Statewide news
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Government support could shift for farmers
MPR News: "Over the last several years prices for soybeans, corn and other crops have increased, bringing in big revenues for Darwyn Bach and other farmers. But despite some years of increased profits, Bach still received a $4,500 check from the federal government."
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Op-Ed: Citizenship to Go
New York Times: "The real problem with citizenship laws is not their manipulation by lawmakers or entrepreneurs, much less by mythical 'anchor babies.' The problem is more fundamental: the age-old, irrational linkage between citizenship and birthplace."
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Health care reform: GOP preps plan for ruling on law
Politico: "House Republican leaders are quietly hatching a plan of attack as they await a historic Supreme Court ruling on President Barack Obama’s health care law."
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Op-Ed: Mining policies threaten national security and economy
H. Sterling Burnett:: "Instead of utilizing our more than $6.2 trillion worth of key mineral resources to our advantage, we’ve allowed confusing, outdated regulations deter investment in U.S. mining to the point that we’re now 100-percent import dependent for 19 key minerals."
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Frac sand berm fails, sending sediment into St. Croix River
County Messenger: "A berm built to contain the sediment of a silica sand (frac sand) washing pond failed at Interstate Energy Partners frac sand mine in Grantsburg, resulting in sediment running off site, and eventually into the St. Croix River."
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G.O.P. ‘Super PAC’ weighs hard-line attack on Obama
New York Times: "A group of high-profile Republican strategists is working with a conservative billionaire on a proposal to mount one of the most provocative campaigns of the “super PAC” era and attack President Obama in ways that Republicans have so far shied away from."
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Severe rains happening more often in the Midwest, study says
Pioneer Press: "Extreme rainstorms are occurring more often in much of the Midwest, including Minnesota and Wisconsin, according to a new study from two environmental groups."
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Whooping cough cases on the rise in Minnesota
Pioneer Press: "Minnesota health officials say the state is dealing with a rising number of whooping cough cases this year."
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For first time in U.S., minority babies now in majority
Star Tribune: "Census estimate marks a first for the nation, serving as harbinger of change to come."
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Minn. apple crop mostly survives untimely frost
AP: "The sudden cold snap that interrupted Minnesota's warm spring five weeks ago doesn't appear to have been as big a disaster for the state's apple crop as first feared, but it still has left some growers hurting and worried."
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Preservationists aim to halt Peavey Plaza redesign in Minneapolis
MPR News: "Brackish, green water fills the reflecting pool at Peavey Plaza in downtown Minneapolis. Two of the three pumps that circulate it have stopped working. The third hasn't been turned on since last year. The fountain's iconic metal columns are dry and a bronzy tinge can be clearly seen."
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Minnesota Waters to end operations
Pioneer Press: "Minnesota Waters, a statewide organization that's been deeply involved in water quality and invasive species issues, will end operations Saturday, its executive director said Tuesday, May 15."
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BP oil spill residue found on pelicans in Minn.
MPR News: "Pollutants from the British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico two years ago are showing up in Minnesota birds that migrate to the gulf."
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‘Brain Gain’: People in 30s, 40s making the rural choice
Ground Level: "For years, rural residents have wrung their hands about the loss of young people heading for the big city. University of Minnesota Extension research points to a more nuanced trend that is also identifiable in some places — the movement of people in their 30s and 40s from urban to rural areas."
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Stebbins, Paulites loom large at GOP convention
Politics in Minnesota: "Organizer Marianne Stebbins has helped turn Ron Paul’s unruly supporters into a force in the state Republican Party."
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Chisago Lakes fishing tournament goal? Kill the carp
Pioneer Press: "The Chisago Lakes Lions Club has a solution for the common carp that are muddying area waters: catch as many as you can, and kill them."
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Mystery donor gives $7 million to Coleman group
USA Today: "An anonymous donor gave $7 million to the American Action Network, a conservative group that spent millions to aid Republicans in the 2010 midterm congressional elections, according to tax returns the organization is filing with the Internal Revenue Service."
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50 years of government spending, in 1 graph
Planet Money: "Of each dollar the federal government spends, how much goes to health care? How much goes to defense? How much goes to other programs? And how has spending changed over time?"
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$628K sought for redistricting costs
AP "The Minnesota court panel that settled the latest round of political redistricting is now being asked to cover more than $628,000 in legal bills for the Democrats, Republicans and citizens who joined the lawsuit."
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Paul campaign lays out delegate strategy
Politico: "On a call with reporters this morning, Paul campaign chairman Jesse Benton laid out the campaign's strategy for winning delegates going forward and stressed that Paul's supporters won't cause problems at the Republican convention in Tampa this summer."
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Canada may close unique environmental research facility
"There is not a way to do whole ecosystem scale freshwater research anywhere else in the world. The work done there has been instrumental in our understanding of acid rain to endocrine disruption."
Forum on the News
MN-03 DFL candidate forum
A discussion with the two Minnesota Democrats vying for the DFL nomination and the chance to unseat Republican incumbent Erik Paulsen.
Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Dan Turpening's deep, wide devotion to the accordion
An accordion played outdoors evokes scenes of Paris in the springtime. Or, in the case of local accordion player Dan Turpening, Minneapolis in May.
From the Audio Archives
1973: Defining Irish
Dr. Eoin McKiernan talks about what it means to be Irish.
