Good afternoon! You may have heard about Forest Lake council delaying a decision on a residential psychiatric facility for children. On NewsCut, Bob Collins highlights the story of St. Paul Pioneer Press columnist and sportswriter Brian Murphy and his battle against depression. "It’s a testament to the resiliency of people that some of them can navigate the roadblocks and fear that exists and get the help they need," Collins writes. | Forecast | NewsCut | Updraft
Minnesota's four-year high school graduation rate barely moved last year to land at 82.7 percent, according to data out today from the Minnesota Department of Education.However, large gaps remain between students of color and their white peers. While 88 percent of white students received a diploma in four years, just 65 percent of black students and 51 percent of American Indian and Alaskan Native students did.
A federal judge has ruled against a group of Minneapolis residents who challenged the route of the proposed Southwest Light Rail line. A group called the Lakes and Parks Alliance of Minneapolis, claimed the Metropolitan Council settled on a light rail corridor before it completed a required final environmental review. The lawsuit was filed in 2014.
Gov. Mark Dayton said Tuesday he'll outline a school safety proposal next week that will include financial support for school districts to shore up building security and to extend mental health help quickly to expelled students.
Court records paint a sordid picture of an incestuous home where Jerry Curry sold sex with his twin daughters for crack cocaine, where they were restrained with chains, beaten with bats, brooms and a paddle and were threatened with death. Curry, 52, was arrested Feb. 22 after police were called to the family's home last May after one of the twin daughters escaped from the home and reported the abuse. But that May call was not the first time the family had come to the attention of police and county child protection workers, according to records.
Luis Candela Gonzalez's Facebook page is filled with photos of his favorite foods to cook. Sprinkled here and there, though, are pictures of him and his family attending rallies. His family and supporters think his public activism is what got him detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
Two hot-button bills zoomed through a House committee Tuesday and are back to the point where floor votes could occur on short notice. Both bills have a long history in the Legislature and stir passion on both sides. Each was modified to slightly delay when they would take effect. | More state politics and government coverage from Capitol View
City leaders in Forest Lake have again delayed a decision on whether to move forward with a residential psychiatric facility for children and teenagers. At a council meeting Monday night, dozens of people spoke in favor of building the center.
Lawmakers from both parties say they want to take action to prevent another deadly attack like the Feb. 14 shooting at a Florida High School that claimed 17 lives. Disagreements over gun control measures go beyond a clear partisan split between Democrats and Republicans, leaving even the most popular bipartisan proposal stalled in Congress.
"You don't know until you're tested but I think I really believe I'd run in there even if I didn't have a weapon and I think most of the people in this room would have done that, too," Trump said at a White House meeting. He again found fault with the officers who didn't stop the gunman who carried out the massacre. "They really weren't exactly Medal of Honor winners," he added.
In an internal document, the U.S. Department of Education, under Secretary Betsy DeVos, argues that the nation's loan servicers should be protected from state rules that may be far tougher than federal law.
