Plus: Target slashes prices on thousands of items; The Guardian remembers “Spider” John Koerner; Seimone Augustus joins LSU Women’s Basketball staff; and more.
Metro Transit should bring Arcade Street the best transit station possible to serve St. Paul’s East Side
Many potential transit users don’t love a plan in the works to place the bus rapid transit stop down a hill.
Tickets available for MinnPost Social: The Future of the Twin Downtowns
Join Cityscape columnist Bill Lindeke for a conversation with three Twin Cities leaders about the twin downtowns.
A message, and some simple advice, for high school graduates
From this point on, your life will largely be your own – but that doesn’t mean you can’t ask for help.
HealthPartners’ Teen Leadership Council chooses to focus on youth mental health
Among other factors, stress and pressure to achieve is a big concern for TLC members.
The first African American Baptist church in Minnesota
The congregation of Pilgrim Baptist Church in St. Paul was founded during the Civil War.
Woman files lawsuit against Walker Art Center over breastfeeding
Plus: Lawmakers, Walz reach rideshare deal with Uber, Lyft; Royce White nabs GOP endorsement in race against Klobuchar; and more.
MinnPost’s massive list of what the Minnesota Legislature passed (and didn’t pass) in 2024
Some efforts — like sports betting, housing reform and a bonding bill — lost steam this year. But Gov. Tim Walz is expected to sign most, if not all, of the bills that passed, including cannabis law changes and pay increases for Uber and Lyft drivers.
Legislature adjourns with mega-omnibus, loud finger-pointing as DFL leaders shut down GOP delays to meet deadline
Lawmakers either ran out of time or couldn’t reach agreement on sports betting, an infrastructure bill and an Equal Rights Amendment before midnight Sunday.
Construction slows, vacancies fall, leading to rise in Twin Cities rent
Plus: State Capitol’s bomb sniffing dog retires; Canterbury Park opens the season with smaller purses; mystery music in the Midway; and more.
Where is America’s guardian angel?
Who knows, but I’m pretty sure God is sick and tired of our public discourse right now.
House filibusters by GOP this week prompt DFL to rethink debate limit rules
The Minnesota House’s rules are some of the least restrictive in the country among state legislatures.
The redemption song of Minnesota Timberwolves’ Jaden McDaniels
Wolves demolish Denver by 45, force Game 7 on Sunday.
What’s the barrier to entry in Minnesota for alternative rideshare companies?
What does it really take to launch a new rideshare company? MyWeels and Wridz, two new rideshare apps launched in Minneapolis over the past week, demonstrate what it actually takes to enter this market.
Legislature keeps things interesting with dozens of changes to Minnesota’s cannabis law
The Office of Cannabis Management would have to accelerate work on a license lottery and earlier cultivation under the bill up for final votes this weekend.
Third parties will affect the 2024 campaigns
Even so, election laws written by Democrats and Republicans will prevent them from winning.
D.C. Memo: Emmer says Trump will ‘crush’ Biden in debates
Plus: Only West Virginia had less primary support for Biden than Minnesota; Omar censure on ice.
Rural Wisconsin voters and election officials face additional hurdles without ballot drop boxes
As the Wisconsin Supreme Court considers whether to legalize them again, clerks explain how the ban has made elections more logistically complicated — for them and for voters.
Guthrie reports $3.8 million deficit
Plus: Trump to visit Minnesota Friday; Wolves take game 6 in series against Denver Nuggets; segregation in Twin Cities schools; and more.
Lawsuit: Officers make up ‘baby in distress’ call to illegally enter Brooklyn Center home
Plus: Crookston police shoot a man wielding a hatchet; Minnesota Mens Gymnastics gets booted from Cooke Hall; Sean Sherman on “Top Chef”; Art-A-Whirl tips; and more.