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Social Issues

Part 3: School boards sought weaker law

Part 3: School boards sought weaker law

State Sen. Barb Goodwin, DFL-Columbia Heights proposed Minnesota's first bullying law in 2002, when she was a state representative.
by Tom Weber

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Small surge of tots could change Minnesota schools

Small surge of tots could change Minnesota schools

New figures from the 2010 census show a small surge of young children in Minnesota, and look no further than the town of Waconia near Minneapolis for evidence of how that could change school districts throughout the state in the next few years.
by Chris Williams

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Pillsbury House play deals with sprinters and gods

Pillsbury House play deals with sprinters and gods

While the crowds are flocking to see the gods tussle in the movie version of "Thor," the Pillsbury House Theater in Minneapolis is about to put its own spin on struggling deities. "In the Red and Brown Water," being presented at the Guthrie Theater, uses West African traditions to tell a very modern American story.
by Euan Kerr

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Peace Corps chief apologizes to raped volunteers

The head of the Peace Corps is apologizing for a lack of compassion in how the agency responded after a volunteer was murdered and others were raped while serving overseas in recent years.

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One-on-one debate: Same-sex marriage in Minnesota

One-on-one debate: Same-sex marriage in Minnesota

The Minnesota Senate will vote Wednesday to put same-sex marriage on the ballot next year. Bill sponsor Rep. Steve Gottwalt, R-St. Cloud, and Rep. Steve Simon, DFL-St. Louis Park, debated the issue as part of the Minnesota Public Radio News series One on One.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Obama mocks Republican position on immigration

Obama mocks Republican position on immigration

Delving anew into an explosive issue, President Barack Obama stood near the border with Mexico on Tuesday and declared it more secure than ever, trying to build pressure on Republicans to take on a comprehensive immigration overhaul.

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