Where should Minneapolis build its new 3rd Precinct building?March 29, 2023 3:01 PMBy Jon CollinsAlmost three years after abandoning the Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd Precinct building, the city of Minneapolis will hold listening sessions to decide whether to keep the building at its former location or construct a new building several blocks away.
Two Harbors council nixes proposed townhomesMarch 29, 2023 2:30 PMBy Dan KrakerThe Two Harbors City Council has rejected a concept plan to build high-end townhomes on Lighthouse Point along Lake Superior. The controversial proposal rekindled memories of a fight over a similar development 20 years ago.
Stephanie Burrage to become Minnesota’s first chief equity officerMarch 29, 2023 2:10 PMBy Dana FergusonBurrage is a deputy education commissioner who led a monthslong effort to convene Black leaders in Minnesota to write a state budget that better addresses their priorities.
Woman in legal limbo at Mayo cleared to go homeMarch 29, 2023 10:19 AMBy Catharine RichertDisability advocates have been closely watching the case of Cindy Hagen, who is quadriplegic and has been at Mayo Clinic’s Austin hospital since last summer. They say her case underscores continued challenges in the systems that surround people living with disabilities.
The FDA has approved the overdose-reversing drug Narcan for over-the-counter salesMarch 29, 2023 8:51 AMBy Joe Hernandez It could take months before Narcan, the brand name for naloxone, is available for purchase without a prescription, the Food and Drug Administration said.
Cities may be debating reparations, but here's why most Americans oppose the ideaMarch 27, 2023 4:00 AMBy Jennifer Ludden Compensation for descendants of enslaved people is broadly controversial, and especially so among whites and Republicans. Researchers say one reason may be misperceptions about the racial wealth gap.
'Live free and die'? The sad state of U.S. life expectancyMarch 26, 2023 9:12 AMBy Selena Simmons-Duffin A decade after a landmark report on Americans' shorter lives, the problem has only gotten worse. Unlike other wealthy nations, U.S. life expectancy has not bounced back from the pandemic.
Play4min 26secLegislators consider bill requiring ethnic studies in Minnesota high schools March 24, 2023 11:14 AMBy Elizabeth ShockmanA bill that would require Minnesota school districts offer optional ethnic studies classes has advanced through committee with amendments.
Play4min 28sec'You belong here': Minnesota House passes trans health refuge bill March 24, 2023 5:19 AMBy Dana FergusonThe proposal would grant legal protections for transgender youth and family members who come to Minnesota seeking gender-affirming health care.
Online communities can help with loneliness — to a pointMarch 23, 2023 4:27 PMA new episode from APM's mental health initiative “Call to Mind" explores how loneliness affects mental and physical health, and how meeting an online community offline can help.