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Making housing affordable, DHS action plan, Vikes preview, Native American drummers

Medically assisted suicide, Silver Carp in the St. Croix, Korean Adoptees in Duluth

New insulin proposal, report on MPR series about TPT event, "Humanize My Hoodie" movement

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter talks about public safety, update on the insulin funding problem, public input sessions on what to call area around Fort Snelling, a Sheletta Brundidge essay, a comprehensive look at the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel project near Ely

Larry Jacobs on impeachment, Birdchick, author Kate DiCamillo, political party chairs

Trump visit, broadband in Greater MN, Pop Wagner plays Woody Guthrie, political scientists

MN Attorney General Keith Ellison, St. Paul garbage collection fight, 70 years of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, Red Wing cemetery history, another death related to vaping, Governor Dayton’s official portrait, political panel

History of voting rights for felons, Henderson wants state aid for flooding, Paul Douglas on the wettest year in Minnesota history, cyber security conference, Sheletta Brundidge essay, Minnesota’s expanding wine industry, cultural conversations with Anton Treuer, capitol reporters talk insulin.

Legislative Auditor James Nobles on DHS payment controversy, Electrolux shuts down in St. Cloud, small town newspaper challenges, Amy Koch talks about double standards, essay by Tane Danger, Jeffers Petroglyphs, political panel talks impeachment and more

Farming problems out west, big Gopher game preview with Larry Fitzgerald, remembering public historian Hy Berman, Bao Vang on the new Hmong American Partnership workforce center, more Jeffers Petroglyphs reporting, weekly essay by Sheletta Brundidge, Stories Under the Stones from Oakland Cemetery, week in politics

Impaired Minnesota lakes and streams, big plans along the Twin Cities riverfront, Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center head Patina Park, interviews with formerly incarcerated men, Adia Morris on being grateful, history of Jay’s Longhorn Bar with Mark Engebretson, Prohibition 100 years later, the week’s political panel.

Governor Walz and Legislative Leaders talk insulin, special session and more. Then all five compete in the first annual Almanac Side Dish Showdown. Paul Douglas on early winter weather. The Professor Panel analyzes this week’s impeachment hearings.

Atty Gen Keith Ellison on Juul suit, NAACP plan to attack disparities, state budget news

Mini political panel, law change to aid Liberian Americans, Minnesota’s exploding hemp trade, an Adia Morris essay, The Steeles return to sign Holiday tunes, a big plant closing in Sleepy Eye, political scientists talk impeachment

Two teams of contestants created by the "Wrong About Everything" political podcast square off on the 2019 Almanac News Quiz. Contestants are Carin Mrotz, Javier Morillo-Alicea, Mitra Jalali Nelson, Brian McDaniel, Amy Koch and John Kriesel. David Gillete, Mary Lahammer, Tane Danger, Andrew Minck and Sheletta Brundidge join in the fun. Cathy Wurzer and Eric Eskola MC the fun evening.

Susan Brower talks census, Paul Douglas chats up the year in weather, growing hemp industry in Minnesota, Kevin Kling essay on ice fishing, new St. Louis Park city council member Nadia Mohamed, moving from Portland, Oregon to Waseca, Minnesota; grappling with affordable housing.

Mayor of Duluth, flood plains dilemma, push for affordable housing, the week in politics

A move to change the Minnesota constitution, financial woes at Spirit Mountain Ski Area, Jason Sole on Humanize My Hoodie: the Film, a gem of a Pre-Civil War home near Irvine Park, essay by Dominic Papatola, Accept the Call: Independent Lens special preview, political analyst duo of Annette Meeks and Ember Reichgott Junge.

Opposing educational amendment, music by Sarah Morris, Irvine Park tour, impeachment trial

MN Party Chairs, impeachment, restoring St. Paul history, ice climbing in Duluth

Four reporters who witnessed the Iowa caucus mess first-hand, previewing the legislative session, a big week in sports trades, exploring outsider art, an Adia Morris essay, a photography exhibit featuring works by Gordon Parks and Jamel Shabazz, St. Olaf students observing the New Hampshire primary.

Legislative leaders live in studio, Coronavirus effect on trade, the rise of Amy Klobuchar

U of M President Joan Gabel, presidential primary nuts and bolts, curling championship

Governor Walz talks budget surplus, Michael Osterholm on the spread of COVID-19, aftermath of the Becker recycling fire, a legislative push to change the new presidential primary law, an essay by Dominic Papatola, a new report card on Minnesota’s assisted living facilities, political science duo preview Super Tuesday

Minnesota’s first confirmed COVID-19 case, coronavirus effect on the state economy, Myon Burrell case scrutiny, rethinking Daylight Saving Time, Dr. Mark DePaolis essay, Homelessness in Greater Minnesota, what you may not know about Post Secondary Education Options, Super Tuesday react from our political panel.

MN Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm on new COVID-19 guidelines, new rules for state nursing homes, St. Paul Schools strike settled, Sheletta Brundidge essay, Larry Fitzgerald Sr. on coronavirus and sports, U of M President Joan Gabel talks about canceling in-person instruction, the week in politics with Abou Amara and Gina Countryman.

Infectious disease expert Mike Osterholm, MN pandemic response, restaurant feeds community

Governor Walz issues a Stay at Home order, lawmakers return to St. Paul for historic floor session, travel to Minnesota’s last one room schoolhouse, the impact of COVID-19 on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, Social Distancing and Geocaching, a political duo analyzes another political week amid COVID-19 pandemic.

MN Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm on latest COVID-19 news, Chris Farrell on our depressed economy, Peace Corps Volunteer Bill Hansen, ice fishing on Lake of the Woods, Sheletta Brundidge on her new book "Cameron Goes to School", Tane Danger’s weekly essay, fall elections and the coronavirus, treating addition in these times, Mayo’s work on bringing a blood test to market

Commissioner Myron Frans on state budget situation, now is a great time to fill out the census, a profile of a nurse, spring birding with Sharon Stiteler –aka the Birdchick--, the troubles facing the airline industry explained by Kyle Potter with the Thrifty Traveler, Mary Lahammer explains this week’s capitol action, a mini political panel with Abou Amara and Noah Rouen.

Michael Osterholm on next steps with COVID-19, update on Grand Marais downtown fire, issues facing community clinics, the nearly-annual Paul Douglas Weather Quiz, Dr. Mark DePaolis essay, Layne Kennedy inspires you to be creative in these times, John Rash on media woes, Mary Lahammer gains unique access to Minnesota nursing homes.

St. Paul Schools Superintendent Joe Gothard, legislative update, author Kate DiCamillo on why we need children’s literature more than ever, Ag Commissioner Petersen on pork production problems, a tour of the Anderson Center in Red Wing, a new book about Duluth history, Larry Jacobs and David Schultz talk politics

Governor Walz comments on his stay-at-home extension, Bill George on business strategy, Telemedicine in action in Mankato, Pahoua Yang Hoffman and community impact, when can retail open up in Minnesota?, a mother’s coronavirus essay, The Center for Victims of Torture works remotely like the rest of us, MN Chief Technology head Tarek Tomes, political reporters Brian Bakst and Dana Ferguson.

DNR Commissioner Strommen on the Fishing Opener, Mary Lahammer has a COVID antibody test, Art Caplan on the medical ethics of the pandemic, the Strib nabs a finalist award for the Pulitzers, Sheletta Brundidge gives teachers their due, Aaron Brown has an update from Iron Range, Maggie Koerth on COVID and gender, legislative leaders Winkler and Daudt.

Speaker Hortman and Senate Majority Leader Gazelka reflect on end of session and COVID response, Attorney General Keith Ellison talks COVID compliance and worker protection, Kaomi Goetz reports on regenerative farming, an essay by Dominic Papatola, MSP International Film Festival goes online, final days of session preview, a political panel duo of Gregg Peppin and Carin Mrotz.

State Fair cancelation explained by Jerry Hammer, retail checkup with Kavita Kumar, Gold Star Mothers talk about their fallen sons, Kevin Kling on storytelling during COVID, how to grill Ju(i)cy Lucys on your patio this weekend, Liz Rammer from Hospitality MN on issues facing restaurants, sports with Larry Fitzgerald, photo exhibit by John Kaul, retiring lawmakers Lyndon Carlson and Bud Nornes.

State Leaders react to death of George Floyd, debrief with political reporter Mary Lahammer, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter III on keeping the peace in St. Paul, the voices of protestors this week, Steve Belton with the Urban League talks about race and policing, Ricardo Lopez’s reporting from inside a Target store, preview of Lost Twin Cities 5, Abou Amara and Gina Countryman.

Attorney General Keith Ellison on Floyd investigation, Floyd memorial service, Rep. Carlos Mariani outlines legislative plan, Clarence Castile talks about police violence and training, Sheletta Brundidge gives her children "The Talk", hearing from protesters at 38th and Chicago, media lawsuit against police violence, intersection of policing and public health.

Minneapolis City Council member Andrea Jenkins on defunding police, St. Thomas documents mural art, Clarence Castile talks police reform, Mary Lahammer has special session update, COVID in nursing homes, rebuilding Lake Street, political scientists Kathryn Pearson and Guy-Ariel Charles.

Summary of an intense week at the state capitol, Governor Tim Walz gives his take on the special session, Kaomi Goetz shows us how arrest videos shed light on policing in Minneapolis, Yohuru Williams on the significance of Juneteenth, surprising Supreme Court decisions, Gina and Rafael: a Covid couple, political analyst duo of Abou Amara and Brian McDaniel.

Michael Osterholm addresses COVID surge, growing food insecurity in South Minneapolis, Grand Marais tourism update, Minneapolis NAACP President Leslie Redmond talks about police reform, Lanier Holt talks about race and the media, Duluth lynchings one hundred years later, Senator Majority Leader Gazelka and House Speaker Hortman assess deadlocked special session.

Kaomi Goetz’s stories from Greater Minnesota include robotic farming, our state’s last one room schoolhouse, remembering the Duluth lynchings of 1920, the Anderson Center, Andrew Volstead and Prohibition, ice climbing, outsider artists celebrated, regenerative farming, Korean-born adoptees in Duluth.

Transcripts released in George Floyd pre-trial action, special legislative session #2 preview, Enbridge defends Line Three, Pipeline opponent weighs in against Line Three, hot summer weather with Mark Seeley, Dominic Papatola essay on returning to "normal", Bill Green on the controversial Emancipation Memorial statue, week with politics with Javier Morillo and Annette Meeks.

David Schultz talks presidential campaigning and conventions during COVID, Ojibwe historian Anton Treuer on Native American nicknames and mascots, Essayist Adia Morris gives us a tour of her blanket fort, an art exhibit in Rochester dealing with kids and grief, lawmakers return for second special session of the summer.

Two views on how schools should open this fall, state lawmakers pass police reform, Maggie Koerth on COVID risk taking, Larry Fitzgerald talks sports, Tane Danger essay on racism, wearing masks in Rochester, political duo Gregg Peppin and Abou Amara

Governor’s schools announcement, Education Commissioner Ricker, economic outlook with Louis Johnston, Paul Douglas weather, the ADA at 30, a Sheletta Brundidge Covid essay, a children’s book about grief, political scientists Kathryn Pearson and Steven Schier.

Health Commissioner Malcolm updates COVID numbers and increasing community spread, deadline for Census counting moved up a month, new police reform laws impact arbitration

Secretary of State Steve Simon on balloting by mail, a surprising week at the legislature, big wins Tuesday for progressives, Native American homelessness, Sheletta Brundidge and her COVID mask problem, Mike Veeck and his St. Paul Saints, a Roy Finden essay, the remarkable Buzz Arlett, a political analyst duo

DNC report, David Schultz convention analysis, Bobby Edwards explains TPT initiative "Racism Unveiled", a Dominic Papatola essay, catching up with Jearlyn Steele, preview of Relish episode 103, political reporters weigh in on a big week of politics.

Recap of the Republican national convention, political scientist duo, Nekima Levy Armstrong on unrest in Minneapolis, Paul Douglas talks Hurricane Laura, Kevin Kling essay, McKnight Foundation award winner Marcie Rendon, fair-less State Fair food, Mohamed Younis from Gallup talks about polling and race.Image: Trump from the White House at the Convention