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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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As new North Dakota laws target transgender rights, some residents live in fear

As new North Dakota laws target transgender rights, some residents live in fear

North Dakota has several new laws targeting transgender people. Among the laws passed this year are a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, restrictions on transgender girls participating in sports and limits on bathroom access and pronoun use for K-12 students.
by Dan Gunderson

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Program brings farm fresh produce to incarcerated youth in Bemidji

Program brings farm fresh produce to incarcerated youth in Bemidji

Forget what you think you know about the food served in correctional facilities; these youth are getting farm-to-table meals thanks to a Minnesota Department of Agriculture grant program designed for schools.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Anger to action: How DFLers transformed Minnesota abortion rights after Roe

Anger to action: How DFLers transformed Minnesota abortion rights after Roe

DFL lawmakers felt rage last June 24 as the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. They channeled that anger into winning at the polls then widening abortion access in ways that surprised even some supporters and angered opponents. Here’s how it happened.
by Dana Ferguson and Michelle Wiley

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26 years after start, St. Cloud's Juneteenth has grown into community celebration

26 years after start, St. Cloud's Juneteenth has grown into community celebration

Organizers say the new Minnesota law recognizing Juneteenth as an official state holiday has helped bring more awareness to the event, which marks the end of slavery in the United States.
by Kirsti Marohn

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ChangeMakers: ‘Improv evangelist’ Jada Pulley makes space for LGBTQ+ performers

ChangeMakers: ‘Improv evangelist’ Jada Pulley makes space for LGBTQ+ performers

Pulley, 28, is a nonbinary improv performer and theater artist, cofounder of the Queer and Funny Improv Festival, and a house manager for HUGE Improv Theater in Minneapolis.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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St. Cloud State University eliminates programs, lays off faculty due to enrollment decline

St. Cloud State University eliminates programs, lays off faculty due to enrollment decline

University administrators say the cuts are necessary to fix a looming $24 million budget deficit caused by a decline in student enrollment. But some faculty worry that St. Cloud State’s push to expand online courses is making things worse.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Crews monitoring wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Crews monitoring wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

The U.S. Forest Service is monitoring a wildfire detected Tuesday in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The fire, about 10 miles southwest of the end of the Gunflint Trail, was estimated at about 30 acres in size.
by Andrew Krueger and Tim Nelson

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