November 28, 2022

Leaders at the Capitol say Minnesota has chance to ‘go really big’ on housing

For Minnesota Housing Commissioner Jennifer Leimaile Ho, there was a lot to like about election night, 2022. Her boss, Gov. Tim Walz, was reelected. His […]
November 21, 2022

Why some businesses that closed during COVID lockdown still have not fully reopened

Many businesses that closed during the COVID-19 pandemic have begun reopening, but Annie’s burgers and Kitty Cat Klub’s music have still been missing from the […]
October 27, 2022

Hemp Heyday for Minnesota Farmers?

After winds ripped through her rural Minnesota greenhouse on a blustery July weekend, Angela Dawson played music for her Wunder Woman strain of hemp, in […]
October 24, 2022

Agency staffing shortages put 3,500 disabled Minnesotans on waiting lists for jobs

Work is an important part of Christin Hanson’s life. For years, the 37-year-old Eden Prairie resident has held part-time assembly jobs at a number of […]
October 14, 2022

Walker Hotel Recognized by League of American Bicyclists

October 11, 2022

Tax collections up, but state economic consultant predicts three-quarter recession in Minnesota beginning now

File this one in the good news-bad new folder: Minnesota’s tax collections continue to exceed revenue forecasts, something that could add to the state’s still-record […]
September 21, 2022

5 ways Minnesota child care providers are still struggling after 2020 shutdowns

At Little Learners Center in Ada, Minnesota, owner Karen DeVos struggles with securing a permanent staff at her child care center. “It’s difficult finding a […]
September 21, 2022

Wish you were riding Southwest light rail by now? Blame tunnel vision

A decision in the early 2010s to put part of the Southwest Light Rail Transit project underground is the likely inflection point where financial gaps […]
September 20, 2022

Why Minnesota Democrats aren’t embracing California’s ban on new gas cars

States like Washington and Massachusetts plan to join California in largely banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, seeing it as an effective […]
September 15, 2022

Wait? There’s a ‘real issue’ in the state auditor’s race?

Many of the campaign issues in Minnesota are issues in races across the country as well, put there by partisan strategists who see them as […]