Play4min 26secLegislators consider bill requiring ethnic studies in Minnesota high schools March 24, 2023 11:14 AMBy Elizabeth ShockmanA bill that would require Minnesota school districts offer optional ethnic studies classes has advanced through committee with amendments.
Play4min 28sec'You belong here': Minnesota House passes trans health refuge bill March 24, 2023 5:19 AMBy Dana FergusonThe proposal would grant legal protections for transgender youth and family members who come to Minnesota seeking gender-affirming health care.
Online communities can help with loneliness — to a pointMarch 23, 2023 4:27 PMA new episode from APM's mental health initiative “Call to Mind" explores how loneliness affects mental and physical health, and how meeting an online community offline can help.
Uganda to jail people who identify as LGBTQ in one of world's most anti-gay lawsMarch 22, 2023 3:57 PMBy Emmanuel Akinwotu Uganda's parliament has passed sweeping new anti-LGBTQ+ laws with tougher punishments, making some acts punishable by death.
Play11min 07sec'Reconnecting with the human': Minnesota podcast tackles humanity, womanhood and IslamMarch 22, 2023 2:04 PMBy Cathy Wurzer, Alanna Elder, and Amy FelegyAs Ramadan approaches, observers ready themselves to pray, reflect and spend time with loved ones. The Digital Sisterhood podcast created in Woodbury, Minn., hopes to do just that.
Play4min 47secWalz seizes time on national scene to contrast MN with GOP-led statesMarch 22, 2023 1:28 PMBy Brian BakstGov. Tim Walz has been doing more lately to contrast his approach to Republican-led states. And he’s getting noticed nationally for it.
Starbucks workers picket at three locations in Twin CitiesMarch 22, 2023 10:20 AMBy Tim NelsonStarbucks coffee shop workers picketed Wednesday at more than 100 stores nationwide, including three in the Twin Cites.
City of St. Paul, unions reach tentative deal to avert strikeMarch 21, 2023 12:46 PMBy Tim NelsonThe city of St. Paul said Tuesday it has reached a tentative contract deal with three unions representing nearly 300 city workers, averting a potential strike.
Play3min 15secLegacy grant lifts Duluth Black nonprofit, launches creative space Studio XMarch 21, 2023 7:58 AMBy Dan KrakerImagine you're retiring from your job, and your employer says, “Here's $100,000 to give to any local organization you want.” In Duluth, that scenario led to the creation of Studio X.
Meet the first Gen Z Republican elected to the Minnesota Legislature March 20, 2023 4:00 AMBy Feven GerezgiherRep. Elliott Engen, 24, took office in January in the Minnesota House of Representatives representing Lino Lakes, Circle Pines, North Oaks, Centerville and White Bear Township.