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Mpls. council panel favors study of rent-controlled housing in the city
Rent control ordinances have long been on the books in places such as New York and San Francisco. The idea is gaining traction in smaller cities as high demand for rental housing squeezes the supply, but supporters of rent control face some big obstacles.
MN health officials: Big jump in 11th graders who say they’ve vaped
This year’s Minnesota Student Survey reports 1 in 4 Minnesota 11th graders reported using e-cigarettes recently, a 54 percent increase from the same survey in 2016. The survey indicates Minnesota youth are poorly informed about the potential health risks of vaping.
Rain everywhere, but especially in southern Minnesota
Rochester is Minnesota's epicenter when it comes to wet weather this year. Earlier this month, the city blew past its previous yearly precipitation record — and it's rained more since then and is expected to rain even more this week.
Legislators head to SE Minnesota for ‘mini-session’
State House lawmakers will go on the road Wednesday to hold a series of meetings in southeastern Minnesota. Hearings are scheduled over the next three days in Winona, Austin, Rochester and other cities. They call it a “mini-session,” and it’s been 22 years since legislators held one.
The majority of U.S. gun deaths are suicides, but a new poll suggests few Americans know it
Mass shootings may grab the headlines, but suicides are by far the leading category of gun death in America. However, most Americans don’t know this, according to a new national poll from APM Research Lab, Call To Mind and Guns & America.
Reporter’s notebook: How this series on midwives came about
MPR News reporter Catharine Richert explains how she started reporting on midwives and home births. The most-important takeaway for her? Discovering the reasons mothers choose these routes for their births.
Independent rural hospital struggles on — like many
Some of the most profound health care challenges are playing out in rural parts of the country with dwindling populations that are older and sicker than urban residents. One remote rural Minnesota hospital hobbles along, despite years of operating losses.