Nina Moini

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Host, Minnesota Now at MPR News (Saint Paul, MN)

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Minnesota tribes 'breaking the glass ceiling' of off reservation cannabis sales

2 weeks 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.
Andrea Jenkins says Minneapolis should ‘recommit’ to investment in George Floyd Square

2 weeks 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.
Inside the final day of the Minnesota legislative session

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Peter Cox |Ellen Finn

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. At midnight Monday, it is all supposed to be over. The state Legislature is supposed to adjourn after passing a new two-year budget. That’s not going to happen this year. A special session will be needed to complete the task because lawmakers are still navigating the remaining sticking points and political obstacles.
What a last minute budget deal between legislative leaders means for the rest of session

3 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Clay Masters

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. In the nick of time, a budget deal has been reached between most of Minnesota legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Walz. Now it's up to committees to fill in more details and put the plan to a series of votes. There's little time left to get a budget approved before the legislature is required to adjourn on Monday. A short special session is possible.
Minnesota school mental health grants face at least $17 million in cuts

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Aleesa Kuznetsov

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. The Trump administration is canceling $1 billion in school mental health grants. It will impact at least $17 million in funding in Minnesota. The White House said an Education Department review of the programs found they violated the purpose of federal civil rights law.
NAACP Rochester asks for accountability, justice after viral video of racial slur

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

The Rochester Police Department says it completed an investigation into a video posted on social media that showed a woman calling a child a racial slur at a local park last week. The investigation has been submitted to the Rochester City Attorney's office, which will decide whether or not to charge the woman. MPR News has a policy to not name suspects until they are charged. The situation has drawn national attention and outrage.
What Minnesotans are saying about Trump's first 100 days

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Annie Baxter |Aleesa Kuznetsov

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. President Donald Trump has now been in office for 100 days. He held the first rally of his current tenure last night in Michigan to mark the milestone. MPR News has been fanning out across the state to find out what Minnesotans think of Trump’s job performance so far. MPR News editor Annie Baxter spearheaded the effort and joins MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about it.
A look at the growing field of candidates for the open U.S. Senate seat

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Dana Ferguson

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. U.S. Rep. Angie Craig announced Tuesday she will skip a run for a fifth term and instead throw her hat into the race for U.S. Senate. Craig is among a few prominent DFL candidates hoping to succeed U.S. Sen. Tina Smith in 2026. Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and former state Senate Minority Leader Melisa López Franzen have also joined the race.
Elon Musk's social media platform X sues Minnesota over political deepfake ban

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Alanna Elder |Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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. The social media platform X, run by Elon Musk, has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Minnesota law barring the use of deepfakes to influence an election. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday against Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, claims the law — passed with bipartisan support in the Legislature in 2023 — violates free speech rights.
Out to Lunch: Anton Treuer has found healing in learning to love all parts of his identity

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. On Minnesota Now, we get to hear from so many different people in Minnesota over the phone and in the studio. But we don’t often meet them in the community, where news — and life — happens. In our series Out to Lunch, we sit down for a meal with people from Minnesota news and culture to get to know them better.