Foreign Concept
Why China may want a second Trump term
In some ways, the Trump presidency has been a gift for China.
Politics & Policy
MNopedia
The 1985 Hormel strike was one of Minnesota’s most contentious labor disputes
The strikers, members of United Food and Commercial Workers’ Local P-9, cited a wage freeze, dangerous working conditions, and a wage cut as the reasons for the strike.
National
Rep. Betty McCollum has become one of the strongest critics of Israeli policy in Congress
The St. Paul Democrat has frequently taken positions that put her at odds with her colleagues.
D.C. Memo
D.C. Memo: ‘As far as his tweets go, I’m not impressed’
The NRCC and antisemitism; sugar PAC supports Peterson; mysterious health care ads; Al Gore on Line 3; and more.
Metro
Why Minneapolis passed a wage-theft ordinance that essentially duplicates state law
Supporters call the new policies necessary considering the pervasiveness of underpayment that disproportionately affects Minnesota’s communities of color and immigrants.
Politics & Policy
‘I trust Minnesota to fix this’: Walz exhorts rally on gun violence
“As someone who served 24 years in the military, I’m very familiar with these weapons. … I’ll tell you what I learned by that — and that is the damn things don’t belong on the streets of our country,” said Walz, flanked by a backdrop of Minnesota lawmakers and leaders.
Eric Black Ink
Not in a good place: Trump and the state-by-state approval polls
Things can and will change. But based on current polling, President Donald Trump is in a lot of trouble in a lot of states he needs to carry.
State Government
Even legislators use the Minnesota Data Practices Act
Elected Republicans have been using the state DPA to ask for information from agencies they suspect of acting illegally, or at least inefficiently. They don’t want the Legislature to be subject to it, however.
Environment
Step inside Minnesota’s only lab for detecting CWD — the mad cow disease of deer
The current procedure takes about two weeks and requires sending tissue samples to Michigan for processing.
MinnPost Picks
MinnPost Picks: on racists, ‘Stranger Things’ and Fox News
Our weekly roundup of great stories from around the web, as recommended by MinnPost’s staff and contributing journalists.
Eric Black Ink
On mass shootings and why, for Trump, gun restrictions aren’t part of the solution
Said the president: “Mental illness and hatred pull the trigger, not the gun.”
Cityscape
Is there a solution for the buses vs. blockers bottleneck in downtown Minneapolis?
Especially in a time when so much time, money, and resources are spent planning for improved downtown transit, routine “box blocking” is a sure transportation travesty.
Metro
Minneapolis’ ‘inclusionary zoning’ policy takes shape, even as developers cry foul
The city is looking to establish “straightforward and consistent” rules requiring developers to include affordable units as part of all new housing projects. Not everyone is on board.
