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Cows, colleges and competitive districts: DFL, GOP eye key House seats covering Northfield and St. Peter
High voter turnout by students at Carleton, St. Olaf and Gustavus colleges adds a wrinkle to legislative races. The post...
I’m a college president, and I think higher education has to do a better job of controlling costs
People are tired of hearing that higher costs are unavoidable and want more information about measurable value The post ...
D.C. Memo: AI doomers, Minnesota farmers lobby Congress
High input costs, imported beef among farmers' concerns. Plus: House speaker delays attempt to impeach Hegseth; and more...
Kiss me underneath the baldfaced wasp’s nest
Plus: Pipestone National Monument under threat; interest rates go up; a rabid cow; and more in your news roundup. The po...
On Election Day, polling sites should be ‘islands of calm,’ says Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon
Hoping to discourage Election Day drama, state officials reminded the public that everyone must respect a 100-foot perim...
Property taxpayers in Minnesota are suffering from a TIF plague
Tax increment financing is great for developers, but property taxpayers end up taking on the burden. The post Property t...
How Minneapolis helped jazz legend Jack McDuff turn over a new leaf
Brother Jack McDuff's centennial birthday provides an opportunity to dig into the late organist's Twin Cities renaissanc...
SHHH! From motion sensors to car engines, Minneapolis noise pollution can be hard to ignore and harder to stop
As if leaf blowers weren’t enough, the Minneapolis City Council is set to vote this week on the neighborliness of the pe...
What’s that smell?
Steve Sack's cartoons, like this one on "pheromone-maxxing," appear on MinnPost each Thursday. The post What’s that smel...
Spent a month at O’Hare last week
Plus: MPS proposes school closures; MPD skips the meeting; MSP tops the list; and more in your news roundup. The post Sp...
The Challengers: Why it will be hard, in a midterm likely to herald change, to oust a congressional incumbent in Minnesota
A lack of name recognition and campaign cash, along with the makeup of the state's congressional districts, hurt challen...
Does ground beef cost $2 per pound?
You'd have to time travel back to the early aughts to find such affordable cows. The post Does ground beef cost $2 per p...
Amid threat of school closures, MPS parents and teachers want more time on their side
The Minneapolis Public School Board is considering three plans presented by the superintendent on Tuesday that would red...
The threat of real estate scams is growing, and Minnesota homeowners need to be ready
Many title companies have encountered deepfake technology, including AI-generated voices and images that can make a scam...
Staffing problems stall federal investigations of missing and killed Native people
An audit report of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit released this month reveals staffing challeng...
Are you still being followed by the teenage FBI?
Plus: rodents in various states of decay; Carleton College eliminates loans; and more in your news roundup. The post Are...
Private equity is cashing in on autism therapy. Children are paying the price.
This story was produced by The 74, a non-profit, independent news organization focused on education in America. In Febru...
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