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Social Issues

Minn. Recovery Corps ramping up efforts to help those struggling with addiction

A state AmeriCorps program started just a year ago to support people in recovery from drugs and alcohol has big ambitions, aiming to deploy more than a thousand members across the state in the coming decades.
by Jon Collins

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How women can be better allies to each other?

In the #MeToo era people like to remind each other to believe women. But do women do a good job of believing each other? How can women support each other and be better allies across racial lines?
by Kerri Miller

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What's new in the new Minneapolis 2040 plan?

What's new in the new Minneapolis 2040 plan?

The City of Minneapolis released a new draft of its comprehensive plan called Minneapolis 2040 on Friday. For a city planning document, it received a lot of feedback: more than 10,000 comments on its initial draft.
by Max Nesterak

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The American Dream is harder to find in some neighborhoods

The American Dream is harder to find in some neighborhoods

A new data tool finds a strong correlation between where people grew up and their chances of climbing the economic ladder. Charlotte, N.C., hopes to use it to improve residents' economic mobility.
by John Ydstie

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Airport workers in New York, New Jersey to receive minimum of $19 per hour

Airport workers in New York, New Jersey to receive minimum of $19 per hour

It's being called the highest minimum wage in the country. Thousands of airport workers in New York and New Jersey — baggage handlers, cabin cleaners, people at concession stands — will see their hourly pay rise to $19 by 2023.
by Sasha Ingber

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