Minnesota Now

You’ve seen the photos and video of raging North Shore rivers swollen from a thick snow pack this winter and heavy spring rain. We’ll assess the damage and find out if there’s help coming.

That scratchy throat and runny nose… is it spring allergies or covid? That’s a big question and Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen has answers.

We’ll meet a high school senior working on period parity.

Plus we’ll get our gardening groove on with author Meg Cowden.

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Well it took a awhile, but spring is on full view in much of Minnesota, save for the areas where the ice has finally given way on far Northern Minnesota lakes. Meg Cowden is a full-time gardener here in Minnesota. Her recently published book is “Plant Grow Harvest Repeat.” She shared what’s new in her garden.

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Among the hundreds of bills at the Minnesota Legislature is one that may have escaped your attention. With just days left in the 2022 session, we will see if the Minnesota Menstrual Equity Bill passes the legislature and makes it to Governor Walz's desk for a signature. One of the people working to get the bill passed as been Trinity Hanif, a senior at St. Michael-Albertville High School and a member of the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota’s Young Women’s cabinet. She wrote about her experience and why the pending legislation is crucial for all Minnesota students for Sahan Journal. You can read her article here.

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It is springtime in Minnesota. Finally. As the trees begin to bud and flowers bloom there is now a lot of pollen in the air and it's making a whole lot of people who suffer from allergies miserable.

Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen is a physician at Mayo Clinic and host of the podcast Millennial Health. She joined Cathy to explain how allergies work and what people can do to mitigate their symptoms.

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Parts of northeastern Minnesota are dealing with record flooding because of last week’s storms that came on top of a very think snowpack this winter and a later snowmelt.

Videos and photos how raging rivers that are sending torrents of roiling water into Lake Superior. The conditions are hazardous and there is some damage. Cathy hosted Paul McDonald, Chair of the St. Louis County Board of Commissioners and Kurt Mead, Interpretive Naturalist at Tettegouche State Park.

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There’s a budget deal at the capital! What are lawmakers planning to do with the 9 billion dollar surplus? We’ll find out.  

The hottest musicians are putting their music out on vinyl and a new Minnesota based company is planning to play a role.  

We’ll find out how LGBTQ individuals are creating a language of inclusion in their Hmong communities.  

And talk with the creator behind a new performance called “The Darkness in My Skin,” exploring the experience of being Black in Minnesota. 

Stay tuned for all that and more on Minnesota Now. 

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Minnesota will mark the second anniversary of George Floyd’s murder next week. Artists and community leaders are finding ways to honor his legacy and continue to advocate for change in their communities. Minneapolis-based artist Sean Garrison. is working to provoke honest conversations about the experiences of Black Americans through a new live performance.

Members of the Hmong community are coming together with a common goal: to educate and advocate for LGBTQ acceptance within the Hmong culture. Dr. Brian V. Xiong joined host Chris Farrell to talk more.

Copycat Records will be Minnesota’s first vinyl-record pressing factory

With one week left in session, Minnesota lawmakers have reached a deal to spend the state’s historic surplus. MPR News reporter Brian Bakst joined host Chris Farrell to talk more about the agreement.