National
Rochester’s growing. Is it growing fast enough to keep the First District blue?
Even as Rochester is getting bigger — and bluer — the rest of CD1 has been trending Republican.
Greta Kaul
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Sports
Falling football, lacrosse ascendant: The state of Minnesota high school sports participation
We look at the latest data on what Minnesota’s student athletes are up to.
State Government
What the current population trends mean for Minnesota’s legislative district boundaries — and politics
Unlike the last round of redistricting, when the suburbs swelled, this decade core cities appear to be making the biggest gains.
Politics & Policy
Four things we learned about Minnesota from the latest Census data release
Incomes and the population are up. Poverty and the rate of people without health insurance are basically unchanged.
Arts & Culture
The most popular books at St. Paul and Hennepin County libraries
A thriller and a family drama top the lists.
Politics & Policy
What Minnesota congressional districts’ different rates of population growth will mean for redistricting
The Twin Cities and their suburbs are growing quickly, while Minnesota’s rural districts’ populations have barely increased.
The definitive word on the State Fair’s best — and worst — new foods
To save you the trouble of having to read every bit of fair food coverage, we created a meta-review based on critics’ takes from the Star Tribune, City Pages, Mpls.St. Paul Magazine and KARE 11.
Politics & Policy
Why ‘fixing’ Minneapolis’ housing crisis is going to be lot harder than people think
City planners, housing experts and elected officials all pretty much agree that Minneapolis needs to build a lot more affordable places to live. What’s less clear is whether city officials understand how hard that’s going to be.
Politics & Policy
Who’s running for the Minnesota House in 2018
See who’s filed to run for the Legislature, along with past election results.
Politics & Policy
The Minnesota primary loser’s guide to spending down campaign cash
So you saved a bunch of cash for the general election that you won’t be competing in. Now what?