Second Opinion
Twin Cities Business
‘The reason Minnesota thrives today is we’re living off the fat of yesterday’: A Q&A with Gov. Arne Carlson
MinnPost Picks
MinnPost Picks: on Detroit, vintage spirits, and a ‘young Robert Mueller’
Community Voices
Copper-nickel? The data say it’s bad economics
Inside MinnPost
Election 2018: The stakes are high — help MinnPost explain them
State Government
How the ‘tracker’ became strangest, most important job in campaign politics
State Government
What the current population trends mean for Minnesota’s legislative district boundaries — and politics
Unlike the last round of redistricting, when the suburbs swelled, this decade core cities appear to be making the biggest gains.
Mental Health & Addiction
Common roots: Shared life experience strengthens the student-therapist relationship
Marco Murrieta, a school-based therapist at Wellstone International High School, has a personal story that mirrors that of the students he counsels.
Eric Black Ink
Should the White House pull down the Kavanaugh nomination — or postpone action on it?
It’s really pretty hard to come up with a reasonable excuse to deny Christine Blasey Ford her chance to tell her story, under oath, and for Brett Kavanaugh to respond.
Foreign Concept
Trump has been lucky so far to avoid a foreign policy crisis. But his luck won’t last forever.
Major challenges are brewing on several continents, where the right moves could make the difference between war and peace or help achieve a longstanding U.S. objective. Yet Washington is preoccupied and ill-prepared.
Second Opinion
Daily aspirin may do more harm than good for healthy older adults, study finds
In the study, a preventive regimen of daily aspirin did not lower the risk of having a heart attack or stroke, but it did significantly increase the risk of bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract or brain.
National
A field guide to green: the outside groups that will be spending tens of millions in Minnesota this election season
With four top-tier House contests and a nationally-watched Senate race, Minnesota is a top target for outside campaign groups.
Community Sketchbook
North Minneapolis financial cooperative gains momentum
The stated goal of Village Financial on its website is to “serve the underserved Black community of North Minneapolis, who have been preyed upon and excluded from the traditional financial institutions.”
Metro
What we know — and don’t know — about a $15 minimum wage ordinance for St. Paul
A $15 hourly minimum wage for St. Paul is almost certain to pass, based on the Council and mayor’s position. But we don’t yet know the specifics or how fast it’s going to happen.