Kaomi Lee

I went to Hermantown to find out how a proposed data center was kept secret for so long, and the legislation that’s getting traction at the Capitol to make them more transparent. e.tpt.org/page/55027/hub…..

@JoeHolder_ @HermanMiller they used to have an outlet

Visit to @HermanMiller HQ to explore their archive and check out their newest innovation still got me dreaming 💭 Bauhaus 4ever pumped to get some new goods for the office to get these ideas going… #HermanMillerPartner

Queer mushing couple Emily Ford and Anna Hennessy finished their first season racing in their home state Minnesota after several winters in Alaska. I caught up with them recently: tpt.org/almanac/video/…

U.S. sauna industry heating up as more embrace it for wellness pbs.org/newshour/show/…

Tonight on Almanac at 7 pm: - Shaherzad Ahmadi, historian at the @UofStThomasMN, discusses Iranian politics and what comes next following attacks involving Iran and the broader conflict in the Middle East - @mlahammer wraps up the week in Washington and Minnesota politics - Researchers @aaronsojourner and @AjR_StP share early findings from a new report examining the labor and economic impacts of the DHS surge / @NSPolicyAction - Dominic Papatola offers an essay reflecting on the observance of Lent - Departing @MNIT_Services Commissioner @tarektomes looks back on his tenure, including work on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and more - From the archives: a 1985 documentary featuring legendary coach Lou Holtz during his time with the University of Minnesota - @cityofsaintpaul Assistant Mayor Nick Stumo-Langer discusses renovation plans for the future @GrandCasArena, formerly the Xcel Energy Center / @mnwild - @kaomig meets two women dog-sled racers wrapping up their first year competing with their team / @GunflintMailRun @The_Iditarod - Our political panel—Republicans @meeksgop and @psamsundar, and DFLers @Loch_Nesse and Ember Reichgott Junge—discuss the Iran attacks and the firing of Kristi Noem Tune in on TPT 2 or stream live at TPT.org/Almanac 📺

Appleton, MN residents desperately need an economic boost but are mixed on whether re-opening a shuttered prison as an ICE detention facility is the answer. I explored the issue on @tptAlmanac. tpt.org/almanac/video/…

Sauna culture is growing in the US and Minnesota is one of the epi-centers. We visit saunas in Grand Marais and Duluth. tpt.org/almanac/video/…

My recent report on ICE presence in St. Cloud tpt.org/almanac/video/…

When farmers are in the news, it's often because of something bad happening. I got to know @TheLANDonline - a magazine that focuses on #MN and Iowa farmers all the time, not just in a crisis. tpt.org/almanac/video/…

Tonight on Almanac at 7 pm: - Political science professor @ProfDSchultz weighs in on the U.S. Supreme Court potentially expanding executive power - Former Biden appointee @hamse_warfa shares insight during continued ICE presence in Minnesota - Kevin Kling delivers a new holiday essay about that feeling of “welcome home” - @kaomig travels to Mankato to visit @TheLANDonline, a decades-old publication heavily focused on farming - @FitzBeatSr brings the latest headlines from the world of Minnesota sports - Vocal ensemble Cantus performs a live preview of their holiday concert, “Three Tales of Christmas” - @mlahammer reports from the Republican gubernatorial debate at Southwest Minnesota State - This week’s political panel features Republicans @FritzKnaak and @emnovotnychance, plus DFLers @jeffreyhayden and @karlabigham Tune in on TPT 2 or stream live at TPT.org/Almanac 📺

Farming has been in the news lately with tariffs and trade. Tonight I feature @TheLANDonline, a Minnesota-based magazine that's focused on agriculture on every page for the past 49 years. On @tptAlmanac tonight at 7.

My story on Hermantown’s controversial hyper-scale data center proposal: tpt.org/almanac/video/…

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Even with #China resuming soybean purchases, Minnesota farmers say damage has been done to trade relations and reputation as a reliable trade partner my story from NW Minnesota: tpt.org/almanac/video/…

@1a it’s FRY as in frypan

I'll be hosting this event centered on #Korean #adoptees and reconciling recent news on widespread illegality and fraud in adoption from South Korea. Spread the word! eventbrite.com/e/mpr-news-pre…

Small, independent public broadcasters are feeling the pain of the recent cuts in federal funding. Here’s my story looking at @Niijii899fm @NiijiiNews on the White Earth reservation, and what they’re doing to sustain themselves. tpt.org/almanac/video/…

Tonight on Almanac at 7 pm: - Minnesota Budget Director Ahna Minge joins us to explain how the federal government shutdown is affecting the state - @StarTribune reporter Christopher Snowbeck breaks down factors driving up Minnesotans’ healthcare costs - @kaomig visits @NiijiiNews, a small independent station on the White Earth Reservation - Longtime mental health advocate, Former @NAMIMinnesota Director Sue Abderholden joins us on her second day of retirement - Filmmaker Daniel Bergin and historian Yohuru Williams preview “Paradox: Echoes of Reform and Minneapolis Police” a new @tpt documentary on 100 years of police reform in Minneapolis - Mark DePaolis offers strategies for getting a doctor’s appointment during the height of flu season - Chef Diane Moua talks about the national buzz her Minneapolis restaurant has received - Our political panel returns to discuss week three of the government shutdown, featuring Republicans @FritzKnaak and @meeksgop and DFLers @AbouAmara and @Loch_Nesse Tune in on TPT 2 or stream live at TPT.org/Almanac. 📺

Tonight on @tptAlmanac I will have a story on the impact of the federal cuts to CPB funding to rural and independent stations @Niijii899fm and @LakelandPBS. #publicmedia #CPB #INDIGENOUS #indigenousmedia

Register now for a FREE talk by former South America correspondent John Dinges about his new book, "Chile in Their Hearts," and about US intervention in Chile, 11/10 in Minneapolis: globalminnesota.org/event/chile-in…