Weekend rains cause flooding in Duluth
Plus: Rep. Dean Phillips reconsiders challenging President Biden; Vineeta Sawkar interviews Erin DuPree; former Minnesota secretary of state Arlen Erdahl dies; and more.
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‘We all get older.’ Gov. Tim Walz on Biden’s age, Trump’s ballot status and what’s next for him and the Legislature
The DFL governor answered questions Saturday about the presidential race, a controversy over school resource officers and more in an interview at the MinnPost Festival.
Marketing company initiative gets at combating overdoses in Minnesota
SixSpeed is sponsoring Little Free “Reviveries,” to be supplied with 40 doses of nasal naloxone at various Twin Cities locations.
As registration deadline approaches, Minnesota count of hemp businesses reaches 1,250
Reports from the Department of Revenue show that 842 businesses paid $771,514 in cannabis taxes in August.
People Incorporated’s new Minneapolis program expands hybrid model of mental health care
After crisis treatment, clients can stay for longer-term intensive treatment at People Incorporated’s Chicago Avenue program.
Police: ‘We will work tirelessly’ on investigation of shootings, stabbings that left 3 dead in Roseville
Plus: Minnesotans have killed 790 deer with crossbows; U.S. health officials recommend vaccine to protect newborns from lung infections; Minnesota Girl Scout pushes for caregiver mark on driver’s licenses; and more.
Gov. Tim Walz on withdrawal of Minnesota’s new cannabis director: ‘We got this wrong’
Erin DuPree has asked that Gov. Tim Walz withdraw her appointment to be the director of the Office of Cannabis Management after two news stories revealed that she had sold disallowed products in her Apple Valley hemp store and has a series of tax liens and unpaid debts from previous businesses.
UAW president calls for strike expansion into Minnesota and Wisconsin
Plus: 3M fined for selling products to an Iranian entity; judges rule rights weren’t violated when feds took Mike Lindell’s phone last year; lack of electronic recycling impacting pollution in Minnesota; and more.
D.C. Memo: Centrists see role in preventing shutdown; a GOP challenger for Omar
Plus: Responses to your questions and comments.
What can we expect from Anthony Edwards in the upcoming season?
Wolves coach Chris Finch addresses the importance of maximizing the team’s budding superstar, Anthony Edwards, and also gets into initial plans for how the frontcourt combinations might unfold during the season.
AG Ellison issues memo in attempt to clear up SRO controversy
Plus: Feds requiring Minnesota to restart Medicaid coverage following glitch; St. Paul looking to curb gun violence with $13 million plan; family claims Minneapolis hospital didn’t contact them for end-of-life decisions for relative; and more.
2021 U of M data breach may have compromised student info going back to 1989
Plus: Minnesota Supreme Court to hear Trump on ballot case; MDH states Stillwater Prison water complies with fed standards; drought covers more than a quarter of the state; Twins playoff tickets go on sale Friday; and more.
Walz names hemp business owner to direct Minnesota’s new Office of Cannabis Management
Erin DuPree founded, and is vice president of sales and operation, for Loonacy Cannabis in Apple Valley.
Wolves preview: One-on-one with Coach Chris Finch
In a sprawling interview that lasted more than an hour, Finch addresses the Gobert-KAT dynamic, the blossoming of Anthony Edwards into a charismatic All Star and how all the pieces might fit together during the 2023-24 Timberwolves season.
St. Paul is voting on a sales tax increase. How do this year’s City Council candidates feel about it?
The incumbents seeking re-election support the 1% hike. The remaining candidates are split.
Last chance: Get your free MinnPost Festival pass!
MinnPost Festival starts Friday!
With criticism for the state party, Minneapolis DFL vice chair resigns
Plus: Two young girls behind “concerning” calls to Edina schools; Faribault to allow public marijuana use; and more.
‘Concerning messages’ to Edina school prompt closure of three campuses
Plus: Two cities, two plans to convert unused buildings into homeless shelters face community pushback; Wisconsin Legislature rejects Evers special session; Gai Noi makes New York Times Best Restaurants list; and more.
What do we know about racial implications of Minnesota’s child support program?
An administrator and researcher believes public assistance programs such as child support can have harmful effects on families and disproportionately affect people of color.
Emmer pressured to support U.S. aid for Ukraine as some House GOP colleagues want to end it
Amendments to cut Ukraine aid received support from Minnesota Republican members of Congress Michelle Fischbach, Pete Stauber and Brad Finstad, who received failing grades by a group pushing to continue aid.
