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January 11, 2018 12:26 PM

Untangling Trump's immigration negotiations

In an unusual move, President Trump invited cameras to record while lawmakers on both sides of the aisle discussed compromising on issues like DACA, the border wall, and chain migration. What could the bill actually look like?

by Kerri Miller

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January 10, 2018 11:59 AM

How much will that hospital procedure cost you? Depends where you go

A study from the Minnesota Department of Health shows a wide range of prices for the same procedure. Why is that?

by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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January 9, 2018 12:37 PM

How some people thrive after traumatic experiences

A new book looks at what makes some trauma victims shut down, while others thrive.

by Kerri Miller and Suzanne Pekow

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January 8, 2018 11:05 AM

Political junkie on a divided country

A Pew Research poll finds that Americans feel very divided along political lines. Political analyst Ken Rudin tells us how he would have answered that survey.

by Kerri Miller

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January 8, 2018 10:54 AM

Why politics are more divisive than race or class

A Pew Research poll shows that a majority of Americans rate the our political divides as being stronger than other divisions, including race and class.

by Kerri Miller

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January 2, 2018 12:28 PM

The worst words of 2017

Why is it that some words or phrases catch on quicker than others? Linguist Anatoly Liberman analyzed trends from 2017 and their origins.

by Kerri Miller

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January 2, 2018 12:25 PM

Political Junkie: Reading the tea leaves for 2018

The Political Junkie Ken Rudin talks about Al Franken's replacement in the U.S. Senate, Tina Smith, and the upcoming midterm elections.

by Kerri Miller

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December 28, 2017 9:52 AM

Minority-owned businesses are growing, but they're still struggling

Despite unique hurdles, minority-owned businesses are sprouting at record levels, nationwide. MPR News contributor Chris Farrell hosted a roundtable on what's driving that growth.

by Chris Farrell and Jeffrey Bissoy

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December 27, 2017 11:10 AM

Does nixing the individual mandate kill the ACA?

Can a provision in their recently passed tax law effectively kill the Affordable Care Act?

by MPR News Staff

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December 27, 2017 10:25 AM

How will the new tax bill affect you?

It has been decades since the last major tax overhaul. What will the recently passed bill mean for your family and your business?

by Chris Farrell and Marcheta Fornoff

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