Insulin negotiations by tweet? Walz prefers to meet.
The governor expressed annoyance at learning of Republicans’ positions Thursday morning via Twitter. Later a closed meeting was set for 11:30 a.m. Friday.
Sports
Sad part of Tommies’ ambition: It risks the end of a special rivalry
National
The 2020 election is 14 months away. Republicans are already running ads against Angie Craig
Community Voices
Important issues before the Court of Appeals on PolyMet
Metro
Hennepin County weighs cuts to senior services and food shelves
D.C. Memo
D.C. Memo: Don’t be a fool!
Artscape
Spotlight Series and Bach Ensemble gearing up for new seasons
Community Voices
The House’s impeachment inquiry is entirely appropriate
American democracy is predicated on sharing power through institutions that check and balance competing claims to that power.
Metro
‘Inclusionary zoning’ is supposed to increase affordable housing. Critics say it could do the opposite in Minneapolis
On Wednesday, partly in response to developers’ concerns, the research firm working for the city of Minneapolis released revised recommendations for the proposed policy.
National
Klobuchar’s presidential campaign spent one-and-a-half times more than it raised in the third quarter
The relatively high spending from Klobuchar’s campaign comes as she still needs to reach 3 percent support in three more qualifying polls before Nov. 13 in order to qualify for the next debate.
Artscape
A big weekend for dance; ‘The Winter’s Tale’ at Open Book
ALSO: The 9th Annual 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival; Richard Egarr Plays Bach with the SPCO; and more.
From Other Nonprofit Media
Patients eligible for charity care instead get big bills
Nonprofit hospitals admit they sent $2.7 billion in bills over the course of a year to patients who probably qualified for free or discounted care.
Second Opinion
Children without siblings are not more narcissistic, study finds
The study’s findings align with a growing body of research that has shown “neither only child status nor birth order has a substantial effect on most broad personality traits,” researchers write.
Community Voices
Public safety as a right: Require background checks on all gun sales
No honest buyer has any reason to object to a short wait to protect the public safety.
National
Why presidential candidates are talking about the Boundary Waters
It’s no coincidence that three Democratic candidates have come out with positions on this very Minnesota-centric issue.
Education
MEA weekend: Explaining a distinctly Minnesotan tradition
The annual MEA professional development conference for teachers dates back, in some form, to 1861. The state’s teachers union, Education Minnesota, hosts the event.
