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1 week ago | mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Melissa Olson |Alanna Elder

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Tribal colleges are vital hubs for education, cultural preservation, and economic growth. Recent proposed budget cuts by the Trump administration and historical underfunding by Congress have placed these institutions at risk. Native News reporter Melissa Olson spoke with tribal college administrators in Minnesota. She shares what she’s learned with Minnesota Now.

1 week ago | mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Alanna Elder

Among the state leaders who are mourning the loss of DFL House Leader Melissa Hortman is Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. She became lieutenant governor in 2019, the same year Rep. Hortman took up the gavel as Speaker of the House. Before that, Flanagan worked with Hortman and DFL Senator John Hoffman as fellow lawmakers. Flanagan joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about the devastating events of the weekend and her relationships to Rep. Hortman and Sen. Hoffman.

3 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Ellie Roth |Alanna Elder

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Since its founding ten years ago, a Minneapolis-based business has grown to sell frozen sambusas to grocery stores and school districts across the state. Now the business, Hoyo, is moving to a commercial kitchen that owners say will allow them to double production of the savory pastries, which are an essential part of Somali cuisine.

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Alanna Elder

The first recreational cannabis dispensary off tribal land in Minnesota is expected to open as early as this weekend. White Earth Nation’s cannabis company, Waabigwan Mashkiki, will run the store in Moorhead. This comes after White Earth and the state signed an agreement earlier this week. It’s the first of its kind in the United States, because it recognizes the authority of a tribal nation to regulate dispensaries off reservation land.

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Alanna Elder

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Five years ago, the murder of George Floyd by then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin turned the corner of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue into an epicenter of worldwide calls to change policing. It was at that intersection where witnesses filmed Floyd’s final moments as he cried out repeatedly that he couldn't breathe.