Politics and Government News

Darrell Bricker: Why the U.S. needs more immigrants
Darrell Bricker of Ipsos Public Affairs speaks at the College of St. Scholastica about immigration and demographic trends.
Businesses that tapped pandemic loan program now find it may cost them
Unless the Legislature steps in, thousands of Minnesota businesses might owe taxes on the federal loans they used to keep employees on the payroll during the pandemic.
House passes the Equality Act: Here's what it would do
The House of Representatives has voted to pass the Equality Act, a bill that would ban discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender identity. It would also substantially expand the areas to which those discrimination protections apply.
Kathleen Hall Jamieson on the resilience of American democracy
Kathleen Hall Jamieson spoke — virtually — at a University of Minnesota Humphrey School event about the resilience of American institutions and our public and private communications.
Can we solve the payday loan debt trap?
High interest rates on short-term consumer loans can spiral into crushing debt. MPR News guest host and senior economics contributor Chris Farrell talks to a lawyer and a nonprofit advocate about the latest efforts to curb payday loans.