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How one city has reduced gun deaths
An innovative program tackling gun violence in Richmond, Calif. is credited with a substantial reduction in firearm-related homicides in the city northeast of San Francisco. DeVone Boggan launched the...
View ArticleLocal leaders look to curb violence in Warehouse District
City leaders are implementing a holistic plan to improve public safety in the Warehouse District, an area that has been a hotspot for gun violence after bar close on the weekends. The Minneapolis...
View ArticleHow Minnesota compares to other states on gun laws
Minnesota earned a grade of “C” for the strength of its gun laws as part of the 2015 Gun Law State Scorecard compiled by the California-based Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. The national law center...
View ArticleWorkers share stories of lost wages
Shortchanged: An in-depth look at wage theft A former employee of LaMac Cleaners in Lynnhurst and Tangletown went to court this month asking for thousands in overtime pay she said she was shorted over...
View ArticleHow to ensure fair pay on household projects
Shortchanged: An in-depth look at wage theft The U.S. Department of Labor found more than 5,500 violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act by employers in Minneapolis between 2005 and 2014, according...
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Local leaders examine ways to combat wage theft
Shortchanged: An in-depth look at wage theft Leticia Zuniga and Abraham Quevedo kept noticing hours missing from their paychecks week after week while on the job for a cleaning subcontractor hired for...
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Wage theft watchdogs
Shortchanged: An in-depth look at wage theft The Fair Contracting Foundation of Minnesota is one of the Twin Cities’ leading organizations in the fight against wage theft. The foundation is one of...
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On the wage theft beat
Shortchanged: An in-depth look at wage theft If labor activists have turned up the volume on the discussion around wage theft, that’s a good thing, said John Aiken, director of the Apprenticeship and...
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The cost of a home: Searching for affordable housing in Minneapolis
Aaron McLaurin hopes three jobs will be enough to rent his own place. McLaurin, 20, said he’s looked for housing “everywhere” in Minneapolis for three years, using a couple of apps to check criteria...
View ArticleCountering a crisis
In May, five months into his first term, Mayor Jacob Frey pledged to make the city’s largest-ever annual investment in housing, announcing that he’d seek a record $50 million to produce and protect...
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