During the 2023 legislative session, Minnesota lawmakers passed a law that will require some businesses seeking air permits in “environmental justice areas” to undertake an analysis of the impact pollution has had on their area. While initial versions of the legislation would have applied the requirement to businesses...

A ballot measure that would place an equal rights amendment and abortion protections in the state constitution will have to wait until 2026, according to the Minnesota Legislature’s most-powerful member. House Speaker Melissa Hortman said Wednesday she thinks the Legislature will vote this session to place the issue on...

It is supposed to be the next big thing to revolutionize education. Maybe at some point it will. But based on my students’ comments, ChatGPT/AI is less than a revolution. At the beginning of 2023, ChatGPT/AI took higher education by storm. It was heralded as the next big thing to change teaching and learning. It was going to be the savior or demise of higher education as we know it. Yet as we know, the road to educational reform is littered with educational technology failures and overhypes.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have become unreliable. In retrospect, it was probably inevitable, but it’s beginning to fester like a hangnail just the same. Remember back in 2023? Before the ball dropped in Times Square, the Wolves had the second-best record in the NBA at 24-7 and had beaten the only team ahead of them in their lone matchup. Their defense was more than two points better per 100 possessions than anybody else, and became a five-player sleeper hold on opponents after halftime.

MinnPost is joining the 200+ newsrooms across the country that have transitioned their digital operations to Newspack, a publishing platform aimed at supporting local news organizations in efforts to grow audiences and bring in more revenue from readers. The transition for MinnPost happens Thursday afternoon, so we wanted to give...

Since Valentine’s Day falls on a weekday this year, holiday festivities are starting a bit early over the weekend– and there are plenty of worthy events out there for you to choose from. For one, you have time to admire the talent of singer/actor Greta Oglesby, whose autobiographical play is currently running at the History Theatre. Or you might consider a mix of cinema and live music, with Philip Shorey’s new accompaniment to the 1925 “The Phantom of the Opera” film. Music offerings this weekend include two nights of The Cedar Commissions, in addition to The Kills coming to Minneapolis on Monday. You also may enjoy stopping by Bockley Gallery for Andrea Carlson’s 5th solo exhibition at the gallery.

Fox9 reports Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said this to the Minneapolis Downtown Council Wednesday: “When they stay home, sitting on their couch with their nasty cat blanket, fiddling on their laptop. If they do that for a few months, you become a loser. It’s a study. We’re not losers, are we?”

Jeremy Olson at the Star Tribune is reporting Minnesotans with diabetes will pay no more than $35 monthly for Eli Lilly’s brand-name insulin products, at least for the next five years, under a settlement announced Wednesday by state Attorney General Keith Ellison. Alfonzo Galvan at Sahan Journal reports thousands...

“Reappraising Minnesota” is a commentary series that seeks to re-evaluate Minnesota’s basic condition today and its evolution since 1973, when a Time magazine cover story praised it as “A State That Works.’’ The author is Dane Smith, who wrote about politics and government as a reporter from 1977 to 2007 for both the Star Tribune and the Pioneer Press. Smith, now retired, also served for 10 years as president of Growth & Justice, a think tank that advocated for a more equitable and sustainable economy. Read other pieces in the series here.

Tim Niver is owner operator of Mucci’s and Saint Dinette in St. Paul. One of the more outspoken restaurateurs in town, he also hosts the Niver Niver Land podcast, where he converses with chefs, restaurateurs, and food writers. Niver’s prominence in local restaurants dates to the revered Aquavit at...

While no one will escape the effects of climate change, its impacts “do not fall fairly” and require robust strategies to address health inequity, an ethicist told a group of University of Minnesota researchers and students during a recent webinar that was open to the public. “We need...

Via Bring Me the News: The Saint Paul Federation of Educators has authorized a strike vote amidst stalled negotiations. “Teachers, educational assistants and school and community service professional bargaining groups have been working without a contract since the beginning of July.”. Playbill reports the “Purple Rain” musical stage adaptation...

Jon Radermacher remembers searching around for child care as a first-time dad. He’s been through the process multiple times — and knows there’s something wrong. He moved from Madison, Minnesota, where his family also faced difficulties finding child care for his son, to Little Falls in central Minnesota. Once he got to the Morrison County town of 9,100 people, he saw the ripple effects the shortage has presented for not only families, but for jobs and the economy.

The idea for “Mygration,” an installation by Swedish artist Stina Folkebrant and Sámi artist Tomas Colbengtson, began as a dream. “I have this dream, and I see the whole exhibition in my dream— with my paintings and Tomas’ art,” Folkebrant explained at a panel discussion last Saturday at the American Swedish Institute. “I woke up Saturday morning, I just made a sketch. And I called Thomas. We met, and we decided to make this exhibition.”

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Tickets are now on sale to the general public for MinnPost Social: 2024 Legislative Preview on Wednesday, February 28 from 5:30-7 p.m. at Icehouse in south Minneapolis. It will be tough to match the volume of consequential legislation the Minnesota Legislature passed during last year’s session, but this year’s session will still feature a DFL trifecta, and some lawmakers feel this could be their chance to get things done before the 2024 election threatens to change the balance of power at the Legislature.

WCCO’s Esme Murphy reports an estimated 300,000 Minnesotans will qualify for a child tax credit with the average credit being just over $1,200. Minnesota Reformer reports recent data from the American Cancer Society estimates 38,000 Minnesotans will be diagnosed with cancer in 2024. “The good news, if you want to call it that, is that Minnesotans are more likely to survive cancer than their peers in other states,” writes Christopher Ingraham.