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April 18, 2016 4:00 AM

Three suburban friends got hooked on heroin; these two survived

Young people have been hit hard by the opioid overdose epidemic.

by Jon Collins

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April 18, 2016 4:00 AM

Son's overdose death drives this Minnesota legislator's work

Rep. Dave Baker says the story of his son Dan's opioid addiction began with pain pills for a back injury.

by Jon Collins

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April 18, 2016 4:00 AM

After 17 times in treatment, this addict pins hope on new drug

At 34, Liz Casper has spent more than a third of her life as a heroin addict. She's fighting to stay sober.

by Jon Collins

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April 14, 2016 12:04 PM

Counter Stories: The burden to provide background

The Counter Stories hosts discuss when and how they feel a burden to provide historical and cultural background on issues when speaking with people outside their communities.

by MPR News Staff

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April 14, 2016 7:10 AM

For same-sex married couples, an historic tax day

This year's tax day marks a historic event for one group of Americans: April 18 will be the first time that every married same-sex couple in the country can file both their federal and state taxes together.

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April 13, 2016 6:09 PM

Applebee's attack victim: Minnesota must get tougher on hate crime

A woman who says she was attacked for speaking a foreign language at a Coon Rapids Applebee's wants to make hate crimes a felony in Minnesota. She told her story Wednesday to a forum on Islamophobia.

by Doualy Xaykaothao

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April 13, 2016 2:01 PM

Transgender kindergartner's parents file discrimination claim against St. Paul school

The parents of a transgender kindergartner say Nova Classical Academy denied their child's "ability to undergo a gender transition at Nova in a safe and timely way."

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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April 12, 2016 5:09 PM

For adopted kids, having American parents doesn't always mean U.S. citizenship

A new bill introduced by Sen. Amy Klobuchar would retroactively give American citizenship to adult adoptees. Not all children adopted by Americans received U.S. citizenship.

by Doualy Xaykaothao