A fresh session of the Minnesota Legislature kicks off Tuesday with some new faces but the same power structure and a now familiar pressing item atop the agenda: How to respond to a health pandemic that has cost thousands of lives and knocked the economy off-kilter. - Previously Another legislative session looms on Zoom - In December Minnesota short-term budget picture brightens; long-term deficit remains
The Current announced two new on-air voices joining the station, Maddie Schwappach and Zeke Salo. Schwappach is the former music director at the University of Minnesota's Radio K; she has also been a contributor to The Current and is a former intern at the station. Salo worked at Minneapolis radio stations Go 95.3 and 96.3, both on the air and behind the scenes, interviewing artists, producing content and coordinating promotions.
"“60 Minutes has covered a lot of stories about flaws in our criminal justice system over the years. But we'd never heard anything like the case against Curtis Flowers. Flowers, a Black man from Mississippi, was tried six times for the same crime by the same prosecutor. He might still be on death row if not for the work of a team of reporters from an investigative podcast. Tonight, you will hear from Curtis Flowers, the reporters who helped free him and the prosecutor who relentlessly pursued him for more than two decades.”" Watch the segment from 60 Minutes and subscribe to updates from the In the Dark podcast from American Public Media.
Lawmakers have been working remotely for months due to the pandemic, but the increased workload of a budget session presents new challenges that still need to be worked out, including how members of the public can interact with lawmakers. - November Cases among senators raise COVID questions at Minn. Capitol - State budget Short-term picture brightens; long-term deficit remains - MPR News Coverage Politics and Government
For Season 2, In the Dark investigated the case of Curtis Flowers, a Black man from Winona, Mississippi, who was tried six times for the same crime. Flowers spent more than 20 years fighting for his life while a white prosecutor spent that same time trying just as hard to execute him. - Find episodes and updates online - Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Podcasts | NPR One
You can listen to Classical Minnesota Public Radio on Amazon Echo and Google Home, as well as install Alexa skills for all of the themed YourClassical music streams. Here's how. - App: Listen to Classical MPR on mobile devices
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Most people will probably agree that 2020 was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. But this is not a story about all the ills of the year. This is a story about the good that came out of 2020: love, births, new relationships, milestones and so much more.
2020 is over! Thank you for joining us with The Current as bid the year goodbye with the Top 89 songs of 2020, as voted by you. Listen to The Current on January 1, 2021 starting at 10 a.m. CT for a replay of the countdown! Note: We couldn't do #Top89 and other adventurous programming like this without your support.
2020 is over! Tune in on December 31 at 5 p.m. CT as The Current says goodbye to this year and counts down the Top 89 songs, as voted by you. As you listen, you can explore The Current Staff picks for their favorite music of 2020! - Listen to the Online Stream - Track The Top 89 Countdown - Use hashtag #Top89 on Social Media -