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Red Lake Nation to build affordable housing in Minneapolis

Red Lake Nation to build affordable housing in Minneapolis

The property is the tribe's first attempt to provide affordable housing to members who live outside the northern Minnesota reservation.
by John Enger

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A father vows to save his daughter from a plight he got her into

A father vows to save his daughter from a plight he got her into

He married her off at age 15 to a man in his 40s with a reputation as a heavy drinker. In his quest to undo the deed, he has started a revolution in his northern India village.
by Nurith Aizenman

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Neighborhoods Organizing for Change gets its voice heard

Neighborhoods Organizing for Change gets its voice heard

The Minneapolis-based nonprofit has raised its profile over the last several years as it has taken on racial and economic disparities in Minnesota.
by Brandt Williams

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12 people arrested at Dakota Access Pipeline demonstration

A dozen people were arrested while protesting a pipeline that would start in North Dakota and pass through South Dakota and Iowa before ending in Illinois.

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The importance of mobile homes as affordable housing

The importance of mobile homes as affordable housing

Ten mobile home parks in the region have closed in the past 25 years, but no new parks have opened, according to a Met Council report. These parks represent an important source of affordable housing, and their closures disproportionately affect residents of color.
by Tracy Mumford

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Fines for meat industry's safety problems are 'embarrassingly low'

Fines for meat industry's safety problems are 'embarrassingly low'

Slaughterhouses, while safer than decades ago, are some of the country's most hazardous workplaces. They are fined by the government for safety violations, but those fines may not be big enough.
by Luke Runyon

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Granny pods find lukewarm reception in Minnesota cities

Granny pods find lukewarm reception in Minnesota cities

Two University of Minnesota graduates are making portable housing units for the elderly. But despite the housing's impending legal status, some cities are moving to ban them.
by Martin Moylan

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Counter Stories: Live from the Rondo neighborhood

Counter Stories: Live from the Rondo neighborhood

The Counter Stories hosts kicked off a conversation on how to create meaningful change in race relations during a live show at Golden Thyme Coffee and Cafe in St. Paul.
by MPR News Staff

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Emails: North Dakota faced complaints over Sioux image signs

Emails: North Dakota faced complaints over Sioux image signs

North Dakota's Transportation Department says its decision to drop its famous Sioux warrior from thousands of highway signs was not influenced by civil rights complaint.

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