love how in small towns it’s not “public works” it’s just “kevin”

The Twin Cities lost several longtime Asian-owned restaurants last year. Angela Davis looked at the legacies they built. Hear the conversation here: mprnews.org/episode/2023/0… And tune into ATC tomorrow. We'll talk to Eric Pham, who's continuing the Quang legacy, in his own way.

In the coming months, at least 100K Minnesotans could lose health insurance through Medicaid, as federal pandemic rules sunset. Hear the interview with MinnPost reporter Peter Callaghan: mprnews.org/story/2023/02/…

Junauda Petrus turned her poem, "Can We Please Give the Police Department to the Grandmothers" into a children's book. It's out in April. You can hear the poem in this 2020 piece I help South High students produce. I loved it so much. 🤗mprnews.org/story/2020/12/…

Good morning! Fog blankets Lake Harriet on Tuesday in Minneapolis. for MPR News

Despite mounting legal costs, Mille Lacs County plans to appeal ruling in tribal case mprnews.org/story/2023/03/… via @mprnews Kirsti Marohn

Only 5 of 574 federally recognized tribes have Freedom of Information laws. How does this support the third pillar of tribal sovereignty?

“We talk a lot in society about self-care, and so much of that got put back on the frontline workers, like, ‘Make sure you're taking care of yourself while you take of care everybody else.’ I think we have to find a way to take care of the caregivers.” mprnews.org/story/2023/03/…

Mpls-based soona CEO Liz Giorgi says the Silicon Valley Bank collapse story isn't as simple as tech bros losing money. SVB bet on women and BIPOC founders when traditional banks wouldn't. And w/fewer options, they stayed put while others ran. mprnews.org/story/2023/03/…

Want mprnews.org/story/2023/03/…

UPDATE: Minnesota House repasses the bill to provide a no-charge school breakfast and lunch to all students each day. Vote was 71-54. It's on its way to Governor Tim Walz, who says he'll sign the bill soon after he receives it. #mnleg

End-of-week shoutout to my @mprnews colleague Matt Sepic, who pivots from nuanced coverage of Minnesota courts to effortless translation of nuclear physics from one day to the next. mprnews.org/story/2023/03/…

It's really hard to actually listen to the stories we air when directing the show. Lots of juggling going on to make sure the next part of the show is ready. But my ears always soak hers in. Will miss her storytelling.

St. Paul says it's exploring this route and plans to put out an RFP this year. mprnews.org/story/2023/03/…

Sandy keeps Tom Crann, MPR News sounding great on the airwaves as she works with Megan Burks. All Things Considered, she a good doggo.