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Minnesotans will vote on renewing the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, plus local ballot questions for some cities, townships and school districts.

We've covered labor strikes, cannabis legalization, the 2023 election, issues with rural mail delivery, severe drought conditions, court proceedings and mysterious booms.

A list of candidates who filed to run for city, school board and township offices during the second filing period in Northern Minnesota in 2024.

Kay Burley conducted a heated "interview" of Conservative Party Chairman James Cleverly, even without him present, on the first day of the U.K.'s five-week general election campaign.

House GOP leaders have abruptly canceled a vote on their own bill meant to address the surge of unaccompanied minors at the Mexican border. An effort to pass a pared down version of President Obama's request was blocked by a group of Tea Party conservatives. NPR's Senior Correspondent Ron Elving discusses the state of play.

the mission of Northern Waters Land Trust is to Preserve Land to Protect Water

Farm programs will likely cost the government less under any new farm bill, but the policy could be bad for the environment. Both House and Senate versions would end a big subsidy, called direct payments, that has paid money to land owners — whether they needed it or not — if they complied with certain conservation regulations. The two chambers' versions of the bill differ on how, or even if, to incent farmers to take care of their land. But both versions would stop funding to keep at least five million acres of land out of production.

As energy bills mount and electric power is no sure thing in California, businesses are looking for ways to become more energy efficient. It's a mindset that is likely to become stronger than any time since the energy crisis of the 1970s. Russell Lewis of member station KPBS reports.

Robert Siegel is at the Republican convention in Philadelphia, where he talks with Marvin Olasky, an occasional informal advisor to George W. Bush. He also coined the phrase Compassionate Conservatism, a phrase that is also the title of Olasky's new book. Olasky is a University of Texas journalism professor, and also senior fellow of the Acton Institute for the study of Religion and Liberty. He talks with Robert about how Bush's Christianity could infuse his presidency and his policies.

NPR's Andrea Seabrook interviews actor Willem Dafoe about his new movie The Clearing and his other roles on screen and stage.

The iconic R&B vocalist sits down with author Nelson George for an in-depth interview at the Brooklyn Museum on Wednesday, May 21, part of Red Bull Music Academy's Festival New York.

Michele Norris talks with Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), who gained a national profile when he spoke last year at the Democratic Convention. Obama points out that as 99th-ranked senator in seniority in the minority party, discipline and prioritization are key to achieving his goals.

Two years after the massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado, Robert Siegel and Linda Wertheimer sat down this week to talk with some high school students and their parents about how the incident affected their lives then and now. The students talk about safety in their schools, and about the unwritten rules about when and when not to tell adults about another kid. Parents talk about what worries them most and least. And they discuss what they do to try to stay in touch with their children's lives.

Through the turbulent '60s, the composer was of the musical opinion that what the world needed was "love, sweet love." Approaching 80, he finds himself in a different mood. He talks about At This Time, his new CD.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to actor Kevin Kline, who stars as Cole Porter in the new motion picture about the man and his music, De-Lovely. Kline made a stunning dramatic film debut in Sophie's Choice, but he may be best known for his roles in the film comedies A Fish Called Wanda and In and Out. He's also won Tony Awards for his Broadway performances in On the 20th Century and Pirates of Penzance.

The giant of children's literature talks with Jennifer Ludden about his craft and his early influences. His latest book is a re-illustration of a 1948 work by his mentor, Ruth Krauss, called Bears.

Watch the producer extraordinaire sit down for a rare, in-depth interview with Jason King, host of NPR Music's R&B channel "I"ll Take You There."

In an NPR interview, the Dalai Lama renewed his call for "meaningful" autonomy for Tibet within China and said China, "whether intentionally or unintentionally," is carrying out "cultural genocide" in Tibet.

Bob Dylan says that being labeled the voice of his generation actually got in the way of what he really wanted to do: write songs and play them. Hear his interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

A continuation of the conversation in the previous segment.