More Minnesota students are getting extra time to take tests — especially in wealthy school districts
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.
Politics & Policy
Ben Toff on Americans’ news consumption — from ‘avoiders’ to embracers
Toff’s work raises a troubling question: How much difference does good or bad journalism make if people don’t want to read, watch or listen to it?
‘We really need to get rid of Minnesota Nice and start having honest conversations’: 2019 Facing Race Awards recognize anti-racism activists and leaders
The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundations’ Facing Race Awards have been acknowledging anti-racism activists in Minnesota since 2007.
Environment
A whistleblower, a private investigator and potentially fake records: The state’s years-long fight with Northern Metals just got very weird
District Court Judge John Guthmann has ordered the whistleblower and a host of others to appear at a hearing on Monday to sort out the recent volley of allegations between the MPCA and Northern Metals.
D.C. Memo
D.C. Memo: I want my, I want my MFP
Climate strike; the situation in Jammu and Kashmir; payments to farmers; and more.
Eric Black Ink
Fatih Guvenen on why Trump struck a chord with white working-class males
“Tens of millions of white males are poorer than their fathers were. And they heard nobody [in the political realm] speaking to them or about them.” Guvenen said. Trump offered solutions.
Politics & Policy
As the DFL marks its 75th anniversary, do the party’s Farmer-Labor roots still mean anything?
Or does it simply mean the Democratic Party in Minnesota is called something different from what it is in every other state for reasons lost on most people?
Metro
Five takeaways from Minneapolis’ new plan to boost street safety
Among the proposals included in the plan, known as Vision Zero, is lower speed limits, a new traffic enforcement division, and automated enforcement technology.
Eric Black Ink
What do Trump’s Obama-era tweets on Iran tell us about his thinking?
On Oct. 22, 2012, two weeks pre-election, Trump’s thumbs said: “Don’t let Obama play the Iran card in order to start a war in order to get elected – be careful Republicans!”
Inside MinnPost
Behind the scenes: MinnPost’s Walker Orenstein reporting on Twin Metals
We asked Walker Orenstein, our environment and workforce reporter, to show us a little bit of what happened on his recent trip to Ely to report on the Twin Metals mining project.
Metro
Minneapolis officials say they need more time to formulate neighborhood association plan
The city is bringing in researchers from the University of Minnesota to learn about the challenges of neighborhood leaders and to see why others don’t participate in neighborhood groups.
Eric Black Ink
Mondale, NYT reporter Savage analyze limits of presidential power
Both Walter Mondale and Charlie Savage are experts and have followed those issues for years; they updated their analysis to reflect the latest (Trumpian) developments.
State Government
A proposal known as ‘Clean Energy First’ could play a big role in how Minnesota responds to climate change
The crux of the policy is aimed at changing how the Public Utilities Commission makes decisions.
