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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini

Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini is journalism that doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s reporting that puts people first with live, down-to-earth, unscripted interviews that aim to inform and entertain. Tune in to Minnesota Now weekdays at noon on the radio or the live audio stream at mprnews.org.

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Minnesota music: One of the pillars of Minnesota Now is featuring great Minnesota-based music. Here’s this year’s playlist of songs heard on the show.

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What the arrest of a Grand Rapids senator could mean for the Minnesota Legislature

What the arrest of a Grand Rapids senator could mean for the Minnesota Legislature

Republican state Sen. Justin Eichorn faces widespread calls to resign from members of both political parties after an arrest. It’s the latest upheaval in a legislative session that has seen plenty of it.
by Nina Moini, Clay Masters and Ellie Roth

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Special education advocacy group reacts to U.S. Education Department cuts

Special education advocacy group reacts to U.S. Education Department cuts

The U.S. Department of Education is expected to shrink by half. One of the agency’s major roles is to make sure students with disabilities can get an education, and parent advocates are bracing for effects to their children with disabilities.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Report: Minnesota has the third highest average cost of infant child care in the country

Report: Minnesota has the third highest average cost of infant child care in the country

Minnesota has the third highest average cost of infant child care in the U.S. according to the Economic Policy Institute. Its average cost in the state in $22,000 per year.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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March Madness: A Minnesotan is trying to get her team to its 24th Final Four game

March Madness: A Minnesotan is trying to get her team to its 24th Final Four game

March Madness begins this week and Paige Bueckers is the sole Minnesotan representation in the NCAA basketball tournaments. Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson joined Minnesota Now to talk about basketball and other sports news.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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