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“The speaker’s office said, ‘Yeah, we don’t want them to suddenly end as an industry in Wisconsin. Let’s make a compromise,’” Wisconsin state Rep. Patrick Snyder told Wisconsin Watch.
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Crypto ATM scams have wreaked havoc in Wisconsin. A new law is helping change that, but did it go far enough?
Wisconsin opted not to ban the kiosks like some states, but police say the restrictions are having a positive effect on crypto ATM scams.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 2h
Through maps and diagrams, vehicles, found objects, zines, sculpture and installation, artist Andy DuCett is playfully investigating Winona and its surrounding area’s past, present and future.
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Artscape on the road: Visiting artist Andy DuCett’s homage to Winona
The Minneapolis-based artist’s love for Winona comes through in ‘Home(town),’ now featured at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 3h
An underdog facing a political lion in a blue state, Lisa Demuth is doing her absolute darndest to make Amy Klobuchar guilty by DFL association for not stopping fraud. But her political journey — and case for governor — is a far richer story.
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What makes Demuth run: The unlikely rise of a category-defying politician
GOP gubernatorial candidate Lisa Demuth came to politics late in life, but she's a natural at message discipline, if not policymaking.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 5h
Julia Ainsley has covered the Department of Homeland Security through two administrations, with sourcing inside ICE and DHS that produces news other outlets have to match. She'll be in dialogue with Chao Xiong of @sahanjournal.bsky.social. Get your tickets now >> www.eventbrite.com/e/minnpost-f...
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Chris Getowicz @cgetowicz.bsky.social · 21h
I wrote about some of the history of Minneapolis Public Schools in an effort to contextualize proposed closures. Thanks to the editors @minnpost.com. I hope this help students, parents, community, & @mfelocal59.bsky.social fight for education rights.
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The same old song at Minneapolis Public Schools
Closing schools in Minneapolis has increased inequalities, lowered student achievement and come at the expense of participatory democracy.
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Brian Arola @brianarola.bsky.social · 22h
A local DFL official in a deep red Minnesota county told me walking in parades as a Democrat used to be no fun. “People didn’t want to give their kids Democrat candy,” he said. “Now it’s more calm and polite.”
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 23h
No major party has had so few candidates running in a House and Senate election year since at least the 1990s, according to a MinnPost review of state voting data. In contrast, the DFL has names on every state House and Senate ballot.
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The walkover districts: Uncontested Minnesota Legislative races tilt strongly in DFL's favor
DFL candidates are running unopposed in 21 Minnesota legislative races as the GOP focuses resources on the most competitive races.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 29/09/2026
Fact brief: Are more Minnesota kids eating school meals since the launch of the state’s free breakfast and lunch program?
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Are more Minnesota kids eating school meals since the launch of the state’s free breakfast and lunch program?
Advocates of state programs like Minnesota Free School Meals cite studies showing declines in food insecurity among students.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 29/09/2026
Nicholas Enrich will be at MinnPost Festival in conversation with Sonya Funna Evelyn of the Center for Victims of Torture. He’ll talk about what he saw inside USAID as it was taken apart and what is actually recoverable from here. Get your tickets now >> www.eventbrite.com/e/minnpost-f...
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Twin Cities Documenters @twincitiesdocs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today! You can join us with this link: twincities.documenters.org/workshops/wo... Can't make it? Check out our workshops page for more opportunities, including our Nov. 10 orientation for taking paid assignments!
Twin Cities Documenters at MinnPost is hosting a free, public workshop about navigating public meetings today at noon via Zoom. Register using the link in the post.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 28/09/2026
"Institutional fleets have always seemed to me to offer a relatively simple opportunity to reshape a transportation system," writes Bill Lindeke in this week's Cityscape column.
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Trash trucks, mini-trucks and an eyeball truck at the University of Minnesota, but few EVs
My outsider’s hunch that it’d be simple to green a fleet of institutional vehicles turned out to be somewhat naive.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 28/09/2026
The run-up to the midterm elections is turning into a food fight — literally. ...via KFF Health News
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Food Safety Finds a Place Among ‘Kitchen-Table’ Political Issues
The record-breaking outbreak of cyclospora impacting high-profile restaurant names has made food safety a concern ahead of the Midterms.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 28/09/2026
The Green Line’s new terminus will then be firmly within the operating area of SouthWest Transit, one of the Twin Cities’ four “opt-out” transit agencies that operate independently of Metro Transit.
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Metro Transit’s Green Line Extension will open in June. Its competitors are … excited?
In urban centers, light rail is on a slow path to recovery. But in the southwest suburbs, more means more for the Green Line Extension.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 28/09/2026
Big News: Veteran media and marketing executive Steve Yaeger will be the new executive director and publisher of MinnPost, starting Oct. 1. Full announcement >> www.minnpost.com/inside-minnp...
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Pat Borzi @borzmn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
ICYMI, re-upping @minnpost.com piece from Friday that summarizes fan angst about the regular-season finish and looks ahead to today's matchup. #Lynx haven't been strong enough closers at home, losing five games it led or tied in the 4th Q. www.minnpost.com/sports/2026/... /2
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Minnesota Lynx playoffs: Can team shake off late season funk and bring home elusive fifth WNBA title?
After appearing unbeatable this summer, the last few weeks exposed doubts as the Lynx head into the WNBA playoffs.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 25/09/2026
How worried should we be about the Lynx going into the playoffs? @borzmn.bsky.social has thoughts.
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Minnesota Lynx playoffs: Can team shake off late season funk and bring home elusive fifth WNBA title?
After appearing unbeatable this summer, the last few weeks exposed doubts as the Lynx head into the WNBA playoffs.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 25/09/2026
Election officials from jurisdictions large and small are preparing for everything from immigration officers at the polls to federal attempts to seize ballots. ...via @votebeat.org
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Across the country, election officials are preparing for the possibility of federal intervention
County officials worry about federal intervention, including trying to seize voting equipment or sending ICE agents to the polls.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 24/09/2026
The Minnesota River moves algae-fueling nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus, helping to create a low-dissolved oxygen “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico. This group is trying to help.
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‘We’ve moved the needle’: How a citizen group is shaping cleanup efforts on the Minnesota River
The Minnesota River Collaborative focuses its legal and technical expertise on drainage cleanup projects along the polluted waterway.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 24/09/2026
Steve Sack's View: Mitch McConnell votes
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Mitch McConnell votes
Steve Sack's cartoons, like this one on U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, appear on MinnPost each Thursday. For more, follow Sack on Substack.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 24/09/2026
Minnesota’s teen pregnancy rates have been falling since 1990, but experts and advocates say federal cuts to pregnancy prevention programs could set back years of progress and leave racial and geographic disparities unaddressed.
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Minnesota has some of country’s lowest teen pregnancy rates – but worst racial disparities
While the overall trend is positive, experts and advocates worry federal cuts will leave teen pregnancy disparities unaddressed.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 24/09/2026
"Even by the lax standards of the United States, where automobile companies go for decades with minimum government guardrails, the automated vehicle industry has been a brazen example of the dangers of libertarian capitalism," writes Bill Lindeke in this week's Cityscape column.
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What should Minneapolis do about Waymo?
A human in the driver’s seat of a driverless taxi won’t solve some of the bigger headaches brought on by Waymo’s arrival.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 23/09/2026
“People with disabilities are paying the price and it’s so much worse when it’s children," said Caroline McGuire of the new requirements placed on her family to receive Medicaid.
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Minnesota’s most vulnerable citizens are collateral damage in federal crackdown on Medicaid program
The state’s elderly and disabled face long delays in approval for care, shuttered clinics and fewer caregivers in the war on Medicaid fraud.
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Brian Arola @brianarola.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
More than in most state House districts, candidates in 58A and 18A would do well to dorm knock. Northfield’s Carleton College and St. Olaf College are in 58A, while St. Peter's Gustavus Adolphus College is in 18A. Young voters pour in each election cycle, and they cast ballots at high rates.
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Cows, colleges and competitive districts: DFL, GOP eye key House seats covering Northfield and St. Peter
High voter turnout by students at Carleton, St. Olaf and Gustavus colleges adds a wrinkle to legislative races.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 21/09/2026
The new Healing Minnesota initiative provides financial support for programs already working to address the mental health needs of their communities. The goal is to increase access to mental health support for all Minnesotans.
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After tumultuous years, Healing Minnesota aims to jumpstart residents’ recovery
NAMI Minnesota leader said Minnesotans have shown how to respond to trauma, and now can ‘show the world how we are going to recover.’
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 21/09/2026
The student influence on local races occasionally causes “town and gown” tension. Kate Knutson, a political science professor at Gustavus, said it’s amplified in rural areas.
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Cows, colleges and competitive districts: DFL, GOP eye key House seats covering Northfield and St. Peter
High voter turnout by students at Carleton, St. Olaf and Gustavus colleges adds a wrinkle to legislative races.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 18/09/2026
The options for residents frustrated by noise in Minneapolis are complex, time-constrained and evolving. Even when rules are in place, whether they actually limit noise can be a coin toss.
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SHHH! From motion sensors to car engines, Minneapolis noise pollution can be hard to ignore and harder to stop
As if leaf blowers weren’t enough, the Minneapolis City Council is set to vote this week on the perpetual noise of doorway motion sensors.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 18/09/2026
Brother Jack McDuff would have been 100 today. We dove into the late organist's Twin Cities renaissance in the 1990s.
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How Minneapolis helped jazz legend Jack McDuff turn over a new leaf
Brother Jack McDuff's centennial birthday provides an opportunity to dig into the late organist's Twin Cities renaissance in the '90s.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 17/09/2026
A lack of name recognition and campaign cash, along with the makeup of the state’s congressional districts, will likely hurt those attempting to challenge incumbents this November.
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The Challengers: Why it will be hard, in a midterm likely to herald change, to oust a congressional incumbent in Minnesota
Lack of name recognition and campaign cash and the makeup of the state's congressional districts hurt challengers to incumbents.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 16/09/2026
In the final installment of this four-part interview, Timberwolves Head Coach Chris Finch talks about Joan Beringer, coaching staff changes, embracing change, and getting back to playing with joy.
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The Chris Finch Interview, Part 4: Finding a way to joy
Finch talks about Joan Beringer, coaching staff changes, embracing change, and getting back to playing with joy.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 15/09/2026
In a 2022 state Senate contest, DFLer Judy Seeberger beat Republican Tom Dippel by a grand total of 321 votes. Here is a look at the issues that will shape their rematch this year, one of a handful of races that will determine which party holds the majority in the Minnesota Senate.
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Car tabs, Cybertrucks and guns: How a rematch in an east metro district could determine control of the Minnesota Senate
DFL state Sen. Judy Seeberger is running against Republican Rep. Tom Dippel (again) in the purplest of purple districts.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 15/09/2026
“We have 20% of Minnesotans getting their drinking water from private wells and many of them are, frankly, not getting safe drinking water," said Chris O’Brien, public affairs director for Freshwater Society, a Minnesota-based nonprofit organization.
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Minnesota private well owners are largely on their own when it comes to arsenic
Some well owners are reluctant to use free arsenic test kits because solving the problem would be too expensive.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 14/09/2026
"[Jonathan Kuminga] is going to fit right in because he has the same problem we all have: He fouls too much," Finch said. "So let’s get that under control teamwide, which we haven’t been able to do."
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The Chris Finch Interview, Part 3: How does Kuminga find his ceiling?
The third part of our extended sit-down with Chris Finch explores the role of newcomer Jonthan Kuminga and goes deep on the bench.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 14/09/2026
The Tamarack Project is immune to Gov. Tim Walz’s recent executive order halting copper-nickel mining in the wilderness area’s watershed. But Mille Lacs leaders say risks posed by this type of mining are just as grave in their water-rich part of the state.
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Far from the Boundary Waters, the Mille Lacs tribe resists another copper-nickel mine
The Tamarack Mining Project, unaffected by Gov. Walz's executive order on nonferrous mineral mining, is moving through the review process.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 11/09/2026
Trump has proposed bonuses to Americans before that never materialized. But the promise of cash may motivate some voters who are disillusioned with the Republican Party over continuing inflation and actions Trump has taken.
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D.C. Memo: Trump promises money to court voter loyalty, again
Plus: Eric Pratt campaign aide resigns over racist social media posts; Omar absolved of wrongdoing in financial disclosure; and more.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 11/09/2026
"People are looking for ways to experience a sense of community, and DIY events offer a friendly alternative to a formal show at a venue," writes Sheila Regan in this week's Artscape.
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When all the world — or at least many of its Minneapolis porches — becomes a stage
Once again this fall, homeowners in neighborhoods in the city are hosting performances that will build stronger communities.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 11/09/2026
In part two of the annual MinnPost interview with Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch, he talks about the team’s mindset on the brink of the preseason training camp later this month.
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The Chris Finch Interview, Part 2: Can the Wolves change a tiger's stripes?
Timberwolves Head Coach Chris Finch discusses how the Wolves can both change and be changed by new arrival LaMelo Ball.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 11/09/2026
The Midwest has more than 600 data centers, with hundreds in development. Light pollution rules would protect migrating birds and nighttime pollinators. ...via @agwaterdesk.bsky.social
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As data centers expand, advocates call for regulations on lights
The Midwest has more than 600 data centers, with hundreds in development. Light pollution rules would protect wildlife.
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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I wrote up my own personal memories of 9/11. I'd just moved to New York City... www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...
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From my New York City rooftop, I watched 9/11 usher in the age of spectacle
Perhaps my slow-motion, analog experience of 9/11 captures, in relief, the profound role that spectacle played in the horror.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 10/09/2026
In the first of a four-part series, columnist Britt Robson sat down with Wolves Head Coach Chris Finch for an in-depth chat. A season after ‘continuity’ was the watchword for the Wolves, Finch is leaning into adaptation.
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The Chris Finch Interview, Part 1: Wins are built on defense, but what is defense built on?
A season after continuity was the watchword for the Wolves, Head Coach Chris Finch is leaning into adaptation.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 10/09/2026
Trump is trying to appease the nation’s ranchers after he announced that he would drop tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef so it could be sold at 25% below “current market prices.”
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Trying to mend fences with ranchers, Trump goes after Cargill and the gray wolf
Minnesota ranchers angered by Trump’s decision to import cheaper beef would be able to process their own meat and go after the gray wolf.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 09/09/2026
“It’s so maddening,” Century College professor Joe Haker said. “You can’t help but feel very, very strange when you realize that this student that you’re devoting even some time to is just scamming.”
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Minnesota State prepares to pilot new technology to combat financial aid fraud. Is it enough?
'Ghost students' are a growing national financial aid fraud problem largely targeting public two-year institutions like Century College.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 08/09/2026
In Minnesota, doctors familiar with 7-OH Kratom's effects are happy it is receiving new attention — but some are concerned that a potential ban would do more harm than good.
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7-OH is a popular and dangerous drug. Is a ban the answer?
Products derived from the kratom leaf are disappearing from smoke shop shelves as regulators consider their safety. Doctors are concerned.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 04/09/2026
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said funding would drop for violence interrupters, calling it a “noble program filled with committed and talented community leaders,” but one that “has not demonstrated the level of results taxpayers deserve.”
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Frey wants to cut funding for violence interrupters. But at what cost?
Advocates say interrupter programs are essential as the city aims to curb violence, but assessing their impact is complicated.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 03/09/2026
As people and money have poured in, Maple Grove’s politics have, by some indications, moved to the left.
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Maple Grove is growing. Is it also turning blue?
An open state Senate seat pits candidates with two starkly different backgrounds in a district long represented by GOP stalwart Warren Limmer.
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Trevor J. Mitchell @tjm613.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
the dream of the modular public bathroom dropped conveniently onto nicollet avenue is delayed … for now
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Need to go? In Minneapolis, you’ll need to wait.
Money set aside to build more public restrooms in Minneapolis has gone unspent as the city has run into problems with procurement.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 01/09/2026
On January 1, thousands of Minnesotans who rely on Medicaid for health insurance will be required to work or volunteer for at least 80 hours per month in order to keep their benefits. The Minnesota Department of Human Services released an online tool designed to help people navigate the change.
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Changes to Medicaid are coming. Are users ready?
A new online tool created by Minnesota’s DHS aims to help Medicaid users and service providers understand how to stay covered.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 31/08/2026
Mark Legvold wants to put the “F back in DFL.” He's running in what a national Democratic fundraising arm calls one of the ‘most consequential’ state-level races in the nation.
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A Northfield farmer hopes to add a rare rural voice to the Minnesota Senate’s DFL caucus
Mark Legvold faces Sen. Bill Lieske in what a Democratic fundraising arm calls one of the most consequential state-level races in the nation.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 28/08/2026
State Fair goers voted THIS Twin Cities suburb best tap water in the state. (Yes, this is MinnPost's version of clickbait.)
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And the blue ribbon for best tap water in Minnesota goes to…
In a totally subjective and definitely not scientific contest, State Fair goers judged the Minnesota community with the best tap water.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 28/08/2026
“It’s kind of a big shot in the gut,” said Don Schiefelbein, whose farm near Kimball breeds and feeds about 5,000 heads of cattle, most of them Black Angus.
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Minnesota cattle producers have a beef with Trump over foreign imports
Ranchers in the state feel betrayed about plans to import 300,000 metric tons of beef in an effort to bring down prices before the election.
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Pat Borzi @borzmn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
In an action-packed @wnba.com, can a superior offensive team win a championship without good defense? We asked, and the two best defensive teams in the league answered. #Lynx @wgoldenstate.bsky.social @minnpost.com www.minnpost.com/sports/2026/... @minnpost.com
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In an action-packed WNBA, can offense win championships?
The competitive landscape of the WNBA is shifting as offenses become more complex and high-powered. Where does that leave defense?
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