Advocates of free school meals programs cite studies showing declines in food insecurity among students. The post Are more Minnesota kids eating school meals since the launch of the state’s free breakfast and lunch program? appeared first on MinnPost .
Small, rural communities need immigrants to sustain their economies as the broader population ages. The post Immigration was revitalizing small-town Minnesota, but Republicans didn’t care appeared first on MinnPost .
The MinnPost Board of Directors chose the former Star Tribune executive to lead the regional nonprofit newsroom into its next era of audience growth and financial sustainability. The post MinnPost names Steve Yaeger executive director and publisher appeared first on MinnPost .
The outbreak linked to cyclospora in lettuce led to almost 20,000 laboratory-confirmed cases of illness from May through August, compared with 1,180 cases during the same span in 2025. The post Food safety finds a place among ‘kitchen-table’ political issues appeared first on MinnPost .
My outsider’s hunch that it’d be simple to green a fleet of institutional vehicles turned out to be somewhat naive. The post Trash trucks, mini-trucks and an eyeball truck at the University of Minnesota, but few EVs appeared first on MinnPost .
In St. Paul and Minneapolis, light rail is on a slow path to recovery. But in the booming southwest suburbs, more means more. The post Metro Transit’s Green Line Extension will open in June. Its competitors are … excited? appeared first on MinnPost .
Plus: Get to know Little and Pratt; MN taxes more like WI?; and more in your Minnesota news roundup. The post P.J. Fleck is ready for the lamentations of the women appeared first on MinnPost .
Minneapolis has backlog of 700 students waiting to enroll — even as district debates closing schools
Some parents, teachers and advocates worry the backlog will turn families away at a time when the district is battling long-term enrollment declines. The post Minneapolis has backlog of 700 students waiting to enroll — even as district debates closing schools appeared first on Sahan Journal .
It's not a choice between being pro-environment or pro-growth. With the right safeguards in place, data centers can be both. The post Data centers: Can Democrats regulate and still build? appeared first on MinnPost .
Farm state lawmakers want Trump to ban diesel exports as the fuel price rises: Plus: Dems hold a ‘shadow hearing’ in the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti; and more. The post D.C. Memo: Duels over diesel fuel appeared first on MinnPost .
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty took the helm of the Solar Energy Industries Association this summer with a mandate to build durable political power. The post Tim Pawlenty is the solar industry’s new Republican evangelist appeared first on MinnPost .
Plus: spend your weekend with papa mbye’s experimental sounds at Icehouse, Indigenous artists at the Weisman Art Museum and jazz musicians at the Dakota. The post Looking forward, looking back: Mizna’s Arab Film Fest digs into cultural archives appeared first on Sahan Journal .