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Greta Kaul

Greta Kaul

Greta Kaul is MinnPost's data reporter. She previously covered tech at the San Francisco Chronicle and education at the San Antonio Express-News as a Hearst fellow. A Minnesota Daily alumna, she holds bachelor's degrees in journalism and political science from the University of Minnesota.

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The Governor's Residence on Summit Avenue in St. Paul.
Politics & Policy

Some experience required? The political pasts of Minnesota’s successful gubernatorial candidates

By Greta Kaul | 04/24/18

In total, 39 people have served as governor of Minnesota. For most, it wasn’t their first elected gig.

Politics & Policy

It’s bad enough that snowbirds get to skip out on suffering through Minnesota’s winters. Now they might also cost us a House seat

By Greta Kaul | 04/19/18

The threshold between Minnesota having seven versus eight seats in the U.S. House could be as low as 10,000 people.

Economy

How badly did this weekend’s blizzard slam Twin Cities businesses?

By Greta Kaul | 04/17/18

As the snow piled up Saturday, many Twin Cities businesses made the decision to close early.

Officer Crystal Jones
Education

Police officers in Minnesota schools: common, controversial and not regulated by the state — at all

By Erin Hinrichs and Greta Kaul | 04/09/18

Most Twin Cities school districts have officers in some of their schools. But the presence, payment and duties of cops varies widely.

New Americans in Greater Minnesota

State of immigration: Where new Minnesotans have come from, from statehood to today

By Greta Kaul | 04/04/18

During decades of the 19th Century, a third of Minnesotans were immigrants. Today, it’s closer to one in ten.

Economy

Last resorts: The slow disappearance of a northern Minnesota tourism institution

By Greta Kaul | 03/26/18

The number of resorts in Minnesota has dropped by nearly half since 1985.

Politics & Policy

White flight didn’t disappear — it just moved to the suburbs

By Greta Kaul | 03/21/18

“It used to be that white flight was predominantly thought of as an urban to suburban phenomenon: chocolate cities, vanilla suburbs,” said researcher Samuel Kye.

recyclables
Economy

China is taking less of the U.S.’s recyclables. That might be an opportunity for Minnesota

By Greta Kaul | 03/14/18

The Midwest already has domestic recycling capacity — and the possibility to build a lot more.

Sports

Go Spuds! Minnesota’s most common — and most creative — high school mascots

By Greta Kaul | 03/09/18

It’s not Gophers.

No spike in gun sales in Minnesota in wake of shooting in Florida
Politics & Policy

No spike in gun sales in Minnesota in wake of shooting in Florida

By Greta Kaul | 03/07/18

That breaks with a decades-long trend that saw gun purchases increase after mass shootings.