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MN Latino Community: Census Undercount Hurts
A new analysis of the 2020 Census confirmed the fears of organizers serving Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities. Several racial groups …
Post-Census, MN Urged to Help More Diverse Population
MINNEAPOLIS -- Researchers, nonprofits, and public-policy advocates continue to analyze census data released late this summer. An increase in …
MN Cities Scramble as Census Deadline Looms
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. -- This fall, field work for the 2020 Census will wind down. While there's still some disagreement about the ending date…
Building Trust Key to Ensuring All MN Kids are Counted in Census
MINNEAPOLIS - The 2020 Census count has been delayed by the pandemic, but groups wanting to ensure that children are counted are getting their …
Census Bureau Still Has Hiring Shortages in MN
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- This spring, census workers will be knocking on doors as the 2020 nationwide count rolls out. But many of these jobs still need …
Minnesota Ranks in Top States for Child Well-Being
ST. PAUL, Minn. – As a national rating of child well-being is released today, Minnesota is acknowledging its fourth-place ranking among the …
Race to Enroll Minnesota Latinos as Obamacare Deadline Looms
ST. PAUL, Minn. - With a major deadline looming for all Minnesotans to have health-care coverage, the race is on to enroll the uninsured, with a …
There are 194,000 Minnesota Kids Living in Poverty
ST. PAUL, Minn. – New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show the number of Minnesota children living in poverty rose to 194,000 in 2011…
Economic Data has State Food Shelves Bracing for Possible Record Demand
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Food shelves across the state could be headed into their toughest winter ever, as the nation's economic woes continue. The director …
Study: MN Public Workers More Educated, Still Earn Less
ST. PAUL, Minn. - As the legislative battle rages on across the state border in Wisconsin over public workers' bargaining rights, a new report from …
A Tale of Two Minnesotas: Poverty Rates Spike for Communities of Color
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The number of Minnesotans living in poverty spiked to more than a half-million in 2009 and racial disparities grew wider, according …
ID Cards for Illegal Immigrants: A Good Thing?
President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Wednesday criticized Arizona's law that makes failure to carry immigration documents a crime…