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The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

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Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

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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: Census

The 2020 census overlooked 0.24% of the U.S. population. That compares to 0.01% in 2010. (Adobe Stock)
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 …

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Minnesota led the nation in self-response to the census. A variety of groups ensured typically undercounted residents, including BIPOC residents and college students, completed their forms. (Adobe Stock)
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 …

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Census outreach officials say an undercount can cost states billions of dollars for priorities like transportation projects and education. (Adobe Stock)
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…

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Personal fears related to immigration status and overcrowded housing situations are considered common reasons why young kids are undercounted in the census. (Adobe Stock)
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 …

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Census officials say workers will be knocking on doors this spring and summer. (Adobe Stock)
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 …

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A new report shows the nation’s graduation rate is at an all-time high, with 84 percent of high school students graduating on time. In Minnesota, it's 82 percent. (Pixabay)
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 …

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PHOTO: As many as 1 in 4 uninsured individuals eligible for coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace nationwide are Latino. Photo credit: Eden Pictures
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 …

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PHOTO: Girl. CREDIT: Courtesy CDF-MN.
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…

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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…

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