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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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Minnesotan shares experiences from Cuba as the country faces monthslong U.S. oil blockade

Minnesotan shares experiences from Cuba as the country faces monthslong U.S. oil blockade

The U.S. has put Cuba under an oil blockade since the start of this year. The lack of gasoline has hit the country’s hospitals, food supply and public transportation. One Minnesotan shares what she’s seen as she’s spent time there providing medical aid.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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Inside Kado no Mise: The 'corner restaurant' of Minnesota's only 2026 James Beard finalist

Inside Kado no Mise: The 'corner restaurant' of Minnesota's only 2026 James Beard finalist

Chef Shigeyuki Furukawa opened the restaurant Kado No Mise in 2017, determined to bring traditional Japanese cuisine to Minnesota. Now, he’s a finalist for Best Chef: Midwest for the second year in a row and the state’s only nominee this year in any James Beard category.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Hinckley-Finlayson student earns first state language certificate in Ojibwe

Hinckley-Finlayson student earns first state language certificate in Ojibwe

Since 2014, the state of Minnesota has run a program that grants high school students college credit for learning another language. Now, for the first time, a student has earned a certificate in Ojibwe.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Counties, food shelves prepare for impacts of expanded work requirements for SNAP

Counties, food shelves prepare for impacts of expanded work requirements for SNAP

Expanded work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, could affect thousands of Minnesotans. That has local advocates and county leaders preparing for the impacts.
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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First-of-its-kind publisher grows out of Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop

First-of-its-kind publisher grows out of Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop

For more than a decade, the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop has provided creative writing classes to people in correctional facilities. That work has led to the creation of Lost Kite Editions, a national independent press.
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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