Shows

Minnesota Poll: Broad confidence of accurate vote count, but deep split over absentee voting
Nearly eight in 10 Minnesotans surveyed for a new MPR News, KARE 11 and Minnesota Star Tribune poll have high to moderate confidence of an accurate vote count in the November election. They’re more split over the safeguards around absentee and mail-in voting.
Minnesota Poll: Only small fraction of Minnesotans say they’ve used cannabis recently despite legalization
The latest MPR News, KARE 11 and Minnesota Star Tribune poll shows, despite adult cannabis use now being legal in Minnesota only 14 percent of respondents reported using it in the last month. The poll also found a majority of those surveyed support legalization of cannabis on a national level.  
Traditional sober house operators concerned about new law requiring prescription drug access
A new state law requiring sober houses to allow residents to have access to prescribed medications has some advocates worried. Those who follow an abstinence-based addiction treatment model say the presence of these drugs could lead to chaos.
Minneapolis weighs permit system for unlicensed fruit vendors
City officials have tried education and enforcement, but many of the Ecuadorian asylum-seekers selling food at parks and busy intersections have few ways to earn a living.
Rural Voice: How rural communities thrive as immigrants put down roots
The final Rural Voice of the 2024 season was in Worthington on Thursday, Sept. 19 to talk about how rural communities can incorporate immigrants in a way that enables everyone to thrive.