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Rising diesel prices and healthcare costs has more school districts trying to figure out how to make budgets work. Tonight, I’ll have a story on Ogilvie Public Schools, which has had a four day school schedule for 18 years and why it makes sense for them. xitter.cf/almanacmnpbs/status/21…
Me x Sam Wang: Gerrymandering and Election Integrity youtube.com/live/Gb4Z286330E… via @YouTube
Excited to have been nominated in three categories in the @MidwestEmmys this year. Being recognized for excellence in my TV work as a recovering radio reporter is gratifying. @almanacmnpbs
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Tonight on Almanac:
- Star Tribune journalists @ReidForgrave and @mel_townsend discuss The Annunciation Diaries, a new multimedia project marking the anniversary of the school shooting
- @mlahammer heads to Olmsted County for a closer look at the race for an open state Senate seat in Rochester
- MPR News’ Ellie Roth reports on an investigation into a foreign official running Minnesota group homes
- Dominic Papatola reflects on the question: What are we waiting for?
- @kaomig visits a renovated historic theater in Ely
- Entrepreneur Terresa Hardaway (@ProjectNaptural) previews the Midwest Black Book Fair, making its debut this weekend in Minneapolis
- David Gillette considers where our front steps can take us
- Sketches of Minnesota travels with @dangerboatpro to Bigfork as part of the Voices Rising: Stories for America’s 250th initiative
- Rep. @alexfalconrt and Rep. @Calwarwas join advocates Alison Flint and Julie Lucas (@MiningMinn) to debate an executive order involving copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters
Tune in at 7 pm on TPT 2 or stream live: TPT.org/almanac
Confirmed town hall in #Appleton with @SenWestrom on June 20 at VFW. He says it will be a chance for the community to voice their opinions and ask questions on the already sold @CoreCivic prison.
I mention details of a town hall planned for #Appleton by @SenWestrom
Tonight on Almanac at 7 pm:
- @kaomig breaks down the federal government’s purchase of the long-vacant Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton
- @kaomig also reports on the Ely-area wildfires as Gov. Tim Walz ends the peacetime emergency and the @SuperiorNF Boundary Waters gradually reopens
- University of Minnesota forest ecologist Lee Frelich examines what a changing climate could mean for the future of Minnesota’s boreal forests
- @TaneDanger delivers an essay on what he wants to see from political candidates on the debate stage
- Sketches of Minnesota heads to Albert Lea, where conversations about democracy spark @dangerboatpro's improv comedy
- Elections expert Joe Mansky previews election security as Minnesota heads into the August primaries
- @mlahammer takes a closer look at the race for House District 36A, where there’s no incumbent and independent voters could play a key role
- Political science professors @ProfDSchultz and @profminta preview Minnesota’s August primaries and the political landscape heading into Election Day
Tune in on TPT 2 or stream live: TPT.org/almanac
Canoers took off from Island River, a reopened Boundary Waters Canoe entry point today, first day 40% of BWCA reopened to overnight trips.
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Tonight on Almanac at 7 pm:
- @UMNews political scientist @larryrjacobs breaks down the latest developments in national politics including the war in Iran, the midterm elections, and the courts
- Minneapolis City Council members @MplsWard1 and @MplsWard3 discuss the surprise resignation of Police Chief Brian O’Hara
- @UofStThomasMN professor Yohuru Williams examines what O’Hara’s departure could mean for police reform and consent decree efforts
- Mark DePaolis delivers an essay on the pitfalls of fine dining
- @kaomig gets a sneak peek inside the new Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum
- Retiring meteorologists Paul Huttner of MPR and Belinda Jensen of Kare 11 reflect on their careers and Minnesota weather
- Our political panel — DFLers Sandra Feist and @AbouAmara, and Republicans @CarlaNelsonMN and @andybrehm — discusses state party conventions and the week in politics
Tune in on TPT 2 or stream live: TPT.org/Almanac
I'll have a story tonight on @tptAlmanac
Central Farm Service, TalusAg, and CleanCounts Announce Project to Bring Commercially Available, Locally Produced Ammonia to Minnesota - markets.businessinsider.com/…
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@MayoClinic closed 6 rural clinics in last year. @KaomiG reports on @TPTalmanac on the impact on families in southern Minnesota. Includes my comments on the Mayo strategy and the responsibility of a highly profitable health system to rural communities. pbs.org/video/mayo-clinic-cl…
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Tonight on Almanac at 7 pm:
- @mlahammer tracks bipartisan bills still advancing as time runs short in the 2026 legislative session
- @shannonkwatson discusses efforts to find common ground at the Capitol this session / @majority_middle
- @StarTribune reporters @ReidForgrave and @EWieffering join us after the paper’s Pulitzer Prize-winning breaking news coverage
- Sheletta Brundidge spends some energy getting to the studio without gas
- Former NightTimes Variety producer Marian Moore previews the upcoming Women Who Cook reunion concert at the Dakota ahead of Mother’s Day
- @kaomig reports from Greater Minnesota as @MayoClinic closures impact rural communities
- Our political panel — Republicans @PatGarofalo and @emnovotnychance, and DFLers @karlabigham and @javimorillo — breaks down the final stretch of session politics
Tune in on TPT 2 or stream live: TPT.org/Almanac
New data from the Minnesota Dept. of Health into aging rural physicians and the state's newest medical school aimed to get more rural docs into the pipeline: tpt.org/almanac?play=b153ab5…
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Tonight on Almanac at 7 pm:
- Economists Louis Johnston and King Banaian break down rising prices and the economic impacts of the war in Iran
- @mlahammer looks at Gov. Tim Walz’s final State of the State address
- @mlahammer also previews the final weeks of the legislative session and what bills could still pass
- @kaomig reports from the new St. Cloud medical school campus focused on training rural doctors
- Ken Holmen, CEO of CentraCare, discusses the new medical school campus and issues facing rural healthcare
- St. Cloud State historian and Ethnic Studies professor Christopher Lehman explores diversity and history in Central Minnesota
- Ahmed Laarri of St. Cloud Somali Community Radio talks about the impacts of ICE raids on the city
- Current and former lawmakers — Dan Wolgamott, Bernie Perryman, Dave Kleis, and Terryl Clark — reflect on the region and the session
Tune in on TPT 2 or stream live: TPT.org/Almanac
I went to Hermantown to find out how a proposed data center was kept secret for so long, and the legislation that’s getting traction at the Capitol to make them more transparent. e.tpt.org/page/55027/hub/1?_…..
Queer mushing couple Emily Ford and Anna Hennessy
finished their first season racing in their home state Minnesota after several winters in Alaska. I caught up with them recently:
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U.S. sauna industry heating up as more embrace it for wellness pbs.org/newshour/show/u-s-sa…
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Tonight on Almanac at 7 pm:
- Shaherzad Ahmadi, historian at the @UofStThomasMN, discusses Iranian politics and what comes next following attacks involving Iran and the broader conflict in the Middle East
- @mlahammer wraps up the week in Washington and Minnesota politics
- Researchers @aaronsojourner and @AjR_StP share early findings from a new report examining the labor and economic impacts of the DHS surge / @NSPolicyAction
- Dominic Papatola offers an essay reflecting on the observance of Lent
- Departing @MNIT_Services Commissioner @tarektomes looks back on his tenure, including work on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and more
- From the archives: a 1985 documentary featuring legendary coach Lou Holtz during his time with the University of Minnesota
- @cityofsaintpaul Assistant Mayor Nick Stumo-Langer discusses renovation plans for the future @GrandCasArena, formerly the Xcel Energy Center / @mnwild
- @kaomig meets two women dog-sled racers wrapping up their first year competing with their team / @GunflintMailRun @The_Iditarod
- Our political panel—Republicans @meeksgop and @psamsundar, and DFLers @Loch_Nesse and Ember Reichgott Junge—discuss the Iran attacks and the firing of Kristi Noem
Tune in on TPT 2 or stream live at TPT.org/Almanac 📺
Appleton, MN residents desperately need an economic boost but are mixed on whether re-opening a shuttered prison as an ICE detention facility is the answer. I explored the issue on @tptAlmanac.
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Sauna culture is growing in the US and Minnesota is one of the epi-centers. We visit saunas in Grand Marais and Duluth. tpt.org/almanac/video/finnis…