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In planning for its future, Minneapolis tries not to repeat the past

In planning for its future, Minneapolis tries not to repeat the past

The discussion around Minneapolis' comprehensive plan proposal has been especially heated, as the city tries to accommodate a growing population while confronting a zoning code that's historically hurt racial minorities.
by Max Nesterak

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Roseanne Barr says racist tweet was a big misunderstanding

Roseanne Barr says racist tweet was a big misunderstanding

During her hourlong interview on Sean Hannity's Fox News Channel show Thursday, repeated her assertion that she did not know Valerie Jarrett was black when she likened Jarrett to a cross between the Muslim Brotherhood and a "Planet of the Apes" actor.
by The Associated Press

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Report: 8 cases of police involvement in sedation decision

The Minneapolis Office of Police Conduct Review says it found eight cases in the past two years where officers were involved in deciding whether paramedics should sedate citizens.
by The Associated Press

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Multi-state lawsuit against census citizenship question to move ahead

Multi-state lawsuit against census citizenship question to move ahead

A federal judge in New York said the commerce secretary's decision to add the controversial question to the 2020 census may have been "motivated at least in part by discriminatory animus."

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Under deadline, government scrambles to reunite migrant families

Under deadline, government scrambles to reunite migrant families

The immigration bureaucracy on the border is a world of courtrooms and jail cells, officers and gray-suited guards. But no one has seen anything quite like the current effort to reunite families.
by John Burnett

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Poll: Majority of Americans don't want Roe v. Wade overturned

Poll: Majority of Americans don't want Roe v. Wade overturned

With a new conservative Supreme Court justice likely to be seated, only 17 percent of poll respondents say they want the landmark abortion ruling overturned, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.

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The 'overparenting' crisis in school and at home

The 'overparenting' crisis in school and at home

Cutting kids' meat or doing their laundry can undermine their sense of self-worth, two books argue.
by Anya Kamenetz

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Swanson joins nationwide lawsuit to protect DACA

Swanson joins nationwide lawsuit to protect DACA

Swanson says she wants to "stop the rug from being pulled out" from under 800,000 so-called Dreamers in the program. She filed a brief Monday in the federal case surrounding Trump's decision to rescind the program.
by The Associated Press

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Rochester construction is booming, but affordable housing lags

Rochester construction is booming, but affordable housing lags

A Rochester city survey of residents shows that a strong majority is worried there isn't enough affordable housing for people working in the city's growing service industries.
by Catharine Richert

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