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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

MN: LGBTQIA+ Issues

Until recently, school boards were often free of politics. But pushback against COVID-19 measures, teachings about race and book-ban movements have made them a part of culture war debates in the United States. (Adobe Stock)
Concerns mount over 'extreme' school board candidates in MN

Nearly 100 school board elections are coming up in Minnesota this fall, with some gaining attention because of the candidates who are running…

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In the 2020 election, nearly nine million LGBTQ adults in the U.S. were registered to vote. (Adobe Stock)
Pride Month in MN Includes Voter Outreach

One in five LGBTQ adults in the U.S. are not registered to vote. During Pride Month, a Minnesota organization is ramping up efforts to help improve …

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Children's Minnesota says its new Gender Health program is one of only a handful of clinics in the country to provide specialized care to transgender teens. (archfieldoffice.com)
MN Joins States With Specialized Clinics for Transgender Youth

MINNEAPOLIS — A recent study found more U.S. teens are identifying as transgender or gender nonconforming. Health-care providers are taking …

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Minnesota and a number of other states have a goal of seeing zero new HIV cases, and advocates believe that can be reached within the next few years. (healthynewbornnetwork.org)
MN Nonprofit Hopes New Campaign Efforts Curb HIV Cases

MINNEAPOLIS — December is AIDS Awareness Month, and a Minnesota nonprofit hopes more people at risk of contracting the disease will become …

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About 80% of confirmed judges under the Trump administration are male and around 90% of them are white, according to the Congressional Research Service. (QuinceMedia/Pixabay)
Trump's White, Conservative Judges Will Decide Decades of Civil Rights

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A judicial watchdog group says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has created an "assembly line" for approving …

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Studies show LGBTQ students are twice as likely as heterosexual students to be bullied, both electronically and in person. (Pixaby/Wokandapix)
Advocates: At-Risk LGBTQ Youth Need Protection from Bullying

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A new survey shows high rates of depression and anxiety among LGBTQ teens nationwide. Advocates say lawmakers could do more …

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An estimated 100,000 demonstrators showed up at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Jan. 21, 2017. (Dan Luke)
Sunday: Women's March Becomes Movement

ST. PAUL, Minn. – President Donald Trump was inaugurated Jan. 20, 2017. More than 100,000 Minnesotans remember Jan. 21, 2017 as the day they …

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Supporters of same sex marriage rallied in St. Paul in July 2010. (Fibonacci Blue/FlickR)
Minnesota Has Stake in Wedding Cake Case

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A federal district court already has ruled that a Minnesota filmmaker may not violate the state's human rights law by …

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Jill Pavlak (right) worked in liquor stores and restaurants to learn how to run her own brewery with her wife, Deb Loch.
Introducing 50 Inspirational Minnesotans Over 50

ST. PAUL, Minn. – AARP Minnesota and a civic engagement group called Pollen are honoring 50 Minnesotans over age 50. The award smashes the …

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Minnesota has new guidelines that aim to help gender-diverse and transgender students. (Brett Levin/Flickr)
Back to School with MN's New Transgender Toolkit

ST. PAUL, Minn. - As the new school year approaches, schools and students are trying to make sense of the new transgender toolkit released last week …

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Several states have gotten high marks on school policies that work with students and gender identity.  (CDC)
Scholars Criticize Report on Transgender Students

MINNEAPOLIS -- A report on transgender student policies in American schools by a conservative think tank is being taken to task by experts. The …

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Students have organized a walkout on the University of Minnesota campus to show their concerns about new President Trump's agenda. (sds.org)
MN Students Walking Out in Protest of Trump Inauguration

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota students are walking out of class today in protest of the inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. president. The walkouts …

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