reading, Minnesota schools start to shift the way they teach

To boost kids’ reading, Minnesota schools start to shift the way they teach

Schools are working now to overhaul literacy teaching to comply with a new state law, the Read Act. A visit to one Minnesota district shows the hopes and challenges that come with overturning decades of instructional practice.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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