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Social Issues

N. Minneapolis social services startup awarded $28M grant

N. Minneapolis social services startup awarded $28M grant

The Northside Achievement Zone, a social services startup, has been awarded a $28 million grant to help students in north Minneapolis.
by Tim Nelson

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The fight against youth prostitution

The Twin Cities is one of the largest metro centers for youth prostitution according to the FBI. In response to rising numbers, The Women's Foundation of Minnesota has launched a 5-year $4 million campaign to coordinate resources to service victims, strengthen laws and decrease demand.

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Duluth council weighs in on same sex marriage

The Duluth City Council is expected to weigh in on the issue of same-gender marriage at a meeting Monday night. But, some councilors are questioning whether the resolution is relevant to city business.

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Suicide and the Minnesota National Guard

The head of the Minnesota National Guard today said his organization has been singled out for 'unsubstantiated notoriety' over the number of military suicides.
by Bob Collins

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Minn. food shelves prefer cash to cans

Minn. food shelves prefer cash to cans

It's an important time of the year for the state's food shelves, which bring in a large percentage of their resources at the end of the year. But food shelves hope donors know that a cash donation might help the hungry more than the cans of soup in the back of their cupboard.
by Julie Siple

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Trends in teen drug use

Trends in teen drug use

A new survey from the National Institutes of Health reports that while smoking and drinking by teens is at a record-low, use of natural and synthetic marijuana is on the rise.

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Mpls. council revokes rental license from landlord's 16 homes

Mpls. council revokes rental license from landlord's 16 homes

The Minneapolis City Council Friday voted to revoke the rental licenses for more than a dozen properties all owned by one landlord.
by Brandt Williams

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Hundreds mourn Minnesotans who died homeless

Hundreds mourn Minnesotans who died homeless

Hundreds of mourners gathered Thursday night to remember those who died while struggling with homelessness this year - 130 Minnesotans whose lives were cut short by violence, depression, frostbite and other symptoms of a life spent on the streets.
by Madeleine Baran

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Census shows 1 in 2 people are poor or low-income

Census shows 1 in 2 people are poor or low-income

Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans - nearly 1 in 2 - have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income.

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