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D.C. Memo: A Schwarze schism in the GOP
The GOP takes aim at one of its own. Plus: debate on THC gummies, drinks gums up the Senate; another farm-bill fail; and...
If I had $9,000, I would buy you a burrito (but not a Chipotle burrito, that’s cruel)
Plus: Minnesota's growth lags; Dawanna Witt threatened with arrest; more pillow talk with Mike Lindell; and more news in...
‘Commiecrats,’ a snubbed candidate and ‘trade, not aid’ at Farmfest
Candidates for the U.S. Senate aired their views at Farmfest against a gloomy economic backdrop, though the GOP’s endors...
Another Farmfest attraction: free nitrate water testing for private well owners
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is testing water samples for pollution caused by fertilizer and manure runoff. T...
Hard data and context are missing in Minnesota’s overblown fraud furor
Trump's claims that this state is an outlier when it comes to fraud don't hold up, and the politicized attacks must not ...
Minnesota fraud panic: Key facts and U.S. context
This state really isn't an outlier, and by at least one measures it has one of the lowest rates of public corruption. Th...
How a Minneapolis translator is bringing Pokémon to life in ASL
A new streaming partnership is bringing in-screen ASL to more TV shows and movies – a ‘next evolution’ for Deaf accessib...
When data centers come to town
Steve Sack's cartoons, like this one on opposition to data centers, appear on MinnPost each Thursday. The post When data...
Passes on sale for MinnPost Festival 2026
Tickets are now on sale for MinnPost Festival 2026 The post Passes on sale for MinnPost Festival 2026 appeared first on ...
The SPAM, eggs, sausage and SPAM’s not got much SPAM in it
Plus: Farmfest welcomes candidates for the Senate and governor; Pig's Eye encampment clearing; stop going in grain eleva...
In St. Paul, a re-opened ‘crisis nursery’ helps parents survive their toughest moments
Amid a statewide shortage of childcare options, STAR House is one of several centers that care for kids at no cost durin...
House candidates hope to restore DFL foothold in northeastern Minnesota in key races
Republicans will need to fend off motivated challengers in sprawling districts covering Ely and Hermantown The post Hous...
Emergency management now depends on expecting the unexpected
Based on the events of the past five years in Minnesota and nationwide, emergency managers must think about the unthinka...
‘Fighting for his damn life’ and other campaign trail moments from Farmfest
Candidates hoping to represent farm country in the U.S. House tried to stand out in forums centered on agriculture. The ...
Face of the farm: How women are changing the field
2026 is the International Year of the Woman Farmer. Here’s what that looks like in rural Minnesota for berry farmer Kris...
Jalapeños linked to salmonella outbreak
Plus: Minnesota GOP questions Lindell's residency; USMNT returns to Allianz Field; African festivals this weekend. The p...
How a rural northeast Minnesota district could shape control of the state Senate
State Sen. Grant Hauschild and his Republican opponent, Andrea Zupancich, fear natural disasters and a declining tourism...
Trump administration is withholding more than $1B in Medicaid funds from California and Minnesota
In the latest example of weaponizing real and imagined fraud, the administration takes aim at beneficiaries in blue stat...
46 Democrats voted for the Laken Riley Act. For some, it’s a liability.
The immigration law named after a murdered Georgia college student boosted the administration’s immigration powers. Eigh...
It’s official: Minnesota will have a new ICE detention center
A long-shuttered prison in Appleton will hold up to 1,600 immigrant detainees, beginning this fall. The post It’s offici...
It’s one pillow, Michael, how much could it cost?
Plus: Flock cameras getting vandalized; follow-ups on Metro Surge fallout; construction season in Rochester; 6,000 pound...
Needle exchange programs at risk of closure as state funding dries up
Advocates point to shifts in addiction treatment philosophy at the federal level and worry the cuts are a sign of things...
U.S. Senate throws Minnesota’s hemp-based THC drinks and gummies industry a lifeline
A one-month reprieve, which could be extended, buys the hemp-derived THC industry more time to avoid a federal ban on th...
Democrat Jake Johnson, a teacher, tries to solve the difficult math in a red district
Another teacher, Tim Walz, was the last Democrat to flip the rural southern Minnesota district that’s now held by Republ...
Walking away from education technology isn’t the answer to the latest backlash
I build ed tech. We need higher standards, better tools and a philosophy that keeps teachers at the center. The post Wal...
Your movie theater might be cool, but are their projectors named Glen and Shelly?
Plus: The Pig's Eye encampment is scheduled to be cleared Wednesday; Trump blames the MN cyberattacks on MN; Lynx defeat...
‘Let down by legislators’: Thousands of Minnesota college students face reduced financial aid due to legislative inaction
It’s the fourth fiscal year the State Grant Program has faced a shortfall. Students and education access advocates say l...
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