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Gov. Tim Walz unveils his proposal for the state’s two year budget amid a Capitol power struggle. An ugly opening to Minnesota’s legislative session and a campaign season that won’t end is fueling lawsuit after lawsuit.
The City of St. Paul is clearing a large homeless encampment near the Mississippi River. We learn what’s next for those being displaced.
And with many people spending this month sober, a doctor talks about the mental and physical benefits of Dry January and taking a break from alcohol.
Plus, a Double Dutch team from the Rondo neighborhood in St. Paul is spreading joy through jump rope. We hear about their efforts to share the tradition with a new generation.
The Minnesota Music Minute was “Deserving” by AUTUMN and “Pride (In the Name of Love)” by U2 was the Song of the Day.
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St. Paul officials began closing a homeless encampment Thursday. The camp near the entrance of Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary has been running for about two years. At least 40 people lived there as of last week, when the city posted notices to vacate.
City workers were on the scene Thursday morning to clear the camp. MPR News reporter Estelle Timar-Wilcox was there and joined MPR News host Nina Moini with details on the story.
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On Sunday, TikTok could be gone for good in the U.S. Users have been spiraling over the possibility and savoring their last days.
The video app gained popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic and quickly became a means of entertainment, information and even income.
A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that gave TikTok an ultimatum: sell off its U.S. operation to a company not owned by China or shut down. That deadline is on Sunday. The platform asked the U.S. Supreme Court to put a halt on the ban, but justices have yet to make a decision.
Professor of law Alan Rozenshtein has been following this case closely. He joined MPR News host Nina Moini to explain the legal limbo and its implications.
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“Strawberry shortcake, blueberry pie. Rondo Double Dutch got a team, and we know why,” a group of young voices chant on a track the St. Paul organization made with artist Bionik.
Rondo Double Dutch is the brainchild of Mercedes Yarbrough, an educator who wanted to bring Double Dutch to a new generation in her community. She joined up with Jelahn Prentiss, who goes by Coach Twist, to expand her vision for the program.
Rondo Double Dutch now includes a class at 825 Arts in St. Paul as well as a team that participates in events around the metro. They are booked Monday for Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration in south Minneapolis.
Mizz Mercedez and Jelahn Prentiss joined Minnesota Now host Nina Moini to talk about the event and their passion for getting people of all ages on their feet.
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The first month of the year is a time for new goals and beginnings. For many, that includes resetting their relationship with alcohol. You or someone you know may be participating in Dry January, a month-long effort to be sober.
The health trend has been popular in many countries for at least a decade, but its roots extend as far back as 1942, when the Finnish government created a campaign called “Sober January” as a propaganda blitz to raise readiness during World War II.
Dr. Christopher Wall, a psychiatrist who is chief medical officer at Prairie Care, joins MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about the health benefits of Dry January.
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The state has released its first findings about how COVID-19 has impacted the long term health of Minnesotans — almost five years after the pandemic began. We learn about the survey’s findings from the supervisor of Minnesota’s long covid response.
For the first time, Minnesota teachers can become licensed to teach Karen, Somali and other heritage languages. We hear from one of the first licensed Karen teachers in the nation.
Plus, leaders of a new hospitality industry nonprofit will join us to share about their efforts to create a safety net for front and back of house restaurant workers.
And we hear from St. Paul comedian and writer of the hit show Hacks Joe Mande about his new comedy show filmed in Minneapolis.
Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Dream/Grief” by Laamar and our Song of the Day was “Fade into the Glow” by James Rechs.
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A state program created by a 2023 law allows teachers to become licensed to teach heritage languages. Since then, the group of teachers getting a license has been growing.
In 2024, on Minnesota Now we spoke to one of the 15 teachers who became the first in the state to teach Hmong. Now a new group of teachers have become licensed to teach in Somali and Karen.
Sahan Journal education reporter Becky Dernbach wrote about this recently and she joined the program.
Ehtalow Zar is a math teacher who also teaches Karen language and culture at Johnson Senior High School in St. Paul. She’s one of two teachers who just became the first licensed to teach Karen language in the state, and maybe the nation. She joined the program as well.
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The state has released its first findings about how COVID-19 has impacted the long-term health of Minnesotans. The Minnesota Department of Health survey showed that four in ten of the people who responded had experienced prolonged symptoms, such as fatigue or brain fog.
Health officials called 20,000 adult Minnesotans who had COVID-19, but only 1,270 people completed the interview. The survey limits means the group doesn’t represent all Minnesotans. But the health department says the input can help the public, health care providers and public health professionals understand long COVID symptoms.
Joining Minnesota Now to talk about the findings of the survey is Kate Murray, the supervisor of the state’s long COVID response.
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If you don’t know Joe Mande’s name, you’ve almost certainly seen something he’s worked on. The St. Paul raised comedian has written for and appeared on hit shows like “Parks and Recreation,” “Modern Family” and more recently, “Hacks.”
But before he started as a talented writer, he was performing stand up comedy. Mande shot his second comedy special at the Parkway Theater in south Minneapolis, called “Chill," and it came out on Hulu last month.
Mande joined Minnesota Now host Nina Moini to talk about his special, TV comedy writing and his Minnesota upbringing.
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A new nonprofit has launched to help fill gaps in support for hospitality workers. Help the House Foundation aims to be a safety net for front and back of house restaurant workers. That includes anything from providing resources to help with employees physical health, mental health and general wellbeing.
Its founder, Kate Meier, recognized that while the hospitality industry is built on care and service, those who make it thrive often face challenges in silence. She’s also the owner of Craftmade Aprons in northeast Minneapolis.
Nettie Colόn is a board member on the foundation and the owner of Red Hen Gastrolab Concepts.
Meier and Colόn spoke to Minnesota Now host Nina Moini about the new organization.
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Even though it’s chilly, some people may find it’s refreshing to having a real, cold and snowy Minnesota winter after last year’s winter dud. And this week, we’re going to have it all. Snow, freezing temperatures and above average temperatures.
MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner spoke to Minnesota Now host Nina Moini about this rollercoaster forecast.
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Tuesday is the start of the Minnesota Legislative session. Both chambers gaveled in at noon, but House Democrats were not there. MPR News correspondent Peter Cox has the latest updates from the Capitol.
A Twin Cities journalist moved into a century-old house in South Minneapolis and found an irresistible story.
Plus, there has been a recent development in a proposed pipeline route through a site sacred to many tribal nations. A Native American artist talks about the importance of pipestone and the area where it is found.
And it was painful for many Vikings fans to watch Monday night’s game. We get a rundown of the disappointing end to their season and other Minnesota sports updates.
The Minnesota Music Minute was Tres Leches by Purple Funk Metropolis and Marah in the Mainsail by Bone Crowd was the Song of the Day.
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Tuesday at noon was the official start of the Minnesota Legislature’s 2025 session.
It has been a strange start to say the least. A judge ruled Tuesday morning in favor of a DFL lawmaker’s narrow win, although the decision may not bring an end to a dispute about seating him. The tied Senate gaveled in under a power-sharing deal. But the state House of Representatives’ kickoff has been tinged with friction, threats and uncertainty.
MPR News correspondent Peter Cox joined MPR News host Nina Moini from the Capitol.
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The Minnesota Vikings’ successful season has come to a familiar end. The team lost 9 to 27 Monday night in a Wild Card game against the LA Rams. The game was moved to Arizona due to the wildfires that continue to burn in California. Next, the Rams will go on to play the Eagles Sunday in Philadelphia.
Sports contributors Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson joined MPR News host Nina Moini to put the game in perspective.
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It’s a familiar tale: a family moves into a new house that turns out to be visited by the spirits of those who lived there many years earlier. “Ghost of a Chance,” a new podcast by the Minnesota Star Tribune, is not a ghost story. But it brings to life the story of the former residents of reporter Eric Roper’s house, which he bought in South Minneapolis in 2020.
Harry and Clementine Robinson were in the first generation of their families born free in the United States. When they moved into the house in 1919, they were among just a few Black families to own a home in that part of the city. They moved out just a few years later, in 1940.
In the series, Roper and producer Melissa Townsend explore how the reasons for the Robinson’s move — and what happened next — connect to a larger story of segregation that exists in the city today.
For more, MPR News host Nina Moini talked with Roper and Greg McMoore, a community historian in South Minneapolis.
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State regulators this month reversed a decision to approve a route for a gas pipeline near Pipestone National Monument in southern Minnesota. The site is sacred to tribal nations across the Midwest and Great Plains. It’s named after a type of stone — also called catlinite — that Native Americans use to make artwork as well as pipes for ceremonies.
After the state approved Magellan Pipeline Company’s permit back in September, more than a dozen tribal nations wrote letters urging it to reconsider. They expressed concern for the pipestone as well as cultural sites, wildlife and water.
Under the new decision, the company needs to work with more than a dozen tribal nations on an archaeological study of two different routes. This issue isn’t new — there was an old pipeline through the monument that closed in 2022.
For more on the area and the stone it is named after, MPR News host Nina Moini talked with Jeff Savage, an award-winning artist and director of the Fond du Lac Cultural Center and Museum who has worked with pipestone for 50 years.
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A Minnesota organization supporting Asian American leaders across Minnesota just received $2.5 million from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott. It’s the Coalition for Asian American Leaders, or CAAL, and they’re using the funding to launch a new initiative called CAAL Ignite. It’s a grant program that provides $10,000-15,000 to Asian American entrepreneurs and small business owners in the state. Applications for the grant open Wednesday. ThaoMee Xiong is the executive director of CAAL. Laura Boller runs a hair and makeup business, “Laura B Beauty,” and is part of the CAAL community. Xiong and Boller joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about the grant.
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Democrats in the Minnesota House are attempting to block Republican control when the legislative session begins Tuesday. The DFLers took their oaths of office early. It’s just one of the many unusual circumstances to the start of session. We broke down what it all means.
It’s been a year since the city of Minneapolis evicted hundreds of unhoused people from various encampments in South Minneapolis. Camp Nenookaasi organizers joined the show for an update.
An organization supporting Asian American business leaders across Minnesota joins the program to talk about a $2.5 million grant they received from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott.
A Native American cultural teacher joined the show to talk about the importance of traditional seasonal storytelling.
Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Bad Day” by Gully Boys and the Song of the Day was “See a Little Light” by Bob Mould.
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It’s on these cold, snowy days that many Minnesotans — especially the region’s Indigenous people throughout history — gather together and tell stories. Traditionally, snow must be on the ground to tell sacred Ojibwe stories. Hope Flanagan is an elder who has been teaching and storytelling across the state for decades. She works as a community outreach and culture teacher at the Minneapolis Native American community organization, Dream of Wild Health. MPR News host Nina Moini talked to Flanagan about the importance of wintertime storytelling.
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Less than a day remains until Minnesota lawmakers begin the 94th legislative session. And there’s a lot that is still not resolved between the DFL and Republicans, whose 67-67 tie in the House of Representatives has gotten messy. Democrats lost a seat to a residency challenge, and another is in question as a court challenge is ongoing.
It’s not clear whether Democrats in the House will even show up on Tuesday as leaders in that chamber are at an impasse over a power-sharing agreement.
MPR News senior politics reporter Dana Ferguson joined MPR News host Nina Moini with updates from the weekend including a private swearing in ceremony amongst Democrats and how Republicans are responding.
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