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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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October 3, 2022 10:20 AM

More than 1 million Minnesotans will get $487 in pandemic bonuses

The money is from a pool of $500 million set aside by the Legislature and governor for bonuses to those who worked in health care, child care, retail, food processing and other professions where working from home in the pandemic wasn’t an option.

by Brian Bakst

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September 29, 2022 3:45 PM

The potent greenhouse gas we need to talk more about

Carbon dioxide gets most of the climate change headlines but methane has 82 times more warming potential than carbon dioxide over a 20-year timespan. And looking at the way we produce and consume food is critical to stabilizing earth’s climate because agriculture is the largest source of anthropogenic methane emissions.

by Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui

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September 28, 2022 5:09 PM

McConnell backs post-Jan. 6 revisions to elections law

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he will “proudly support” legislation to overhaul rules for certifying presidential elections, bolstering a bipartisan effort to revise a 19th century law and avoid another Jan. 6 insurrection.

by The Associated Press

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September 28, 2022 3:26 PM

Hurricane Ian’s devastation touches Minnesota

The powerful storm is impacting current and former Minnesotans who either live in Florida, or are heading there to help with recovery efforts.

by Kirsti Marohn and Matt Sepic

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September 23, 2022 4:46 PM

'Run on the honor system': Feeding Our Future case among hundreds involving pandemic aid

Investigative reporter David Fahrenthold joined All Things Considered to talk about how so many people were able to exploit pandemic relief programs.

by John Wanamaker and Megan Burks

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September 23, 2022 3:19 PM

Federally funded nutrition programs in the wake of a pandemic and a scandal

To better understand how the pandemic shifted the landscape of federally funded nutrition programs, we talked to Youthprise Nutrition Director Christa DeBoer. Youthprise has been serving meals to kids since 2014 through USDA funding.

by John Wanamaker and Ngoc Bui

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September 22, 2022 3:45 PM

How climate change intensifies extreme weather

How did climate change supercharge climate extremes in the summer of 2022? Climate scientist Kevin Trenberth joined Climate Cast to explain the extreme events we saw.

by Paul Huttner

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September 22, 2022 3:19 PM

The state of the unions

What's behind the spike in union membership — the highest in 14 years — and what does it mean for the future of work? Professor William Jones of the University of Minnesota joined All Things Considered to discuss the surge in union activity.

by John Wanamaker and Ngoc Bui

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September 21, 2022 4:08 PM

Minnesota health systems doing better financially, but bracing for Medicaid cliff

Millions of Americans could lose Medicaid coverage next month, when the federal government is expected to lift its COVID-19 public health emergency. That could hit hospitals’ bottom lines, and it’s likely a factor in their negotiations with the nurses union.

by Emily Bright and Megan Burks

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September 21, 2022 3:19 PM

The secret to farming on Mars? A bit of alfalfa

Farming on Earth can be challenging enough with intensifying droughts and climate events. But a team of researchers is trying to figure out how to grow food on Mars — and they might have found a way. Pooja Kasiviswanathan joined Appetites to share her breakthrough research.

by John Wanamaker and Ngoc Bui

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