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• Report: Suburban poverty doubles in metro
  The number of suburban Twin Cities residents living in poverty has more than doubled over the last decade, according to a new report. Data analyzed by the Brookings Institution show there are 115,000 more poor people living in the Twin Cities suburbs than there were 10 years ago.May 20, 2013
• Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth? Vote is imminent
  With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units.May 18, 2013
• Map: Countries that recognize same-sex marriage
  Minnesota this month became the 12th state in America to legalize same-sex marriage. In the U.S., it's up to each individual state to decide the issue on its own. But other countries have adopted nationwide laws allowing same-sex marriage. We've compiled a map which illustrates the status of same-sex marriage around the world.May 17, 2013
• Tribal leader wants boycott of SD city
  The chairman of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe is calling for an economic boycott of the city of Chamberlain, after the school board in the southeastern South Dakota city refused to allow a tribal honoring song during Sunday's graduation ceremony.May 17, 2013
• Pope blasts 'cult of money'
  Pope Francis has denounced the global financial system, blasting the "cult of money" that he says is tyrannizing the poor and turning humans into expendable consumer goods.May 16, 2013
• Video: Gay rights pioneers Jack Baker and Michael McConnell predicted marriage victory in '70s
  Jack Baker and Michael McConnell, two Minneapolis men who first fought for marriage equality in the 1970s, have kept a low profile this week. But decades ago on TV, they predicted this moment would come.May 16, 2013
• Stay-at-home dads, breadwinner moms making it all work
  The Census Bureau finds that about 3.5 percent of stay-at-home parents are fathers, though that's doubled in a decade. But Stephanie Coontz of the Council on Contemporary Families calls the figure vastly underreported.May 15, 2013
• Same-sex marriage bill signed; thousands cheer at Capitol
  Many gay and lesbian couples in Minnesota are looking forward to Aug. 1, when the law legalizing same-sex marriage goes into effect.May 15, 2013
• Same-sex marriage: Lobbying, polling, timing, key lawmakers led to victory
  Despite the DFL's new majorities in the Minnesota House and Senate, and the defeat of the marriage amendment in 2012, few people thought the Legislature would move this quickly to turn around and make same-sex marriage legal. Looking behind the scenes at the process, the effort hinged on careful lobbying, polling, timing, and the votes of a few key lawmakers.May 14, 2013
• 'Proud' Minn. gays and lesbians wonder: What's after marriage vote?
  Same-sex couples who've been together for years will soon have the option of getting married if the Minnesota Senate, as expected, passes legislation today legalizing same-sex marriage and recognizing out-of-state marriages.May 13, 2013
• Dorothy Day Center looks for new approach to aid homeless
  Overcrowded and unable to effectively serve its clients, the Dorothy Day Center homeless shelter in St. Paul is badly in need of change, say city officials and center leaders.May 3, 2013
• Colorado weighs reopening psychiatric hospital for homeless
  Last summer's mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., led Gov. John Hickenlooper to call for stricter gun control and in mental health care. Several significant gun bills passed, and a package of mental health reforms is moving forward. But there may not be enough support to win funding for 300 new inpatient psychiatric beds.May 3, 2013
• The evolution of racial issues since Obama's historic rise
  This week on the Friday Roundtable, our panelists examine the state of race relations in America.The Daily Circuit, May 2, 2013
• Bill Gates answers student questions on technology, life and the world, at Concordia College in Moorhead
  Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates discussed technology, education and making the world a better place, in a short speech and extended question and answer session with students from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. He spoke April 27, 2013 as part of dedication festivities for the Offutt School of Business at Concordia College.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, May 1, 2013
• MPR News Primer: Same-sex marriage
  Read this MPR News Primer on efforts to ban and allow same-sex marriage in MinnesotaMay 1, 2013

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