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Can new rules for Minneapolis police improve interactions with community?
The city of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights reached an agreement last month on overhauling Minneapolis police. But will new restrictions improve interactions with community members?
Art Hounds: Evan Abrahamson's dreamy landscapes
Art Hounds recommend Evan Abrahamson’s landscapes, an educational exhibit called “Child in a Strange Country” and The Classical Music Project's debut.
Listen to the second episode of the North Shore's 'It Happens Here' podcast
We continue to air the podcast by our friends at WTIP North Shore Community Radio called “It Happens Here: The Roots of Racial Inequity on the North Shore.” It recently won first place for best radio series from the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. In the second episode, producers Staci Drouillard and Leah Lemm take us to Isle Royal on Lake Superior.
State lawmakers hash out higher education budget
State lawmakers are expected to hash out the details of a higher education funding bill this week. The DFL budget has increased funding for state colleges and universities by $650 million. But the chambers of the legislature disagree on how to use that money.
Americans die younger than others in wealthy nations. What can we do about it?
A recent report by the CDC found that American life expectancy is the lowest it’s been in two decades. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with three experts about the decline in life expectancy and what solutions we have to help us live longer, healthier lives.