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An AI divide is growing in schools. This camp wants to level the playing field
For years, research has shown a digital divide when it comes to schools teaching about new technologies. Educators worry that this could leave some students behind in an AI-powered economy.
Gun violence hits Black communities hardest. Trump is rolling back prevention efforts
The suffering of America’s gun violence crisis is concentrated in Black neighborhoods damaged by decades of disinvestment and racial discrimination. Trump is unravelling efforts to solve the problem.
‘A patchwork of prohibition’: Cities, counties find ways to block cannabis businesses
Cities like Silver Bay have adopted ordinances that prohibit cannabis businesses, even though it’s against state law. But small business owners don’t have the money or time to take them to court.
Countdown to Minnesota paid leave launch puts preparations in spotlight
Come Jan. 1, tens of thousands of Minnesotans who don’t currently get paid family and medical leave through their employers will have access to partial pay through a state-managed program.
Board rejects Trump administration’s appeal of Marshall man’s release from ICE custody
The federal Board of Immigration Appeals has dismissed the Trump administration’s appeal of an immigration judge’s order earlier this year releasing a Marshall man from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention.