Retrenchments kill NYT's 'Green' blog; environmental focus continues decline
The Times is discontinuing the Green blog, which was created to track environmental and energy news and to foster lively discussion of developments in both areas. This change will allow us to direct...
View ArticleMajor Hwy. 36 project in Maplewood to be outlined at open house
An open house will be held tonight, March 5, to explain major construction plans for Hwy. 36 in Maplewood.A renovation of the highway east of Hwy. 61 will eliminate the stop lights at English Street,...
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Tearing down a flag, with scarcely a notice
Outside the Walls NOTE TO READER: This long post is an effort to convey information, and opinion, about a specific issue I wasn’t aware of, in a community other than my own. I was not seeking to find...
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Hospital C-section rates vary widely, U of M study finds
The rate of Caesarean-section deliveries varies widely among U.S. hospitals, according to a University of Minnesota study published Monday in the journal Health Affairs.Researchers at the U of M’s...
View ArticleOutlook for Minnesota's health exchange: It will come down to negotiations later
The stage is set for lawmakers’ final negotiations to shape Minnesota’s landmark health insurance exchange.The state House passed the exchange legislation Monday night along roughly party lines, teeing...
View ArticleLt. Gov. Prettner Solon attends Great Lakes Commission meeting in Washington...
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon is in Washington D.C. this week representing the state at a Great Lakes Commission meeting.The commission, made up of eight states (with two Canadian provinces...
View ArticleBill would use Legacy funds for 15 metro wildlife and conservation projects
A bill introduced in the Legislature would direct $6.4 million in Legacy Amendment funds to 15 metro area wildlife and conservation projects.Two freshmen, state Reps. Mike Freiberg (DFL-Golden Valley)...
View ArticleFarewell party set for state GOP Chair Pat Shortridge
The man who many believe had the most thankless job in the state will have a proper sendoff.Pat Shortridge, chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota, leaves the position April 6. On Monday, March 18,...
View ArticleMinnesota gains 12,100 jobs in January
Minnesota officials say 12,100 jobs were added in the state during January.The monthly report from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development means the state has regained about 90...
View ArticleDow at a new all-time high: What additional incentives do job creators need?
Please forgive me if this is too Bolshie a question, but with the Dow reaching a new all-time high today, with the NYTimes today summarizing the incredible state and federal tax breaks that enable...
View ArticleMayo Clinic keeps an eye on its competitors as it grows
As the Mayo Clinic preps for a two-decade, $5 billion expansion — Rochester voters have already approved a half-cent sales-tax increase for the clinic and the Legislature is being asked for bonding...
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Mapping commute times in Minnesota
Despite the slow, snow-day commutes in the Twin Cities, the U.S. Census Bureau shows the average commute for the Twin Cities is only about 20 minutes. Search for your zip code to explore detailed...
View ArticleWhy the Wolves and Flip Saunders should not reunite
It is perhaps fitting for the currently chaotic state of the Minnesota Timberwolves that I have now scrapped two prior versions of this column to accommodate incoming and conflicting updates from...
View ArticleOver half still not on board with gay marriage
Fifty-three percent are not in favor of gay marriage in Minnesota. Baird Helgeson of the Strib writes: “A majority of Minnesotans oppose legalizing same-sex marriage, the Star Tribune Minnesota Poll...
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Sens. Reinert and Miller introduce 'Purple Caucus' to promote bipartisan...
Sens. Roger Reinert (DFL-Duluth) and Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) shared a podium on Monday to announce the formation of a "Purple Caucus" at the state Legislature. The caucus will look for areas of...
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Health exchange gets zapped with abortion language
mnpACT! Progressive Political Blog This is very disappointing.(MN)House members voted 71-58 Monday afternoon to ban health insurance companies from offering abortion coverage in the plans that will be...
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Some states — not Minnesota — strictly regulate or ban payday lending
This articlewas supervised by MinnPost journalist Sharon Schmickle, produced in partnership with students at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and is one in a...
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Skateboarding videos create 'a mental and visual map' of the city
MinnPost illustration by Andy SturdevantThis emergence of a local skateboarding video aesthetic and its accompanying scene coincidentally aligns with downtown Minneapolis’ 1990s nadir: the city as a...
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Wendy Webb has a good ghost story set on the North Shore
Wendy WebbJust guess what the source of inspiration was for setting of Wendy Webb’s new mystery novel. A couple of clues: It’s a mansion in Duluth, set on the shores of Lake Superior, possibly...
View ArticleProfiles in Dissidence: Why China is crushing a Mongolian intellectual
HONG KONG — One of China’s longest-imprisoned dissidents is mentally and physically breaking down.That’s the report from family members of Hada, 57, an ethnic Mongolian sentenced to 15 years in prison...
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