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Our recent Minnesota’s Diverse Communities Survey finds that only 48% of Minnesotans trust state government to do what is right in most cases. That is less trust than Minnesotans expressed in the medical system, the police and the public schools.
Read MoreA year-end review of good news from our reporting in 2021.
Read MoreMinnesota is home to some of the nation’s worst race-based disparities in employment and homeownership—and it is where George Floyd was murdered at the hands of police, sparking a national reckoning. Could that be because discrimination is worse in Minnesota? According to one recent survey the answer is: Quite possibly, yes.
Read MoreIn 2021, Minnesotans are less overwhelmingly optimistic than they were in 2017, and this is especially true among Black Minnesotans and Republicans.
Read MoreThe murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked major racial reckoning around the world. If it wasn’t obvious before that day that Minnesotans needed to better understand one another across racial and ethnic lines, it certainly was after. Minnesota’s Diverse Communities is a public opinion survey that aims to elevate the collective voices of communities that are typically underrepresented.
Read MoreOver the last few weeks the United States’ progress on vaccinating its population against COVID-19 has slowed, as have the associated prognostications as to when the country will reach herd immunity—or even whether we will ever reach the level of vaccination necessary to be functionally free of the virus. Given the initial excitement and high demand for vaccination, we sought to find why things have slowed down.
Read MoreThe Census Bureau released its first numbers from the 2020 decennial census. This first release apportions Congressional seats and associated Electoral College votes based on each state’s population. And, at least at first look, the numbers favor Republican-leaning states in the nation’s south and west.
Read MoreAccording to the Household Pulse survey, 21% of all adult renters are not caught up on last month’s rent payment. And among those who are behind on their rent, 47% say they feel it likely they will be evicted from their house in the next two months.
Read MorePresident-elect Biden has stated that signing the Equality Act into law is a top priority during his first 100 days in office. In this transitional moment between presidential administrations, what does recent opinion survey data say about the state of public support for LGBTQ rights and, most importantly, the lived experience of LGBTQ Americans?
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