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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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Stunning end to a long career: North Minneapolis charter school names interim leader after firing founder

Stunning end to a long career: North Minneapolis charter school names interim leader after firing founder

Harvest Best founder Eric Mahmoud was seen as a visionary for helping Black students at the north Minneapolis school. Firing him was “not a decision that came easily,” a board member says. The board named an interim leader this week.
by Becky Z. Dernbach

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Legislator says it's 'bad timing' for $397 million update to Xcel Energy Center

Legislator says it's 'bad timing' for $397 million update to Xcel Energy Center

State Sen. Sandy Pappas, who represents downtown St. Paul and is the chair of the Capital Investment Committee, heard Mayor Melvin Carter lawmakers to pay for updates to the Xcel Energy Center, Roy Wilkins Auditorium and the RiverCentre Tuesday afternoon.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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March Madness bracket busters, plus Gophers men’s basketball gets new coach

March Madness bracket busters, plus Gophers men’s basketball gets new coach

The men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournament is underway. And the Gopher men’s basketball team has their own kind of madness, as they make a coaching change.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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ACLU of Minnesota, Education Minnesota file suits against St. Francis schools book policy

ACLU of Minnesota, Education Minnesota file suits against St. Francis schools book policy

St. Francis Area Schools adopted a policy in the fall requiring all new school library materials purchased by the district be filtered through Book Looks, a website backed by conservative groups. The suit claims the policy has led to at least 46 books to being challenged.
by Nina Moini, Ellen Finn and Alex Haddon

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American Legion’s national leader visits Minnesota in veteran suicide prevention efforts

American Legion’s national leader visits Minnesota in veteran suicide prevention efforts

American Legion National Commander James LaCoursiere Jr. visited multiple local posts to raise awareness for the “Be the One” suicide prevention effort. Suicide rates are consistently higher for those who have served in the military, compared to non-veterans.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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