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Good Jobs

Regulatory burden: Are DEED’s accountability measures for job-training programs doing more harm than good?

By Walker Orenstein and Greta Kaul | 10/21/2019

Minnesota’s economic development agency requires partner nonprofits to report a lot of data, even as agency officials and legislators acknowledge the information isn’t critical for program evaluation.

Politics & Policy

The messy primary to replace Rep. Keith Ellison will center on who represents the future of the DFL

By Sam Brodey | 06/08/2018

The pool of voters for the CD5 primary constitutes the blue heart of Minnesota’s progressive base.

Politics & Policy

The 9 most intriguing legislative primaries in Minnesota

By Briana Bierschbach | 08/04/2016

Breaking down the House and Senate races to watch during the state’s Aug. 9 primary.

Politics & Policy

One issue that can bring liberals, conservatives and libertarians together at the state Capitol

By Doug Grow | 01/30/2015

An unlikely coalition wants the Legislature to restore voting rights to the 47,000 people in Minnesota who can’t cast a ballot because of a felony conviction.