Social Issues

October 26, 2011 2:00 PM

Minn. cities fray at the edges with budgets under pressure

Mayors and city managers are being forced to make hard choices while they deal with cuts in state aid, a lagging economy, degraded property values and demands for lower taxes.

by Jennifer Vogel

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October 25, 2011 3:31 PM

Franken shifts tactics on LGBT student protection bill

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., says he's still pushing for a law protecting gay and lesbian school students from discrimination, even though he recently withdrew the measure in committee.

by Tom Weber

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October 25, 2011 7:30 AM

Minn. farmers' markets adapt as food stamp program changes to EBT

Early reports suggest that while more and more people are paying with EBT, their numbers are still extremely small.

by Julie Siple

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October 25, 2011 5:00 AM

If owners need to rent out their homes, government shouldn't interfere

Several Minnesota cities have made the wrong call. Courts should rein them in.

by Anthony Sanders

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October 19, 2011 9:14 AM

Same-sex marriage debate from the University of St. Thomas

From the University of St. Thomas Murphy Institute's "Hot Topics: Cool Talk" Lecture Series, Maggie Gallagher and Dale Carpenter debate the same-sex marriage amendment on the 2012 election ballot in Minnesota.

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October 18, 2011 5:28 PM

Russell Banks writes the life of a sex offender

In 50 years of writing fiction, Russell Banks has told the stories of many less-than-perfect people. For his latest novel "Lost Memory of Skin" he takes on perhaps his most troubling character: a young sex offender.

by Euan Kerr

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October 18, 2011 8:30 AM

Report: Minority households less able to sustain financial crisis

Minnesota racial minority households are less likely to have the means to survive financial crises than white households.

by Jessica Mador

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October 17, 2011 7:00 PM

If Native-themed goods are used to make a profit, Native people should benefit

By selling "Navajo" clothes and accessories, Urban Outfitters makes a mockery of Navajo culture.

by Sasha Houston Brown

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October 17, 2011 9:29 AM

Award-winning stories from MPR's Young Reporters series

The Journalism Center on Children & Families at the University of Maryland is honoring MPR's Young Reporters series with a Casey Journalism Award for its exemplary reporting. Midday presents three stories from the series: Brenda's story as an undocumented teen, Roy Lee Spearman's tale of being gay and homeless while in high school, and Tiara Bellafant's experience as part of an experiment to keep kids in school.