Poverty rate for Minnesota children soars Minnesota saw the steepest increase in child poverty rates in the nation this year -- up 63 percent from last year -- according to a report from the Children's Defense Fund Minnesota. What is behind that troubling statistic?11:00 a.m.
Guests
Jim Koppel: Executive director of the Children's Defense Fund Minnesota.
A scholarly debate on gay marriage A philosophy professor from Illinois and a law professor from Massachusetts faced off in a civil debate on same-sex marriage recently at the University of St. Thomas.12:00 p.m.