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Social Issues

Minnesota state lawmaker ripped for anti-transgender tweet

Republican Rep. Mary Franson, of Alexandria, posted a tweet on her personal account after two transgender candidates were elected to the Minneapolis City Council.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota lawmaker: sexual harassment pervasive at Capitol

Minnesota lawmaker: sexual harassment pervasive at Capitol

DFL state Rep. Erin Maye Quade of Apple Valley, who on Wednesday leveled allegations against state Sen. Dan Schoen, said Thursday that there's a sexual harassment culture at the Legislature.
by Tim Pugmire

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Champlin Park High girls punished for racial slur used in video

District officials also confirmed Thursday that the school is investigating racially threatening messages found on a bathroom wall at Champlin Park High.
by Laura Yuen

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About the survey

We asked a representative sample of more than 1,600 Minnesotans--from the Twin Cities and throughout Greater Minnesota and our major regional centers--what they think about everything from their own personal finances to the future of our state.

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The life of Catholic social activist Dorothy Day

The life of Catholic social activist Dorothy Day

A documentary about the life and work of journalist and social activist Dorothy Day. She founded the Catholic Worker movement, which established soup kitchens and housing in the Great Depression of the 1930s.
by MPR News Staff

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WE Day: the 'Olympics for change makers'

WE Day: the 'Olympics for change makers'

This year's event will honor Amelia Yang, a 9th grader from Coon Rapids, along with four other students from across the country who received the first-ever DHL Youth Volunteer Fellowship Award.
by Laura McCallum

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Looking for a home when your name is Hispanic and finding discrimination instead

Looking for a home when your name is Hispanic and finding discrimination instead

Nearly a third of Latinos say they've experienced discrimination when seeking housing, according to a poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
by Chris Arnold

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