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Minnesota Now with Cathy Wurzer

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Minnesota Now with Cathy Wurzer 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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Summer festival spotlight: Farmington Dew Days

Summer festival spotlight: Farmington Dew Days

According to the soda company, in 1979 Farmington consumed more Mountain Dew per capita than anywhere in the country. Mountain Dew helped them celebrate the news. Fast-forward to the annual summer festival, 45 years strong.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Minnesota Now and Then: A union-member‘s granddaughter recounts the 1934 trucker‘s strike

Minnesota Now and Then: A union-member‘s granddaughter recounts the 1934 trucker‘s strike

90 years ago, one of Minnesota’s first unions was formed for truckers. Their first strike resulted in injury and death to some union members. But it also was a turning point for the labor movement.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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How Minnesota has led the way for rural community pride events despite pushback

How Minnesota has led the way for rural community pride events despite pushback

Itasca Pride in Grand Rapids will be hosting its first ever pride event this weekend. A vocal minority has voiced opposition, but pride organizers say that isn’t new and they hope to provide representation for rural queer Minnesotans.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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‘It was life-changing:’ How new bill is helping Minnesota families eliminate medical debt

‘It was life-changing:’ How new bill is helping Minnesota families eliminate medical debt

Monday afternoon Gov. Walz will ceremonially sign a bill into law what’s known as the Minnesota Debt Fairness Act. The bill will ban medical providers from withholding care from patients with unpaid medical bills. It also requires that thousands of Minnesotans be forgiven medical debt that was transferred onto a spouse after death or whose bills have errors in them.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Boys and Girls State Minnesota instills civics in students who create a government in a week

Boys and Girls State Minnesota instills civics in students who create a government in a week

Boys State and Girls State are separate, weeklong programs run by the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary, respectively and they are a crash course on the inner workings of government.
by Cathy Wurzer, Alanna Elder and Ellen Finn

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