Education
The district has a contract with a company, whose name it wouldn’t disclose, to monitor social media, but didn’t appear to inform teachers, students or parents about the program.
Economy
Manufacturing employment has actually grown each year since the Great Recession, though the overall employment level has not recovered.
Metro
The St. Paul trash debate is shaping up to be the hot political debate of 2019.
Good Jobs
Minnesota’s economic development agency requires partner nonprofits to report a lot of data, even as agency officials and legislators acknowledge the information isn’t critical for program evaluation.
Environment
A recent report found major declines in U.S. bird populations. Two of the most affected habitat-types cover most of Minnesota.
Metro
Let’s not call it a “Trump bump.”
Environment
Accidents are rare, but that’s small consolation to the victims.
Health
MinnPost examined the health inspection reports from the 2019 Great Minnesota Get Together.
Economy
In 2018, Minnesota households made a median $70,315 in income. It was $70,405 the previous year.
Education
Critics say “504 plans” can be misused to give students who are already at an advantage an even greater edge on things like standardized tests.
