Social Issues

Ivanka Trump visits MN to praise workers in Duluth, open office on missing Indigenous cases
President Trump’s daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump made a quick swing through Minnesota Monday, first touring an iconic Duluth manufacturing business, then opening an office in Bloomington dedicated to investigating cold cases involving missing and murdered Native American women.
Civil rights icon John Lewis honored at Capitol Hill ceremony
The late Georgia congressman's body lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda. The public viewing for the "conscience of the Congress" is being held outside through Tuesday amid the coronavirus pandemic.
How decision to resume school might affect Minnesota’s communities of color
Minnesota officials have told schools to prepare for three different scenarios for resuming classes in the fall. None of these options is an ideal choice for most students. And the reality for students of color is likely to have a disproportionate impact on their health, families and education.
House passes bill removing Confederate statues, other figures from Capitol
Democrats say they want to remember history, but not honor Confederates. Their bill also calls for removing a bust of Justice Taney, author of a landmark case barring citizenship for an enslaved man.
Minnesota food shelves, already busy, brace for bigger demand
The COVID-19 pandemic has created huge demand for free or reduced-cost food across the state as Minnesotans have lost jobs and children missed out on school lunches. Food shelves anticipate even more people will rely on them to get enough to eat.
It 'looks very scary for renters' as federal eviction relief expiration nears
NPR's Noel King speaks with Matt Desmond, founder of Princeton's Eviction Lab, about the threat of a rising number of evictions nationwide as federal evictions relief draws to an end.