How the pandemic exacerbated Greater Minnesota’s workforce challenges
In the second quarter of 2021, job vacancies topped 7 percent for all regions of the state. They were higher than 9 percent in Southeast and Northeast Minnesota.
Greater Minnesota
A collection of news and stories from around the state of Minnesota.
Minnesota Legislature approves bill to address 2021 drought, fund broadband infrastructure
The bill directs $18.4 million to address drought relief and includes $110 million to help build more high-speed internet infrastructure in Minnesota.
Whole lotta loans: Why are several 1st Congressional District candidates self-funding their races?
“It’s not a coincidence that the net worth of U.S. senators and U.S. House members has been growing in the last 15 or 20 years because more and more of them are financing their own campaigns in part or in whole and winning.”
What the latest campaign finance reports tell us about the race to fill Minnesota’s vacant CD 1 U.S. House seat
In the absence of independent polls, one picture we do have — and it’s a limited one — is fundraising.
The story behind ‘Walleye,’ the Minnesota fishing opener hit tune
You won’t find it on Spotify or Apple music, but the parody of “Rawhide” was a hit on North Country airwaves and jukeboxes.
Why Attorney General Keith Ellison is getting pushback at the Legislature for a plan to help prosecutors in Greater Minnesota
Ellison said the issue is “98 percent” about Republicans wanting to stymie a progressive attorney general, one who is expected to face a tough reelection campaign this fall.
D.C. Memo: What comes first, the leak or the egg?
Minnesota delegation responds to the SCOTUS draft, a sprint to the finish in CD1 and Rep. Dean Phillips fights for elderly entrepreneurs.
Agriculture, inflation, Jan. 6: Where the GOP candidates running in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District election stand on the issues
MinnPost asked all nine GOP hopefuls to answer 11 questions asking about their views. Four responded. Here’s what they had to say.
Why there’s such a vast gap at the Minnesota Legislature among plans for child care spending
The split over plans for child care spending is one of the starkest differences between Republicans and Democrats at the Minnesota Capitol this session.
‘Jeff from town’: How a former Hormel CEO came to be a Democratic candidate for a U.S. House seat in southern Minnesota
Jeff Ettinger doesn’t have the typical resume for a first-time DFL candidate. Yet his campaign has gained early traction.
Why DFLers at the Minnesota Capitol are fighting — with each other — over rural broadband
An influx of $578 million in federal money has led to infighting, discord and failure bred by government delays.
D.C. Memo: Flight time isn’t the right time
The CD1 race heats up, Stauber and Biden agree for once and Dean Phillips wants younger leaders in the House.
So, what happens to all the money from Jim Hagedorn’s campaign?
The treasurer may spend campaign committee money on winding down expenses, which can include paying committee staff, buying nominal gifts for non-family members and donations to charitable organizations.
Why most Minnesota lakes put the ‘Lake’ part of the name second
In Minnesota, where early colonists came from France and later came from other parts of Europe, roughly 90 percent of lakes in the researchers’ sample were Name Lake.
Who’s running for the Minnesota Legislature in 2022
See who’s running in each of Minnesota’s House and Senate districts.
Why high gas prices may doom the chances of Minnesota adopting low-carbon fuel standards
The policy, which DFLers in the Minnesota House have been working on for more than a year, would require fuel suppliers to make their product cleaner over time.
How the Minnesota Senate’s anti-crime plan could (eventually) swamp the state’s prison system
Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell told the Senate’s Finance Committee that Minnesota’s prison and supervision costs would “increase dramatically” if the GOP plan were to pass.
Unions weren’t happy with Pete Stauber’s vote on the infrastructure bill. Will that matter in the 2022 election?
DFL state Rep. Jen Schultz of Duluth specifically cited Stauber’s relationship with labor in announcing her campaign to represent Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District.
How Republican candidates in the 1st Congressional District’s special election are pitching themselves to GOP activists
At the Olmsted County GOP convention, candidates were allowed to give the political equivalent of a “Shark Tank” pitch to the party faithful.
More monkey business? Legislature weighs what kind of facilities can have large animals, primates in Minnesota
A bill addressing accreditation in the Minnesota House has pitted the owners of smaller zoos against the Humane Society and animal sanctuary organizations, including Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue.
