From voter guides to election explainers, MPR News has everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2022. ❔ Help inform MPR News election coverage. What questions do you have? 📧 Making sense of politics in Minnesota subscribe to Capitol View newsletter 📈 APM Research Lab: Minnesota Poll Watch 2022
To better treat mental illness in Native American communities, programs in Minnesota and around the region are focused on training more Native providers, and incorporating traditional culture and values into treatment. More Mental Health coverage: - Suicide rates are higher among farmers. Some Midwest states are teaching communities how to help - Hospitals have specialists on call for lots of diseases — but not addiction. Why not? - This year’s Nobel Conference gathers research on youth mental health — including loneliness
This month, you'll have a chance to fill up your concert calendar by winning tickets to the hottest shows: The Heavy Heavy, The Head and the Heart, Wolf Alice, Metric, L7, Dessa, Marcus Mumford, Turnstile, and so much more! You can listen to The Current for your chance to win or enter online and check the shows you're interested in for a chance to win tickets to up to 18 upcoming concerts. Put the rock in Rocktober – with The Current!
Join MPR News Host Angela Davis for an experience of a lifetime to a destination unlike any other exploring the fascinating culture, history and habitats of South Africa. Guests will visit Nelson Mandela’s former home in the culturally rich township of SOWETO and explore its turbulent and fascinating history. The trip will also include a special visit to Mandela’s prison on Robben Island on a tour led by an ex-political prisoner. Guests will visit Cape Town, Cape Winelands and enjoy four open-jeep safari drives into the Africa bush to view lions, giraffes, rhinos, elephants and much more. Dates / Itinerary / More
A Minnesota program that pays homeowners to plant pollinator friendly habitat is very popular. Thousands of people apply for grants. But many people don’t follow through on their plans. - 2019 Big buzz about program to turn lawns into pollinator habitat - Report Minnesota improves pollinator protections, but more work needed - Meet the rusty patched bumblebee Minnesota's new bee ambassador
Listen to The Current host Jill Riley’s hourlong celebration of "the Screaming Eagle of Soul," Charles Bradley. You'll hear Charles Bradley talk about his rise onto the music scene, as well as his newfound affection for rock music. Plus, listen for some of the exclusive live recordings captured over the years when he visited The Current studio.
Did you know that you could bring a free, live concert to students across Minnesota? YourClassical Class Notes performances are available to all Minnesota schools at no cost. Take a look at the exciting roster online and sign up for a concert here.
Incumbent DFL Gov. Tim Walz, Republican Scott Jensen and four other candidates are running for governor of Minnesota in the general election on Nov. 8. Minor party candidates include Steve Patterson with the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota, Hugh McTavish with the Independence Party of Minnesota, James McCaskel with the Legal Marijuana Now Party, and Gabrielle Prosser with the Socialist Workers Party. Here’s a look at where the candidates stand on top issues for Minnesotans. More: ❔ Help inform MPR News election coverage. What questions do you have? 📧 Making sense of politics in Minnesota subscribe to Capitol View newsletter 📈 APM Research Lab: Minnesota Poll Watch 2022
The Walker Art Center and The Current announce that Rock the Garden’s run is complete. While there will be no Rock the Garden in 2023, MPR and The Current will continue our long partnership with The Walker in the future. What hasn’t changed: The Current is still—and will always be—about the music. The Current is committed to crafting unique experiences and helping you discover music. We are always looking for new ways to connect with communities across Minnesota, and we know that live music festivals help bring people together. Our events team looks forward to new opportunities, ideas and plans to provide great experiences in the future! Rock the Garden archives on The Current
Minnesota has one of the nation’s longest early-voting periods, which began September 23, 2022. That itself is a campaign issue this year. - The midterm elections Here's how to vote early in Minnesota - Nationwide Stop thinking just about Election Day. We're in voting season now - Minnesota Now Turning out the Native vote in Minnesota's midterm