All Things Considered

Tom Crann
Tom Crann
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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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Students, schools watch for impact of ending South Dakota tuition reciprocity
South Dakota will end its tuition reciprocity agreement with Minnesota in May. For more than four decades the agreement discounted the cost of higher education tuition for students on both sides of the border. While the move has raised concerns about college affordability, in the short term it may make little difference.
Finally, snow! Minnesota’s north country celebrates March storm
The biggest winter storm of the season slammed the Brainerd Lakes area, Duluth and the North Shore of Lake Superior. Heavy snow closed schools and caused dangerous travel conditions. It also provided a last dose of winter fun that many people had longed for.
New Minneapolis schools superintendent plans widespread ‘reductions’ to shore up budget
Minneapolis Public Schools has to close a $110 million deficit and that could mean the loss of at least 200 jobs. It's also facing a severe decline in enrollment. New superintendent Lisa Sayles-Adams says cuts and reductions are on the way.
Craft brewed sodas and family fun are on tap at Northern Soda Company
Taprooms that brew and serve craft beers seem to be everywhere in the Twin Cities these days, but one New Brighton-based beverage maker is offering a non-alcoholic, family-friendly alternative to the taproom. 
Minneapolis City Council signals willingness to adjust Uber and Lyft driver pay ordinance
An option which allows the council an “off ramp” moves forward while council members anticipate receiving new data that may result in changes to the controversial ordinance.
Ocean temperatures are the hottest they’ve been. What could it mean for our climate?
Earth’s oceans have been reaching record-warm temperatures. Every day for the last 12 months. What is happening? How much is climate change driving the temperature spike? And how concerned are climate scientists?
Another round of gun law changes again in the mix at the Capitol
Democrats at the Capitol kept slim majorities together to pass a pair of gun control bills despite concerns from lawmakers from rural areas. There’s a chance more changes to gun law could happen this year.
Attorneys in state trooper case clash over handling of use-of-force expert
Attorneys in the case of a Minnesota state trooper charged with murder and manslaughter clashed in court Thursday over information disclosure and a use-of-force expert’s opinion, amid escalating controversy over the handling of the case.
‘I’m devastated’: Hundreds of former fosters may lose state financial aid for college
More than 250 students who have been in foster care are at risk of losing their means of going to college if the Minnesota Legislature doesn’t come up with a solution this session for filling a $5 million funding gap in a state grant program.