Who’s running for the Minnesota Legislature in 2020
Between now and Election Day, we’re keeping track of all the candidates for the Minnesota Legislature’s 201 seats.
Metro
What we learned from Minneapolis’ 2020 budget
Education
St. Paul set to kickstart a college savings account for every newborn
Metro
Minneapolis park board’s budget shifts means more money to youth programming, less for park police
Artscape
Exquisite ‘The Band’s Visit’ is about things that matter
From Other Nonprofit Media
In campaign to stop teen vaping, states turn to tried-and-true remedy: taxes
Second Opinion
Baby boomers are not lonelier than previous generations, researchers find
Community Voices
The Mayo Clinic prioritizes profits over patients as rural communities are left behind
State Government
DHS head says agency cleaning up issues ‘that go back 10 or 20’ years
Environment
DFL state senators just formed a ‘climate caucus.’ Will they be able to agree on anything?
DFL Senate Minority Tom Bakk said the purpose of the group is to push one of the governor’s top priorities — and to leave a legacy for his eight grandchildren.
Cityscape
Minneapolis’ tight rules usher in a new era of window shopping
Shop windows still sit at the center of an ongoing debate in planning circles about how to foster street life.
Artscape
Mill City Summer Opera plans ‘Rigoletto’; ‘Beyond the Rainbow’ at History Theatre
ALSO: Madison McFerrin at Icehouse; SPCO to perform Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos; “Nutcracker in Wonderland” in St. Paul; and more.
Eric Black Ink
Sen. Graham would benefit greatly from an Orwellian ‘memory hole’
Oddly, given what he said about Donald Trump before the 2016 election, Lindsey Graham is in the running for most devoted Senate admirer of the president.
Community Voices
Game-changing H.R. 3 would stop prescription-drug price gouging
It is shocking and reprehensible that in the richest country in the world, nearly a quarter of the population is unable to afford their prescriptions.
Second Opinion
Food labels showing how much exercise is needed to burn off calories helps people make healthier choices, study finds
The study’s findings suggest that PACE labeling could potentially lead the average person to consume about 195 fewer calories per day, the authors write.
National
For Trump loyalist Rep. Jim Hagedorn, ethanol rules pose a challenge
Hagedorn’s First District is heavily invested in ethanol, and producers there are concerned about Trump moves to reduce use of the biofuel.
Artscape
Drop everything to see ‘63 Up’; poinsettias at Como Park’s Conservatory
The first reality series, and the most real ever made, ‘Up’ is a film franchise with no CGI and no superheroes.
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