Politics & Policy
Education
MN Reconnect: New adult learner program at 4 Minnesota State campuses aims to help those with prior credits cross the finish line
Artscape
‘Holiday Inn’ dazzles at the Chanhassen; Minnesota Bach Ensemble to perform at MacPhail
Eric Black Ink
Approval ratings for Trump rise to 44 percent
From Other Nonprofit Media
New data show some colleges are definitively unaffordable for many
Inside MinnPost
Bid now: Digital auction open for a Patagonia vest like DeRay Mckesson’s
Community Voices
The Constitution should not protect a right to lie in politics
Second Opinion
U.S. women are having fewer babies and at later ages, CDC report finds
Economy
Mining is a small part of Minnesota’s economy. So why is it such a big political issue?
Mining is directly responsible for about 0.2 percent of Minnesota’s jobs and less than 3 percent of its economic output.
State Government
Are political firings business as usual in the Minnesota attorney general’s office?
University of Minnesota law professor Prentiss Cox said the duty of staffers in the Minnesota attorney general’s office is to the state and public, not to a party or the person holding the office.
Environment
Restocking wolves on Isle Royale raises questions about which species get rescued
Restocking wolves on Isle Royale is the first time that the National Park Service has intervened in a designated wilderness area to manipulate a predator-prey relationship.
Artscape
Graywolf author Anna Burns wins Man Booker Prize; Twin Cities Film Fest opens
ALSO: MacPhail announces 2018-19 Spotlight Series; Diva Cage Match 2.0 at Uppercut Boxing Gym; and more.
Eric Black Ink
Laugh or cry? The case of West Virginia’s high-stakes political battle
The basics: The West Virginia Legislature impeached the entire West Virginia Supreme Court for spending too much on redecorating their offices. But they haven’t yet been tried in the state Senate.
Community Voices
Minnesota needs to bring new energy to preschool efforts
Roughly half of Minnesota kids are not fully prepared to succeed when they begin kindergarten, and too many of them never do catch up.