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From the Minnesota State Legislature homepage: "In 2008, Minnesota voters passed a constitutional amendment, often referred to as the 'Legacy Amendment,' that increased the state’s sales tax by 3/8ths of 1 percent for 25 years . The funds raised by this tax are dedicated to four separate funds that each receive a specific percentage of the revenues: Outdoor Heritage Fund (33 percent), Clean Water Fund (33 percent), the Parks and Trails Fund (14.25 percent), and the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (19.75 percent). The Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (ACHF) is a state fund that 'may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access and to preserve Minnesota’s history and cultural heritage.'"

As a member of the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (AMPERS), KMSU Radio is one of several organizations in Minnesota that is able to use this funding to support a wide variety of events to create broadcast content for the community. Many of these events and projects would not be possible without Arts & Cultural Heritage Funding, so we'd like to say thank you to the voters of Minnesota for supporting the Legacy Amendment. Your decision has made Minnesota an even more vibrant place to live.

MN Nice April Schedule

Hall-of-Famers, Protests, women of Kato and more!

March 23, 2026 |

Parody of the Minnesota License Plate that says Discover Minnesota Music MN Nice 10,000 Bands

MN Nice (Sundays at 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)

MN Nice highlights live performances of Minnesota music events that KMSU has helped to support in the past with Arts and Cultural Heritage Funding, as well as airing interviews with Minnesotan musicians. It is hosted by Shelley Pierce, curator of KMSU’s Minnesota Music Channel. You can tune in to MN Nice every Sunday night at 6 p.m.

April 5 - Minnesota music historian John Kass talks about the 2026 Minnesota Music Hall of Fame inductees.

April 12 - The voices behind the 2026 Pageant & Singalong production talk about Punks, Poets, and Protest.

April 19 - Hear Goal Area 51's Golden Hour performance from 2023.

April 26 - Mal Murphy and Laura Karels stopped by to talk about the April 30th Women of Kato performance.

Are you a performer with music you'd like to share? Contact MN Nice at kmsumnmusic@gmail.com with suggestions or links to download your music (high-quality WAV or MP3 preferred). All music must be FCC-compliant to be suitable for airplay! If snail mail is more your speed, you can send things to:

KMSU Radio
Attn: MN Music Channel
AF 205 Minnesota State University
1536 Warren St.
Mankato, MN 56001

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Arts and Cultural Heritage Project

MN Nice April Schedule

Hall-of-Famers, Protests, women of Kato and more!

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