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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.

Listen: Missed the show? Want to hear a specific conversation? Check out past episodes and segments on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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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Zoning laws can be make-or-break for housing, businesses

Zoning laws can be make-or-break for housing, businesses

A secondhand store in the north Twin Cities suburb of Arden Hills may be forced to shut down or relocate after finding out zoning laws ban thrift stores in certain areas of the city.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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Hopkins Coach Tara Starks helps Paige Bueckers and other players stay grounded under pressure

Hopkins Coach Tara Starks helps Paige Bueckers and other players stay grounded under pressure

This March Madness all eyes are on University of Connecticut guard Paige Bueckers. And her former coach just led the Hopkins High School girls basketball team to a state championship win.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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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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