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BNB Gets First Look at Major Minnesota Statewide Ad Buy Focused on Recent Reports Showing Abuse of 340B Drug Pricing Program
People Over Profits’ pours six-figures into a hard-hitting message: “Protect your people, not hospital profits. Crack down on 340B abuse
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Minnesota’s Bonding Bill Battle Begins
As lawmakers prepare the bonding bill, the challenge won’t be finding projects—it will be deciding which ones make the cut in a negotiation shaped by…
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War Abroad & Affordability Challenges at Home
Foreign policy decisions abroad can quickly become affordability challenges at home. The Iran conflict isn’t just a geopolitical crisis — it’s another…
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The Affordable Housing Gap: Minnesota’s Next Big Campaign Issue
A shortage of homes, stagnant wages, and rising rents are setting the stage for a major policy debate in the 2026 election cycle
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THIS MUST BE THE PLACE
How culture, community, and collaboration are shaping the next chapter of downtown Minneapolis
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The Politics Powering Minnesota’s Data Center Boom
New technology, old fault lines: local control, transparency, jobs, and sustainability— and a Legislature preparing for the next round.
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February 2026

STATE OF THE UNION & REBUTTAL - THE AFFORDABILITY WAR BEGINS
Trump framed falling inflation and the stock market as proof of recovery. Spanberger framed rising household costs as unfinished business. The midterms…
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Guest Series: Minneapolis Councilmember LaTrisha Vetaw - After Operation Metro Surge: The Hardest Months for Minneapolis Are Still Ahead
This is where Minneapolis must decide who we want to be. This is not a moment of resolution. It is a moment of reckoning.
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Backbone Required: Labor’s Message to Minnesota Leaders
From federal cuts and ICE accountability to mining and DFL leadership, AFL-CIO’s Bethany Winkels outlines a Labor movement demanding backbone, policy…
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Guest Editorial Series: AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Bethany Winkels (Interview Transcript)
From federal cuts and ICE accountability to mining and DFL leadership, AFL-CIO’s Bethany Winkels outlines a labor movement demanding backbone, policy…
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Guest Editorial: USAID Employee Shares Experience of Last Year
When USAID Fell, I Stayed Silent. That’s Not the Example I Want to Set for My Son
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MN Legislative Session Preview: A Stress Test for State Government
Fraud, immigration fallout, gun safety, and bonding collide at the Capitol
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