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Why the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action matters
Only a small portion of U.S. colleges have selective admissions, where race-conscious admissions can make a difference in who gets in. But the impacts of banning affirmative action are far wider.
Minnesota felon voting law attracts lawsuit
A conservative voters group says the Legislature lacked authority to give people with felony records their voting rights back before they completed their full sentences.
Minnesota schools just got unprecedented funding. Here’s why they’re still making cuts
Some Minnesota districts are laying off staff, closing schools and enlarging class sizes. A rise in state funding has lessened the need for budget cuts but, in many places, not eliminated them entirely.
Minneapolis council stops rent measure with three supporters out for Muslim holiday
Voters in Minneapolis are not likely to see a rent control question on the ballot this fall. The city council Wednesday killed the measure while three council members were away to observe the Muslim holiday, Eid al-Adha.
Remember Reaganomics? Freakonomics? Now there's Bidenomics
Jared Bernstein, President Biden's new top economic adviser, says that Bidenomics is "about getting things that are pretty granular done." And that it's working.
Southwest light rail: New report questions Met Council oversight
Among its findings, the audit released Wednesday found the Metropolitan Council did not hold contractors accountable to contract requirements and paid contractors for changes without ensuring those added costs were valid.