| New map highlights home deeds with racist language in Ramsey County |
A group working to identify and nullify racist language in Twin Cities property records is out with new data on Ramsey County. Researchers with the Mapping Prejudice project combed through reams of documents and found more than 2,000 homes that were off limits to people of color until the mid-20th century.
Racially-restrictive covenants have long been illegal, but supporters of the project say acknowledging past wrongs is the first step toward reversing Minnesota’s homeownership and wealth gaps, which are among the worst in the nation.
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Another Jan. 6 hearing Thursday. The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol will hold its next hearing at 12 p.m. CT, focusing on how former President Donald Trump pressured then-Vice President Mike Pence not to count lawful electoral votes. You can watch the hearing starting at 12 p.m. on MPRnews.org. MPR News will also broadcast live special coverage of the hearing.
'Sextortion' investigation continues to search for possible victims. Earlier this month, 31-year-old Yue Vang of St. Paul pleaded guilty in connection with the online sextortion scheme using 75 different accounts and personas. FBI Supervisory Special Agent Brenda Born said that as of Wednesday, her investigative team had identified 500 girls across the country but that evidence shows there may have been hundreds more targeted. Born said a majority of the victims who engaged with Vang believed he was female.
Minnesota DNR using GPS collars to track fawns’ movements. The study — the first of its kind in southern Minnesota in about two decades — should provide valuable information about how deer are moving across the landscape, their habitat preference and survival rates.
Walz keeps money edge as campaigns, groups stock up. New campaign finance reports released Wednesday show that Walz has raised almost $1.8 million since January. Jensen, a former state senator, collected $472,000 in the same time period and had to use a decent amount to win the GOP endorsement at last month’s party convention.
47 cats removed from vehicle at Minnesota rest stop in sweltering heat. Ashley Pudas is an investigator with the Animal Humane Society. She said the cats' owner apparently had lost his home and didn't want to leave the animals behind, so he moved with them into his vehicle while looking for other living arrangements.
Advisers to the FDA back COVID vaccines for the youngest children. A committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously to recommend that the agency authorize COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech for children as young as six months.
More Minnesotans now qualify for food assistance program. The Minnesota Legislature increased the income limit during the last session for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program from 165 percent of the federal poverty level to 200 percent. This means households of three making $3,600 or less are now able to access temporary food benefits.
Fauci tests positive for virus, has mild COVID-19 symptoms. The 81-year-old Fauci, who is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots, was experiencing mild COVID-19 symptoms, according to a statement Wednesday from the National Institutes of Health.
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