Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
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A pandemic pinch to city budgets
Minnesota colleges say online courses are flexible and accessible – but they're not cheap
Downtown's big venues lose their best source of funding
With hotel tax gone, Bloomington struggles to plug hole in its budget
Diverse students drive fast growth of Concordia University, St. Paul's MBA program
Macalester, St. Thomas offer refunds as colleges nationwide face billions in lost room-and-board revenue
Next on tap for Minnesota's craft brewers: Barrels and barrels of troubled loans
Residential Realtors adapting to rapidly changing market
How the Twin Cities' hot housing market suddenly cooled
See the full list here.
A pandemic pinch to city budgets
Minnesota colleges say online courses are flexible and accessible – but they're not cheap
Downtown's big venues lose their best source of funding
With hotel tax gone, Bloomington struggles to plug hole in its budget
Diverse students drive fast growth of Concordia University, St. Paul's MBA program
Macalester, St. Thomas offer refunds as colleges nationwide face billions in lost room-and-board revenue
Next on tap for Minnesota's craft brewers: Barrels and barrels of troubled loans
Residential Realtors adapting to rapidly changing market
How the Twin Cities' hot housing market suddenly cooled
See the full list here.
MinnPost
Education
Minnesota education spending: A tale of two budget bills
Which early learning program works best?
Lawmakers agree on the need to recruit and retain more teachers of color. Few agree on how much to spend on it.
'Help us': Minnesota school districts plead with lawmakers to fix special education cross subsidy
Looking to reduce discipline disparities, House bill would ban preschool suspensions in Minnesota
Parents of color want a clearer way to assess schools in Minnesota
What training should a Minnesota teacher have? New licensure proposal ignites old debate
Lawmakers consider retooling 'equalization aid' to better help property-poor school districts
House DFL's budget raises higher-ed funding to encourage tuition freezes
DFL, divided on U of M regent candidates, may hand off decision to Walz
Food
Is Minnesota in the midst of another farm crisis?
Why Minnesota legislators are so worried about the state's farmers
Feedlot dilemma: Local entities consider whether to set caps on size
Food Innovation Team helps small businesses navigate Minnesota's complex food laws
Is it time for the Minnesota Legislature to cough up some lunch money?
At Frogtown Farm, workers do a share of the work for a share of the harvest
State grant program offers money, and legitimacy, for urban agriculture
From trade wars to climate change, farmers' prospects are increasingly dire. Can tech provide the solution?
See the full list here.
Minnesota education spending: A tale of two budget bills
Which early learning program works best?
Lawmakers agree on the need to recruit and retain more teachers of color. Few agree on how much to spend on it.
'Help us': Minnesota school districts plead with lawmakers to fix special education cross subsidy
Looking to reduce discipline disparities, House bill would ban preschool suspensions in Minnesota
Parents of color want a clearer way to assess schools in Minnesota
What training should a Minnesota teacher have? New licensure proposal ignites old debate
Lawmakers consider retooling 'equalization aid' to better help property-poor school districts
House DFL's budget raises higher-ed funding to encourage tuition freezes
DFL, divided on U of M regent candidates, may hand off decision to Walz
Food
Is Minnesota in the midst of another farm crisis?
Why Minnesota legislators are so worried about the state's farmers
Feedlot dilemma: Local entities consider whether to set caps on size
Food Innovation Team helps small businesses navigate Minnesota's complex food laws
Is it time for the Minnesota Legislature to cough up some lunch money?
At Frogtown Farm, workers do a share of the work for a share of the harvest
State grant program offers money, and legitimacy, for urban agriculture
From trade wars to climate change, farmers' prospects are increasingly dire. Can tech provide the solution?
See the full list here.
Crosscut
In Washington orchards, hope and anxiety around Trump
WA farmers to Trump: Show us the trade deals
A farm town ponders how to protect its immigrant workers
Taming the Northwest's wild huckleberry
WA farmers to Trump: Show us the trade deals
A farm town ponders how to protect its immigrant workers
Taming the Northwest's wild huckleberry
The Atlantic
Civil Eats
The Inlander
Coffee roasters consider the cafes they partner with to maintain their product's integrity from field to cup
Small farms face growing pains
Report: Moscow Market becomes major player in region's small business economy
Whitman County food pantries ramp up efforts to fill shelves with fresh produce
The United Nations grants an entire year to celebrating the humble lentil
Nutrition education comes easy when it happens in the kitchen
Veterans could be the key to agriculture's future – and ag might be the cure for a life after combat
WSU researchers stumbled on a new way to breed trees – five times faster
See the full list here.
Small farms face growing pains
Report: Moscow Market becomes major player in region's small business economy
Whitman County food pantries ramp up efforts to fill shelves with fresh produce
The United Nations grants an entire year to celebrating the humble lentil
Nutrition education comes easy when it happens in the kitchen
Veterans could be the key to agriculture's future – and ag might be the cure for a life after combat
WSU researchers stumbled on a new way to breed trees – five times faster
See the full list here.
InHealth magazine
Overwhelming need: Getting help for kids with mental issues frustrates parents and health care providers
Solving opioid addiction: Medical treatment offers an exit – for those who can get it
A world of Peter Pans: Are our kids acquiring the skills they need to navigate real life?
Gaming strategy: Help for kids who can't seem to shake video gaming
Smart(?)phones: Kids and their phones seem inseparable; what's a parent to do?
With the lowest graduation rates of all Washington students, foster youth need all the help they can get
See the full list here.
Solving opioid addiction: Medical treatment offers an exit – for those who can get it
A world of Peter Pans: Are our kids acquiring the skills they need to navigate real life?
Gaming strategy: Help for kids who can't seem to shake video gaming
Smart(?)phones: Kids and their phones seem inseparable; what's a parent to do?
With the lowest graduation rates of all Washington students, foster youth need all the help they can get
See the full list here.
Bowling Green Daily News
Shelter under scrutiny for conditions, population
Lawsuit calls shelter practices in question
Smoke-free advocates insist they're chipping away at tobacco's longtime grip on Kentucky
Local business owners cast first ballots as U.S. citizens
Family grows fruitful farm stand
State falls to 47th in national health rankings
A 14-second thrill ride
Report highlights 'mismatch' of wages, rent prices
Committee aims to uncover 'rich' music history
A healthy dose of care
Bill Nye's eye on literacy
College report: Student debt up
Kentucky cave shrimp getting extra attention
Let's talk about suicide
Owning home is 'pride thing' for families
BG's percentage of renters rises; ownership down
Refugees find new homes here
Neighborhoods see big changes
Building a new food system takes time & cooperation from all involved
See the full list here.
Lawsuit calls shelter practices in question
Smoke-free advocates insist they're chipping away at tobacco's longtime grip on Kentucky
Local business owners cast first ballots as U.S. citizens
Family grows fruitful farm stand
State falls to 47th in national health rankings
A 14-second thrill ride
Report highlights 'mismatch' of wages, rent prices
Committee aims to uncover 'rich' music history
A healthy dose of care
Bill Nye's eye on literacy
College report: Student debt up
Kentucky cave shrimp getting extra attention
Let's talk about suicide
Owning home is 'pride thing' for families
BG's percentage of renters rises; ownership down
Refugees find new homes here
Neighborhoods see big changes
Building a new food system takes time & cooperation from all involved
See the full list here.
