The number of concentrated-poverty neighborhoods in the Twin Cities has doubled since 1980
Once poverty is concentrated in a neighborhood, the neighborhood usually stays poor.
Mental Health & Addiction
‘We become their family’: Mission Nursing Home cares for men with nowhere to turn
Health
The daily coronavirus update: case numbers rise as deaths decline in Minnesota
Eric Black Ink
It’s complicated: ‘Frontline’ reviews the Iraq war and aftermath
MNopedia
When the Minneapolis Institute of Art opened it displayed 450 works of art. Today, its collection contains more than 89,000 objects
Inside MinnPost
Essential journalism made for Minnesota
Community Voices
Ellison extends a proud history: Holding ExxonMobil and Koch accountable
Community Voices
The key steps to substantial and sustainable police reforms
The Minneapolis City Council members admit their outline lacks specifics. At the very least we need an interim plan of concrete steps that can be taken. Here are our recommendations.
Sports
How COVID-19 is messing with coverage of pro sports in the Twin Cities
Without access to locker rooms and clubhouses, and with safety the primary concern, both the Star Tribune and Pioneer Press are rethinking their coverage and travel norms.
D.C. Memo
D.C. Memo: Focus on the Fifth District
The Fifth District primary, Jason Lewis responds to MinnPost’s coverage and Andy Slavitt says something hopeful on COVID-19.
National
What Antone Melton-Meaux’s primary challenge to Ilhan Omar is all about
Antone Melton-Meaux says he supported Omar when she first ran for the seat in 2018. Now, he says, voters are ready for someone else.
State Government
Nobody at the Legislature has proposed defunding the police. So why is it such a big deal at the Capitol?
For weeks, Republicans at the Minnesota Legislature have said they won’t pass any bills that would abolish, defund or diminish police departments in Minnesota — even though DFL lawmakers say that’s not something they’ve ever proposed.
Artscape
Music @ Franconia; Playwrights’ Center’s ‘Summer in Conversation’ series
ALSO: a Karrin Allyson Livestream Performance; Chanhassen Dinner Theatres to launch “Summer Concerts in the Main” series; and more.
Second Opinion
Want to live to 100? Live in a walkable, age-diverse neighborhood, study suggests
“Our study adds to the growing body of evidence that social and environmental factors contribute significantly to longevity,” says Rajan Bhardwaj, the study’s lead author.
Community Voices
How the ECO Act can lower energy bills and put people back to work
The ECO Act would unlock additional revenue and increase energy efficiency by strengthening utility energy savings goals and adding a greater range of technology and fuel choices.
