Dave Peters
Wilder Research in St. Paul has revamped its demographic profiles of Minneapolis and St. Paul neighborhoods, making the information much easier to use. Read more →
MPR News How communities are facing the future
Diversity
Jennifer Vogel
The many demographic challenges facing rural Minnesota include a population that’s older than the state average. Given tight budgets all around, people in small towns are finding new ways to provide services. Read more →
Minnesota continues to have one of the greatest racial gaps in the country, Wilder Research’s Minnesota Compass data show.
Assistant Commissioner of Education Elia Dimayuga-Bruggeman raised Latino graduation rates in Sleepy Eye, where she was principal. Now, she’s looking to take those efforts statewide.
We asked members of MPR News’ Public Insight Network to tell us about places Latinos and whites make connections. Here’s what we heard, from the YMCA to church to the bakery.
Outstate Minnesota cities with high concentrations of Latino residents split their vote on the photo ID constitutional amendment question in Tuesday’s election.
Despite sizable Latino populations in many cities in outstate Minnesota, Latino elected officials are rare.