Social Issues

He sold drugs to his own community; now he fights for redemption
James Cross used to sell drugs in Minneapolis and on northern Minnesota's Native American reservations. After more than two decades in and out of jail, he's working to support recovery and addiction programs in Native American communities.
For same-sex married couples, an historic tax day
This year's tax day marks a historic event for one group of Americans: April 18 will be the first time that every married same-sex couple in the country can file both their federal and state taxes together.
Applebee's attack victim: Minnesota must get tougher on hate crime
A woman who says she was attacked for speaking a foreign language at a Coon Rapids Applebee's wants to make hate crimes a felony in Minnesota. She told her story Wednesday to a forum on Islamophobia.