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Election officials wrestle with uncertainty amid legal battles over Trump mail ballot restrictions
Monday’s Supreme Court ruling has set off a new court scramble to block the mail ballot restrictions for this November’s...
Minnesota lawmakers need to protect LGBTQ+ youth
A costly legislative misunderstanding of social media risks harming LGBTQ+ youth must be addressed in 2027. The post Min...
Here’s all the ways that data center controversies have transformed the midterm elections
The push for data center projects has united conservative ranching and farming communities with left-leaning environment...
It’s one recount, Michael, how much could it cost?
Plus: a trio of stories about the fallout from Operation Metro Surge; how much fraud are we actually talking; and more i...
Democrats don’t agree on how to talk about trans athletes. Just look at Ohio.
Dr. Amy Acton's Trump-like statement in the governor’s race raises questions about how far candidates in battleground st...
One Minnesotan’s 1,776 mile road to recovery
Jason Lennox is walking every inch of Minnesota’s border to raise awareness about young people’s mental health needs. Th...
U of M researchers work to address Alzheimer’s and dementia in rural communities
This story on rural healthcare was originally published in the Daily Yonder. Isolation. Lack of access to care. Transpor...
Thanks to the 65 donors who stepped up for Twin Cities Documenters
That support will help us continue to grow the program and be able to send more neighbors to cover public meetings. The ...
Minnesota has a $2.3 billion educational asset. Let’s make it work harder for public school students.
Every public school in the state benefits from the fund. In November, voters can ensure modern practices are used to cal...
Taxes, jobs and housing: Appleton has some other questions about the prison reopening under federal control
The moral quandary over the prison that will detain immigrants swept up by ICE is now also an economic one. The post Tax...
Supporting leaders to make our region better for everyone
This summer we announced the 2026 Bush Fellows, a group of 30 community leaders from around the region who have been mak...
No one is running for Red Lake County attorney. Because not a single attorney lives there.
Red Lake and four other Northern Minnesota counties are classified as legal deserts, with fewer than one practicing atto...
‘Made in INDIA’ at Minneapolis’ Cowles Center feels like a grand reopening – almost
Financial troubles in 2024 led to the closure – for now – of the prominent dance venue, but production companies renting...
The landscaping GOAT? An actual goat
Plus: Unidos organizing for Election Day; American Federation of Teachers calling for Target boycott; and more in your n...
Was that Spider-Man throwing punches at far-right activists rallying in Minneapolis?
Footage of Marvel’s web-slinger made the rounds on the Internet after skirmishes broke out at a small far-right rally do...
Remembering a principal and father who died in a school shooting in 1969
I thought my dad's death would be the last school shooting. But the list kept growing and now includes Annunciation Cath...
In St. Paul, a center for Indigenous youth offers the healing power of community and culture
Ain Dah Yung Center offers emergency housing and robust cultural programming to serve Native young people at risk of sui...
Empty seats plague citizen committees making major budget decisions in Minneapolis and St. Paul
From playgrounds and park lights to bike lanes and bridge repair, capital improvement committees make impactful recommen...
Far-right agitator Jake Lang arrested in Minneapolis after predictably vile antics
Plus: A book fair first in Minneapolis; a ‘costly’ investigation in St. Paul; bad news for maple syrup lovers; and oh ye...
Hennepin notches a legal victory against federal ‘abstinence only’ effort
A federal judge sided with the county’s request to block changes to an HHS grant funding the prevention of teen pregnanc...
Help us continue to build a bridge between journalism and our neighbors
Twin Cities Documenters are community members who are trained and paid to attend city, county and school board meetings,...
Federal rule change could undo decades of progress for tribal communities
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has proposed the most extensive rewrite of federal grantmaking rules in m...
Minnesota agencies planning ahead for changes to state’s water supply
The 2100 Water Futures Project is one of six long-range planning projects designed to prepare Minnesota for generational...
Amid anger at Trump, a moderate Republican in the suburbs tries to hold on
State Sen. Jim Abeler has been in the Minnesota Legislature since the 1990s. But he faces a strong DFL challenger. The p...
D.C. Memo: THC drink makers hoping for a save
The House will soon consider a Senate-passed delay in the hemp ban. Plus: Trump touts census ‘analysis’ to say he won in...
Documenters report: Plans on track for affordable housing at St. Paul’s Hamm’s Brewing complex
The St. Paul Planning Commission approved a permit allowing a planned apartment building to be seven stories tall. The p...
Wandering downtown St. Paul has become a thespian treasure hunt
The community theater group Wonderlust Productions developed a self-guided, time-traveling tour of the city, hosted by a...
Chauvin, again, asks a court to throw out his murder conviction
Plus: Fleet Farm ignored firearms straw buyers; Police investigate a former hockey star's death; and cities get some hel...
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