After judge blocks Trump executive order, Minnesota counties postpone refugee votes
Before the injunction, Trump’s order required counties to consent before refugees could be resettled in them.
Politics & Policy
How a single legislative hearing in Minnesota managed to cost $20,000
Community Voices
A groundbreaking social experiment in an era of increasing partisanship
Education
How Minnesota students are combating climate change, one school building at a time
D.C. Memo
D.C. Memo: Got milk?
Artscape
SPCO expands Northside Celebration; Audubon Animated to open at the Bell Museum
Second Opinion
Most parents think their teens spend too much time playing video games, survey finds
Community Voices
In the PolyMet permitting process, whose side is the DNR on anyway?
State Government
Years after ‘ban the box’ became law in Minnesota, the state still asks applicants for boards and commissions about felony convictions
Metro
Committee urges delay in planning development of Upper Harbor Terminal
Members of the citizen-led group want to have more time to discuss design aspects of the project — including a first-of-its-kind amphitheater — and how they will affect the city’s north side.
Eric Black Ink
Schiff highlights history of Ukraine giving up its nukes — and the U.S. promise in return
Schiff’s tale cast additional ironic shade on the current tragedy of Ukraine, especially the significant portion of it that is under Russian occupation.
From Other Nonprofit Media
The IRS decided to get tough against Microsoft. Microsoft got tougher.
For years, the company has moved billions in profits to Puerto Rico to avoid taxes. When the IRS pushed it to pay, Microsoft protested that the agency wasn’t being nice. Then it aggressively fought back in court, lobbied Congress and changed the law.
Inside MinnPost
CEO Wallmeyer leaving MinnPost
Current MinnPost Board Chair Rebecca Shavlik will serve as interim CEO, working with the organization’s executive team.
Artscape
‘Noura’ provides a window into Iraqi trauma; Mark Morris’ ‘Pepperland’ at Northrop
ALSO: “Love & Law: A Century of the ACLU” at the Dakota; Lyra Baroque: “Passaggi” in Rochester at at Hamline; and more.
Second Opinion
Studies question medical marijuana’s usefulness in treating sleep problems and cancer pain
These findings may have significant public health implications. Chronic pain is a large and growing health problem. Cancer-related pain is also common, affecting about 60 percent of people undergoing treatment for the disease.
Community Voices
Can we at least agree on helping our most vulnerable children?
Maybe if we could start by focusing on this single point of agreement – helping our youngest and most vulnerable low-income children access quality early learning programs — it might lead to cooperation and progress on other issues as well.
Inside MinnPost
2020 legislative session preview: Limited tickets to MinnPost Social now on sale to general public
The next MinnPost Social is on Feb. 6, featuring reporters Peter Callaghan, Walker Orenstein and Erin Hinrichs.
Environment
Former EPA official: Minnesota regulators wanted PolyMet critiques kept out of public comment to avoid ‘press’
Kevin Pierard, who oversaw the permit at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, said state officials asked him to submit concerns after a public comment period because, among other things, the critique would “create a good deal of press.”
