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Accessibility advocates thrilled over Minneapolis' investment in sidewalk snow removal

Accessibility advocates thrilled over Minneapolis' investment in sidewalk snow removal

The Minneapolis City Council Tuesday night passed a $1.8 billion budget for next year which includes a $595,000 funding package to help clear city sidewalks of snow. It’s intended to target high-traffic areas and residents who don’t shovel their walks.
by Gracie Stockton and Cathy Wurzer

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Don’t change the channel: Minnesota’s first women’s sports bar is ready to tip off

Don’t change the channel: Minnesota’s first women’s sports bar is ready to tip off

The Midwest’s first bar dedicated to promoting and watching women’s sports plans to open in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis, led by a woman who got tired of pleading with bartenders to change the TV to women’s sports.
by Sam Stroozas

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Minnesota schools will soon require ethnic studies. Here’s what that might look like

Minnesota schools will soon require ethnic studies. Here’s what that might look like

State leaders say it’s crucial students understand the political and social struggles of people of color, new immigrants and Indigenous communities. A look inside one St. Paul classroom shows how that might work.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Purdue Pharma, Sacklers' OxyContin settlement lands at the Supreme Court

Purdue Pharma, Sacklers' OxyContin settlement lands at the Supreme Court

Under the deal, Purdue agreed it owed $8 billion in criminal and civil fines. That deal that is at the center of Monday's case because it releases the Sacklers from personal liability.
by Nina Totenberg

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How can we break the cycle of childhood trauma? Help a baby's parents

How can we break the cycle of childhood trauma? Help a baby's parents

HealthySteps is an intervention where new parents get practical help with their lives, allowing them to create stable, nurturing bonds with their babies. It all starts at the baby's checkups.
by Rhitu Chatterjee

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Two Edina High students say district punished them for pro-Palestinian chant

Two Edina High students say district punished them for pro-Palestinian chant

The students filed a federal complaint alleging discrimination after the school district suspended them for using a pro-Palestinian chant during a recent school protest. The district says free speech rights aren’t unfettered on school property.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Five months after sudden closure, all residents of Red Pine Estates secure housing

Five months after sudden closure, all residents of Red Pine Estates secure housing

The residents of the subsidized income housing apartment complex located within the city were given six days to evacuate their unsafe homes over the Fourth of July holiday.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Study finds large pay gap for Native American women

Study finds large pay gap for Native American women

A new analysis by a national women’s advocacy organization finds Native American women face a significant pay gap in the workplace. The National Partnership for Women and Families found Native women earn just 55 cents for every dollar earned by white men.
by Dan Gunderson

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Broadway costuming legend accused of sexual assault in civil suit

Broadway costuming legend accused of sexual assault in civil suit

William Ivey Long, a six-time Tony Award winner and past chairman of the American Theatre Wing, is one of the defendants in a lawsuit filed Wednesday by Court Watson, a set and costume designer.
by Anastasia Tsioulcas

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