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March 15, 2019 1:26 AM

What gray wolves' endangered species status means for Minnesota

After a decades-long effort to restore the gray wolf population in the United States, federal wildlife officials announced Thursday they are ready to take the animals off the endangered and threatened species list.

by Dan Kraker

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March 14, 2019 7:15 PM

Lawsuit by Sandy Hook victims against gun manufacturer allowed to move forward

Gun companies have rarely been held liable for crimes committed with their products. This lawsuit could mark a new front in the battle over gun regulations and corporate accountability.

by Ryan Lindsay

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March 14, 2019 6:17 PM

Civil rights organization announces dismissal of founder

The Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center, a nationally known nonprofit that monitors hate organizations, said Thursday it had fired co-founder Morris Dees, who once won a lawsuit that bankrupted a leading Ku Klux Klan group.

by The Associated Press

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March 14, 2019 1:45 PM

Lack of affordable housing squeezing ever more Minnesotans

A new study indicates the shortfall in affordable housing is growing, squeezing an additional 26,000 households in 2017 compared to two years before.

by Martin Moylan

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March 14, 2019 8:44 AM

Sen. Birch Bayh, author of Title IX law, dies at age 91

"It was clear that the greatest danger or damage being done to women was the inequality of higher education," Bayh said in a 2012 interview. "If you give a person an education, whether it's a boy or girl, young woman or young man, they will have the tools necessary to make a life for families and themselves."

by The Associated Press

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March 14, 2019 7:45 AM

Mpls. mayor marks new partnership with Red Lake Nation on trip to reservation

It's rare for city governments to partner directly with tribes, who typically work with the federal government. That's changing, at least between the city of Minneapolis and the Red Lake Nation.

by Max Nesterak

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March 14, 2019 7:04 AM

When civility is used as a cudgel against people of color

For people of color, "civility" is often a means of containing them, preventing social mobility and preserving the status quo.

by Karen Grigsby Bates

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March 14, 2019 6:53 AM

GOP senators appear ready to block Trump border declaration

Since the Democratic-controlled House approved the measure last month, the Senate vote would force Trump to use a veto to protect his presidential campaign's "Build the Wall" mantra over objections from his own party.

by The Associated Press

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March 13, 2019 9:24 AM

Auditor: No evidence MN child care aid funded terrorism

While fraud is happening in the state's Child Care Assistance Program, it is unclear how much, and there's no evidence the subsidies are going to terrorists, Minnesota's legislative auditor said Wednesday.

by Tim Pugmire