Minnesota is creating a way for patients to find lower-priced prescription drugs thanks to … Tim Pawlenty?
The idea is a vestige of former Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s 2004 effort, called RxConnect, to let Minnesotans purchase prescription drugs from Canada.
Mental Health & Addiction
Hazelden’s new intensive outpatient treatment program focuses on the LGBTQ+ community
Community Sketchbook
‘A community of immigrants’: Loring Park hosts a timely Twin Cities World Refugee Day
Eric Black Ink
Minnesota to go red in 2020? Color me skeptical.
Second Opinion
Healthy lifestyle may lower risk of dementia, even when genetic risk is high, study suggests
MNopedia
Minnesota’s Anna Dickie Olesen was the first female major-party nominee for the U.S. Senate
Community Voices
We need more teachers of color, so why do we use tests that keep them out of the classroom?
Metro
Minneapolis officials get an earful about proposed rules on renter screening, security deposits
City Council President Lisa Bender and Council Member Jeremiah Ellison are writing new language based on feedback from landlords, renters and colleagues that followed the release of draft ordinances.
Environment
How does Minnesota know its loon population is healthy? It counts them
Keeping track of Minnesota’s state bird requires the efforts of a network of hundreds of volunteers.
Sports
The Twins want to give players time to rest. In Major League Baseball, that’s nearly impossible
Manager Rocco Baldelli’s efforts are noble. But noble efforts sometimes fail. And in this one, baseball’s unrelenting schedule remains the winner and still champion.
Eric Black Ink
Donald Trump, Paul Ryan, and one incredibly predictable Twitter tantrum
Trump’s 180-degree turn on former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan came when excerpts from a new book indicated that Ryan had said what he really believes about Trump, which is that Trump is an ignoramus.
Community Voices
Looking to 2020, let’s hope voters are inspired to turn out
Strategists and academic experts are now bracing for what Michael McDonald, a University of Florida political scientist, has called “a voter turnout storm of a century.”
Environment
Climate change is affecting crop yields and reducing global food supplies
In some Corn Belt states, such as Indiana and Illinois, climate change is shaving up to 8% off of annual corn yields. At the same time, it has boosted annual yields in Iowa and Minnesota by approximately 2.8%.
D.C. Memo
D.C. Memo: All Tuckered out
Progressives and Problem Solvers; awaiting Klobuchar’s fundraising numbers; an anatomy lesson from Trump; and more.