Covering the uncertain year ahead
For as long as the pandemic remains a concern here, we plan to keep bringing you the information you need, so you can plan accordingly.
Greta Kaul
Greta Kaul is MinnPost’s data reporter. She can be reached at gkaul@minnpost.com.
Online retail sales are way up. So are local sales tax collections in Minnesota.
A report from the Center for Rural Policy and Development showed some counties’ local sales tax collections up 20 to 30 percent since 2015.
Yes, breakthrough infections happen. But vaccination still massively decreases the risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19.
Data on deaths and hospitalizations in Minnesota since vaccines became widely available show how stark the gap is between vaccinated and unvaccinated when it comes to COVID-19’s most severe effects.
How Minnesota monitors for coronavirus variants
Testing for variants like the newly identified omicron variant is a more complicated process than a basic COVID-19 test.
Coronavirus in Minnesota: COVID-19 hospitalizations up
Though Minnesota’s weekly count of new cases and its case positivity rate were both down.
Jan Malcolm’s horse, and other things we learned about from Minnesota financial disclosures
Minnesota requires public officials to disclose source of income, property owned, significant holding in stocks and bonds and, yes, any horse racing interests.
Should Minnesota be doing more to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the state?
Minnesota let many of its COVID-19 mitigation measures lapse over the summer. Is it time to bring them back?
The worker shortage is affecting every corner of the state. But it’s hitting Greater Minnesota especially hard.
While the tight labor market isn’t new, it has gotten worse since the onset of the pandemic. Minnesota’s labor force participation rate has dropped to a point it hasn’t seen since the late ’70s, when fewer women were in the workforce.
The process for redrawing Minneapolis’ council wards has officially started
There was one moment of drama in an otherwise orderly meeting when a commissioner noted a newly elected council member was getting redistricted out of her ward.
What exactly are the gales of November? And is November 10 really ‘early’ for them?
Of course we’re writing about the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Coronavirus in Minnesota: Case positivity rate jumps to levels not seen since December
Minnesota also saw reported deaths and hospitalizations from the disease increase over the previous week.
How each St. Paul ward voted on the rent stabilization ordinance
The majority of voters in nearly every St. Paul ward voted in favor of the rent stabilization ballot question.
Which voters put Jacob Frey over the top in the Minneapolis mayoral election?
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was re-elected after one round of ranked-choice voting tabulation.
Carter re-elected in St. Paul; rent-stabilization measure passes
All the big races in St. Paul — the mayor’s race, a ballot measure on rent control and four school board races — were decided just before midnight.
What you need to know about voting and following election results in Minneapolis (and St. Paul)
A quick guide to what’s on the ballot, how ranked-choice voting works — and when to expect results.
An internal poll showed Frey with a 19-point lead in the Minneapolis mayoral race. But in an RCV election, he could still lose.
It’s rare for candidates who lead in first-choice votes in ranked-choice elections to be defeated, but it can happen under certain circumstances.
What is happening with COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 12?
Families with young kids have been waiting for months for news on when children under 12 would be eligible for vaccines. That time is coming soon.
Consumers are still seeing higher prices for goods. Is it more than just a lingering effect of the pandemic?
In recent months, the cost of groceries, clothing, housing, gas and cars, among other goods, has been increasing, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Coronavirus in Minnesota: Case growth slows slightly
In spite of that, the case positivity rate increased slightly.
A look at one of the biggest issues affecting the Minneapolis City Council election. (The 2023 election.)
Whoever wins council seats this November, they’ll only hold them for two years, when new elections will be held with newly drawn ward boundaries. The process of redrawing those boundaries is already underway.
