Social Issues

The controversial check of work eligibility for state employees and large vendors doing business with the state was one of Gov. Tim Pawlenty's executive orders allowed to expire.use
Baby boomer retirement to transform rural Minn., demographers say
About 700,000 Minnesotans will reach retirement age in the next decade. Demographers say the effect on the workforce will be felt all over the state.
Republicans seeking to balance the state budget are taking aim at the state's human rights department, an agency that probes discrimination complaints.
Martin Luther King's last march
Martin Luther King, Jr. was assasinated 43 years ago today. Midday presents an American RadioWorks documentary looking at the last year of his life. Although King remains one of the most vivid symbols of hope for racial unity in America, he was viewed differently in that final year.
HealthPartners says it's withdrawing its ads from KDWB radio after the station aired a song about a fictional Hmong family that many found in poor taste.
Study: Few women advancing to top positions in Minn. companies
A St. Catherine University study has found women are making little progress in winning seats on Minnesota corporate boards or moving into the executive suite.
Program tries a new way to treat seniors with dementia
Thousands of Minnesota nursing home residents are given powerful mood-altering drugs called antipsychotics to treat dementia. A new program seeks another way.
In Mpls., a push to curb Somali-Indian tensions
In the Phillips neighborhood, longtime American Indian residents and some of their newest neighbors from Somalia are struggling to get along, but a biracial organization is trying to repair ties.
Homelessness is not just an urban problem, as some Twin Cities suburban counties report a striking surge in the number of people without a place to live.