Allina doctors and nurses go on strike, Minnesota and other states strike a settlement over AmeriCorps, and it’s Hispanic Heritage Month starting today.
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Producer: Xan Holston
Reader scripting: Tracie Wells Collier, Xan Holston
Image: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey proclaimed September 9th to be “Los Tigre del Norte” day; the band later gave an humanitarian award to the people of Minnesota at the Hispanic Heritage Awards. [Image credit: Mayor Jacob Frey]
Audio credit: “Somos Más Americanos” by Los Tigres del Norte
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