Social Issues

Ellison: More capital, better wages can bridge MN racial income gaps
Minnesota can narrow the economic gulf between whites and blacks by helping black entrepreneurs find capital, investing more in workforce development and supporting higher wages, says U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison.
Appleton sees jobs, state sees problems reopening private prison
Appleton hopes to convince the state to lease space in the closed prison, arguing it would bring jobs and help reduce prison overcrowding. State officials, however, don't like the idea of for-profit prisons.
For troubled Minnesota youth, a map out of the chaos
About a third of Minnesota's young offenders re-enter the juvenile system within a year of their release; about half return eventually. Adults who mentor those kids say it doesn't have to be that way.
In his new book "Paying with their Bodies," John Kinder makes the argument that while the conditions have changed for disabled veterans, the discourse and attitudes surrounding them have not.
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