Almanac

Attorney General Keith Ellison discusses Medicaid fraud, Mary Lahammer dives into debates over school resource officers, updates from Mike Osterholm on COVID and Kenny Blumenfeld on drought, a new women’s pro hockey league, Latin dancers at the State Fair, former lawmaker panel

Legislative leaders on SROs & special session, new St. Paul magnet school, Fall sports with Larry Fitzgerald, Anoka’s experimental social district, Sheletta Brundidge essay, remember Gene Lahammer, political reporters

Minnesota’s poverty rate disparities persist, Kate DiCamillo on her newest book, New exhibit explores Native American history at Fort Snelling, Mark DePaolis essay, Duluth Mayor’s race heats up, Political Science professors

BCA’s new Overdose Dashboard, remembering Henry Boucha, State Office Building renovation, Paul Douglas weather update, DEED Small City Grants, Aron Woldeslassie Essay, Austin Soccer Team Diversity, Party Chairs Hann and Martin

Political repercussions of a government shutdown, economic impacts of nationwide strikes, reporters tell why their investigation led to the new Cannabis Director quitting, a new book detailing end of life care for a beloved mother, and Cantus previews their upcoming season.

Big job gains in September, Fallout from historic House Speaker removal, Twins end record playoff losing streak, Sheletta Brundidge essay, Melisa López Franzen lands at U of M, MNIT Commissioner on Cybersecurity, Political panel

MN React to Hamas Israel war, plans to narrow heart health disparities, Living with cancer, Kaomi Lee highlights decolonization, Dominic Papatola essay, Mary Lahammer brings Capitol drama to light, political panel.

Minnesotans on Hamas Israel war, St. Paul city council races, Patty Wetterling memoir, Profile of Business Partnership’s Kurt Zellers, Paul Douglas weather, Aron Woldeslassie essay, Taiko drummers break gender barriers, political science professors

Rep. Dean Phillips announces presidential run, Professors on huge economic growth, New Minneapolis Community Safety Commissioner, Halloween Costume tips, Art + Medicine Episode 4 premiere, Rep. Emmer profile, Political analysts.

Sen. Bobby Joe Champion on new voting law, Duluth Mayoral Race, Native American One-Read book, Larry Fitzgerald on Vikings losing QB, Building wealth in Black communities, MN Supreme Court hears Trump ballot case, Political Science Professors

Mpls Police Chief O’Hara, Pioneering new St. Louis Park Mayor, Dakota ancestors return to Minnesota, Mark Seeley fall weather visit, Sheletta Brundidge essay, School board races become political, Political reporters

Record employment numbers, St. Paul Police Chief, Thanksgiving cooking, Professor Pearson on Congress, Dominic Papatola essay, Historic St. Paul City Council election, State Flag designs, political panel

Healthcare costs and Mayo Clinic expansion, new report from CEI, Live Music from Cantus, Kevin Kling essay, looking at childcare legislation from Mary Lahammer , St. Olaf’s Orchestra with Kaomi Lee, Sports with Larry Fitzgerald, Political Panel

Gov. Walz, Legislative Leaders, Duluth Mayor-Elect, Pro Women’s Hockey League, Mary Lahammer on budget forecast, St. Paul City Budget, Mark DePaolis essay, Political Panel

Mary Lahammer follows the action on choosing a new state flag, Minneapolis Foundation report on future of downtown, Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho, Weather with Paul Douglas, Sahan Journal on Camp Nenookaasi, Poli Sci Trio, St. Thomas Christmas concert

Kaomi Lee visits a tribe exiled from MN after the 1862 Dakota uprising, Mary Lahammer profiles Maria Isa Perez-Vega, Kate Dicamillo's yearly visit, Chef Raghavan Iyer on his final journey, Justus Ramsey house controversy, a Cantus performance, BIPOC Foodways Alliance table bringing people together, HYPE students and their Star Tribune photographer mentors.

Mike Osterholm with a COVID/Flu update, Remembering Betty Wilson, MN Chief Justice Natalie Hudson, Looking back at 2023 legislature, MN Literacy Director, Self-driving cars in Greater MN, Weather Duo Mark Seeley & Paul Douglas

Yohuru Williams on MPD consent decree and MLK legacy, new Twin Cities council presidents Elliott Payne and Mitra Jalali, Almanac North producer Greg Grell retiring, Mary Lahammer on Jesse Ventura documentary, Kaomi Lee on synchronized skate team, political panel

Job Numbers with Chris Farrell & Kristine West, Mary Lahammer on Governor Walz Bonding bill, Sahan Journal’s Becky Dernbach on ethnic studies, Refugee sponsorship program, Metro Transit General Manager, MHS Film Series, Poli Sci Professor Panel

Trump’s mounting legal troubles, State Trooper murder charges, David Gillette essay, Legislative Auditor on Cannabis Director hiring missteps, Joe Mauer’s HOF election, Brenda Child shares book of native artists’ imagery, Committee hearing on Assisted Suicide bill, political panel

High temp records shattered across the state, proposals to change Met Council, Mark DePaolis essay, Author Cary Griffith’s new book, Sound of Gospel live music, Second Harvest’s 'moonshot’ to reduce hunger, Rep. Kurt Daudt retiring, Political panel

Historic Lutsen Resort destroyed by fire under investigation, Child Protection task force, Bemidji Schools contemplates using new levy authority, Dominic Papatola Essay, Black Entrepreneurs Day, First Term Lawmakers, St. Olaf students go to New Hampshire

Despite new snow winter remains wimpy, Sports betting debate, Adia Morris essay, Cook County tourism shifts without big snow, Previewing "Hope in the Struggle", Opening week at the legislature, Legislative Leaders

SRO compromise passes out of committee, Political science professor trio, David Gillette essay, Golden Valley Mayor, Mitra Jalali profile, Bipartisan housing initiatives, political panel

Super Tuesday preview, Budget surplus grows, Mark DePaolis essay, Kate DiCamillo’s new book "Ferris", Live folk music, Larry Fitzgerald sports, political panel

MN January jobs report, Affordable housing solutions, Workers striking around the state, Sheletta Brundidge essay, gun control proposals at the Capitol, former lawmaker panel

Federal gun charges in Burnsville shooter case, St. Paul "State of Our City" address, Paul Douglas weather, Curious Minnesota, SRO law, political panel

Rideshare challenges in Twin Cities, Legislature debating guns, Winter finally arrives, Kevin Kling springtime essay, Mille Lacs Band Chief Executive Melanie Benjamin, Foreign workers filling gap in agriculture, Live Music with Nur-D, Professor Panel

Osterholm on 4-year COVID anniversary, High school graduation rates, Social equity in cannabis, Adia Morris essay, State of the State address, Former lawmaker panel

MPS Budget with Sahan Journal’s Becky Dernbach, Uber + Lyft with Star Tribune’s Dave Orrick, Mary Lahammer on the Capitol Mall Renovation, MDH Commissioner Brooke Cunningham, Sheletta Brundidge essay, Birdchick returns, St. Cloud Mayor, Poli Sci panel

Minneapolis rideshare ordinance delayed, Betting on past horse races, New home for Justus Ramsey cottage, Dominic Papatola essay, Mary Lahammer on environmental laws, Transitional housing center in St. Cloud, Reforming state prisons, Political Panel.

Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, Paul Douglas weather quiz, former Governor Ventura’s new cannabis business, Aron Woldeslassie essay, author Andrew Brundidge on "Andrew Does His Dance," Rural hospital financial trouble, Legislative Leaders

Governor Tim Walz, DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell arrested, MN Sex Offenders Program report, Adia Morris essay, Book on Boundary Waters dangers, Family childcare licensing, Political panel

U of M Poli Sci professor Kathryn Pearson on national politics, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Medicaid Fraud, Larry Fitzgerald on the Timberwolves and more, Mark DePaolis essay, Mary Lahammer on MN Senate, and Political Panel

Rep. Noor and Sen. Rasmusson debate rideshare bills, Fred Melo on downtown St. Paul real estate, Kevin Kling essay, Weather with Paul Douglas, Rachel Blount on PWHL playoffs, Kaomi Lee on wind power, Reporter panel

Legislative leaders, Michael Osterholm talks COVID and bird flu, Mary Lahammer looks at the new state flag and conference committee chairs, Reporter Becky Dernbach on charter school contracts, Sheletta Brundidge essay, Political panel

Former legislative leaders on session’s end, Live music from Cantus, Anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, Tane Danger essay, Poli sci professors, MN sports tourism, Immigrant childcare in rural MN, Legislative retirements

Bipartisan reaction to Mpls officer’s shooting death, Political Scientists react to Trump Felony conviction, David Gillette Essay, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s 75th anniversary, Dominic Papatola on sports & politics, Retiring Lawmakers look back

Feeding Our Future trial with Deena Winter of Minnesota Reformer, Star Tribune’s Rachel Blount on PWHL MN, Mary Lahammer looks at law enforcement, Kaomi Lee reports on U.S. Steel, Mark DePaolis essay, "Native Spirits Sing" preview with live music.

Legislative Auditor’s latest reports, Twin Cities Jazz Fest, Paul Douglas weather, Hype new upcoming documentary in observance of Juneteenth, Mary Lahammer reports on the latest ethics hearing of Sen. Nicole Mitchell and special election.

Flooding in Minnesota, Bipartisanship Report, Retiring Lawmakers, Queer Legislators Caucus, Mary Lahammer on a House seat to watch in Chanhassen, remembering baseball legend Willie Mays, Children Theatre Company departure, Aron Woldeslassie essay.

Public safety commissioner on statewide flooding, SCOTUS Chevron ruling, House races to watch, Adia Morris essay, Taste of MN, New Department of Children, Youth and Families commissioner, David Gillette essay, Somali healing aqal, Poli sci professors

Louis Johnston on jobs and inflation, Cooking with Appetite for Change, Sheletta Brundidge essay, Kaomi Lee explores a new adoption law, Larry Fitzgerald talks sports, Mary Lahammer highlights a Coon Rapids legislative race, Poli sci professors

Mary Lahammer looks at the Republican National Convention, David Schultz on the presidential election, Michael Osterholm on COVID-19 surge and Biden’s diagnosis, Tane Danger essay, New MPD contract, New Sahan Journal leader, Lawmaker panel

Kathryn Pearson on national politics, Dominic Papatola Essay, Fred Melo talks downtown St. Paul, White Earth Nation cannabis dispensary, David Gillette Essay, Anton Treuer discusses his debut novel, Race to Watch in St. Peter, Political Panel

Mary Lahammer on Gov. Walz & veepstakes, Bloomberg editor Angela Greiling Keane on all VP candidates, Chris Farrell talks economics, Live Irish music, New cannabis rules, Aron Woldeslassie essay, Katelyn Vue on homeless encampments, Political panel

Mary Lahammer, WaPo’s Aaron Blake, House leaders Long and Nash, and poli sci professors all discuss Harris picking Gov. Walz for VP, St. Paul Mayor Carter, Dominic Papatola essay, Andrea Swensson on her book about Cornbread Harris, Political panel

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, Paul Douglas weather, MN Historical Society+Mill City Museum disability justice exhibit, Adia Morris essay, Tony Dierckins on "Twin Ports Trains" book, Mary Lahammer on Gov. Walz’ history working with women, Political panel

State Fair, Mary Lahammer highlights first 3 days of DNC, Sen. Tina Smith, Political reporters, Weather with Mark Seeley, Kevin Kling essay, Music from Tina Schlieske, Baby farm animals, Larry Fitzgerald on sports, Political scientist duo

Mary Lahammer on politics at the State Fair, poli sci professors on the presidential election, Mark DePaolis essay, George Latimer legacy, Pioneer Press Fred Melo, David Gillette essay, MNHS Press editor-in-chief Ann Regan and author Roger Barr, Political Panel