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In Focus: Equity in Education
Minnesota has some of the worst education disparities in the country affecting children of color. How can we do better? MPR News host Angela Davis talked with community leaders about how to address the gaps, what's getting in the way of progress and which solutions are showing promise.
Voting by mail? For some Minn. voters, it’s nothing new
Voting by mail has been a hot topic of debate during this year's election campaign. But in some places in Minnesota, voters have been casting their ballots exclusively by mail for years, with few reported problems.
Health officials tie northern Minn. COVID-19 surge to everyday gatherings
While the growth of new COVID-19 cases has leveled off in the Twin Cities metro area, it continues to surge in greater Minnesota, especially across the northern third of the state, which over the last week has averaged the most cases per capita.
COVID-19, ethics and Trump all in the mix in 1st District rematch
Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn and DFL candidate Dan Feehan disagree on most all of the issues and even on how they should be campaigning during the pandemic. Lately, ethics charges and countercharges have dominated the race.
2 St. Paul hospitals to close, psychiatric beds reduced in Fairview's shakeup
Two St. Paul hospitals are shutting down in the face of major financial losses. Fairview Health is closing St. Joseph’s downtown along with Bethesda Hospital near the state Capitol. Fairview may phase out more than 100 inpatient psychiatric beds at St. Joseph’s and will eliminate the 18-bed unit at Fairview Southdale.
Oct. 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: New cases near 1K again; 4 more deaths
The newest numbers come following five consecutive days when average new cases topped 1,000. The trend line of active COVID-19 cases in Minnesota remains at a record high in the pandemic.
Fair housing process that President Trump criticized is underway in the Twin Cities
President Donald Trump said an Obama-era fair housing rule made suburbs less safe and hurt property values. But it largely offered clarification on a reporting process that’s underway now in the seven-county Twin Cities metro area. Here’s a look at the report and how you can give feedback.
Three people have died after a stolen vehicle in which they were riding crashed while being chased by police in Minneapolis early Monday, authorities said.