Collin Peterson explains his ‘Give Trump the money’ remarks: ‘I’m probably the only one left that has the guts to say what I said’
The wall may be a waste of money, but, according to Peterson: “We’ve wasted money on stupider things than this.”
State Government
How the death of Alec Smith pushed Minnesota lawmakers to address the rising cost of insulin
Community Sketchbook
‘I serve everybody, proudly’: a Q&A with Minnesota’s first Latina mayor
New Americans
Immigrant-refugee forum to consider ways people can respond to current events
Artscape
‘The Children’ at the Jungle; Sweet Honey in the Rock at the Dakota
Community Voices
Guatemalan refugees: We need them as much as they need us
Second Opinion
Most food offered at worksites is unhealthy, CDC finds
State Government
Are the ‘New Republicans,’ the Capitol’s newest caucus, any different from the old Republicans?
The new caucus was born less out of ideology than from unhappiness with the leadership of the House GOP caucus.
Education
Special-ed reform: Paperwork exacerbates funding challenges, proponents say
“The current system our special-education teachers follow is not an easy one. It is repetitive. It is costly. It is burdensome. It is complex. And it is exhausting,” said Denise Dittrich, a spokesperson for the Minnesota School Boards Association.
Politics & Policy
Poor stay in jail while rich go free: Rethinking cash bail in Wisconsin
Across the country, poor defendants can spend days, weeks — even years — behind bars awaiting trial, an approach that judges increasingly find is unconstitutional.
Artscape
Stephen King, Amy Tan among Loft’s Wordplay authors; Art Shanty gets key grant
ALSO: Twin Cities Moth StorySLAM at the Amsterdam; Minnesota Orchestra brings Common Chords to north Minneapolis; and more.
Community Voices
An emergency for Native Minnesotans is hidden inside the state’s opioid epidemic
Minnesota’s fairly low statewide opioid death rate masks the startling disparity in overdose deaths among American Indian Minnesotans.
MinnPost Picks
MinnPost Picks: on Facebook, a mothballed Calder, and the legacy of a tent city for migrant children
Our weekly roundup of great stories from around the web, as recommended by MinnPost’s staff and contributing journalists.
Eric Black Ink
Presidential popular vote ‘loser-winners’: What became of the other four?
Only one of them served a second term. That was the most recent case, the case of George W. Bush.