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    February 15, 2017
    Bloomington, Minn., Police Chief Jeff Potts tells a Minnesota House commitee Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, that he supports legislation to mandate and help pay for training that would allow people to change careers to become officers. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Legislators considers requiring, funding Minnesota police diversity training
    ST. PAUL — Minnesota law enforcement officers, who have received minority community criticism after high-profile shootings and other incidents,...
    NewsFebruary 15, 2017 - 5:01pm
    Navarrette colulmn: This election was not all about race
    SAN DIEGO—As a Mexican-American columnist, there is one criticism that I hear quite often. Some readers say that, for me, "it's always...
    opinion/commentaryNovember 15, 2016 - 3:04pm
    October 1, 2016
    Briana Sanchez / Tribune Anisa Abdulahi talks Friday with other members of the homecoming court at Willmar Senior High School. Abdulahi says she was very humbled to be crowned homecoming queen.
    The privilege of diversity
    WILLMAR — To her classmates, Anisa Abdulahi deserved to be elected Willmar Senior High's homecoming queen because she's so nice, and everybody...
    News/localOctober 1, 2016 - 2:47pm
    July 13, 2016
    Commentary: In the eye of the beholder
    NEW YORK—By now most Americans know the name of Dallas Police Chief David Brown—and quite a few wouldn't mind seeing him play a...
    opinion/commentaryJuly 13, 2016 - 1:00am
    June 5, 2016
    Delegates to the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party state convention vote Saturday on whether to eliminate "super delegates" that are not bound to support a particular candidate at the national convention. (DON DAVIS | FORUM NEWS SERVICE)
    Legislative races fill an election gap
    MINNEAPOLIS — This year presents a rare opportunity for Minnesotans to focus on legislative races, and who controls the Legislature. “That’s...
    News/stateJune 5, 2016 - 11:33pm
    May 18, 2016
    U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks Monday at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. (AARON P. BERNSTEIN | REUTERS)
    Clinton, Sanders split Democrat nominating contests in Oregon, Kentucky
    Democrat candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders each picked up primary wins on Tuesday in yet another demonstration of how divided the...
    News/nationMay 18, 2016 - 12:26am
    April 7, 2016
    Students study in class at John F. Kennedy High School Sept. 1, the first day of school in Bloomington. (Caroline Yang | MPR News)
    Bridging the gap: When teachers are white, but students are not
    BLOOMINGTON — In a state where the vast majority of teachers are white and a growing number of kids are not, schools are trying to figure out...
    News/educationApril 7, 2016 - 5:30am
    March 10, 2016
    Democratic U.S. presidential candidates Senator Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton wave before the start of the Univision News and Washington Post Democratic U.S. presidential candidates debate Wednesday in Kendall, Florida. (JAVIER GALEANO | REUTERS)
    Clinton, Sanders spar over immigration in presidential debate
    MIAMI - Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders sparred over who was more committed to immigration reform at a presidential...
    News/nationMarch 10, 2016 - 12:25am
    March 7, 2016
    Dave Hughes
    Air Force vet announces run for Peterson’s congressional seat
    KARLSTAD— Air Force veteran Dave Hughes has announced his intent to run for Congress in Minnesota’s Seventh District, which covers western...
    News/localMarch 7, 2016 - 11:36pm
    February 29, 2016
    'Spotlight' takes top Academy Award, #OscarsSoWhite other big winner
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Catholic Church abuse movie "Spotlight" was named best picture, the top award at Sunday's Oscars ceremony, after a night peppered with pointed punchlines from host Chris Rock about the #OscarsSoWhite controversy that has dominated the industry.
    entertainmentFebruary 29, 2016 - 1:50am
    February 22, 2016
    State Rep. Tim Miller
    Miller seeks re-election to District 17A House seat
    PRINSBURG — State Rep. Tim Miller announced this week he will seek re-election to the Minnesota House of Representatives for District 17A....
    News/localFebruary 22, 2016 - 10:52pm
    November 16, 2015
    Candidate withdraws from Minnesota House race after ISIS comment
    BURNSVILLE — A state House candidate ended his campaign this weekend shortly after saying that the group that claims responsibility for Friday night’s Paris attacks “isn’t necessarily evil.” Democratic candidate Dan Kimmel tweeted that comment about ISIS, and added, “It...
    News/stateNovember 16, 2015 - 11:04pm
    October 3, 2015
    Cartoon by Bruce Plante
    Editorial: Presidential race 2016 has a long way to go
    The presidential election is still 13 months away, but some are already tired of the hype, negative campaigning or the candidates themselves. Yet,...
    opinion/editorialsOctober 3, 2015 - 8:00pm
    September 18, 2015
    Blacks in Minnesota see drastic income drop
    ST. PAUL — Minnesota hasn’t done enough to help African-Americans get good jobs and climb out of poverty, Gov. Mark Dayton and other leaders said Thursday. The call for more action was prompted by a withering U.S. Census Bureau report showing the typical household income for...
    News/stateSeptember 18, 2015 - 9:00am
    September 16, 2015
    Republican U.S. presidential candidates businessman Donald Trump, left, and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush talk simultaneously during the second official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.(Lucy Nicholson | REUTERS)
    Trump jousts with Bush
    SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Republican front-runner Donald Trump traded jabs with former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, former business executive Carly...
    News/nationSeptember 16, 2015 - 10:46pm
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