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April 24, 2024 2:01 PM

Anoka-Hennepin school board OKs plan to avoid budget showdown

Board members of the state’s largest school district agreed early Wednesday to move ahead with the budget process separately from policy and curriculum questions raised by a board member, the superintendent said.

by Elizabeth Shockman

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April 23, 2024 2:26 PM

United Methodists will again debate LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex weddings

The United Methodist Church is holding its first General Conference since the pandemic and will consider whether to change policies on several LGBTQ+ issues.

by Jason DeRose

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April 23, 2024 1:31 PM

Addressing free speech concerns amid University of Minnesota student encampment

University of Minnesota Police quickly dismantled an encampment by students who were protesting the University’s ties to Israel amid the war. Several students were arrested.

by Cathy Wurzer and CJ Younger

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April 23, 2024 9:00 AM

Is 2024 the year Minnesota passes an Equal Rights Amendment?

MPR News host Angela Davis talked about where the Equal Rights Amendment stands in the Minnesota legislature today and the state of gender inequality in 2024.

by Angela Davis and Gretchen Brown

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April 23, 2024 12:01 AM

Mood of the Nation: Angry

Nine in 10 Americans can name either a recent news event or something about American politics that made them angry, while only half could identify a recent news event or something about American politics that made them proud, according to the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s latest Mood of the Nation Poll.

by Craig Helmstetter and Eric Plutzer

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April 22, 2024 4:23 PM

Despite a fortified border, migrants will keep coming, analysts agree. Here's why.

The number of people coming from South and Central American is rising and they will eventually arrive at the U.S. Southern border, analysts say.

by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

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April 22, 2024 2:52 PM

Anoka-Hennepin students to march in defense of diversity programs

A school board member backed by a conservative parents rights group is pushing for the district to scrap all programs aimed at racial and gender equity.

by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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April 20, 2024 8:59 PM

Women of color still lag behind in STEM jobs, despite efforts to change

STEM careers are still lagging when it comes to hiring women of color.

by Marisa Peñaloza

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April 18, 2024 5:05 AM

States botched more executions of Black prisoners. Experts think they know why

A study showed states made more mistakes when executing Black prisoners by lethal injection than they did with prisoners of other races. Execution workers and race experts said they're not surprised.

by Chiara Eisner