This is very much a bullshit excuse: big newsrooms follow each others' stories *all the time.* Just last week we watched Vanity Fair publish an interview, followed by every big newsroom in the country running a "Vanity Fair published an interview" story

If you are looking for a weekend read, I hope you will consider my @talkingpointsmemo.com series on the realities of mass deportation and the emerging Undocumented Underground that is fighting back. talkingpointsmemo.com/undocumented...

Not to be a turd in the punch bowl but I do think the fact that a large share of Zoomers go to work alone in their apartments/homes — just as a chunk of them went to school alone in their apartments/homes — might be contributing to why their political views are becoming so … anomalous.

U.S. Attorney: Fraud likely exceeds $9 billion in Minnesota-run Medicaid services minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u...

Unsealed antitrust complaint reveals key factor in high food prices: corporate behemoths minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u...

Medicaid service providers sue DHS over withholding payments during fraud investigations minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/17/m...

The Minnesota Department of Human Services announced Tuesday it will soon pause licensing of new adult day care centers as the Walz administration expands its probe of fraud in human services programs. minnesotareformer.com/briefs/walz-...

The U.S. Department of Labor announced plans for a “targeted review” of Minnesota’s unemployment insurance program amid mounting scrutiny of fraud in the state’s human services programs — now a politically potent issue that’s reached the Oval Office. minnesotareformer.com/briefs/trump...

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Hennepin County paid around $370,000 to cover back wages and benefits for more than 100 contracted security guards after conducting an investigation into alleged wage theft by Black Knight Protection Agency and finding itself partly responsible. minnesotareformer.com/briefs/henne...

Kendall Qualls, Army veteran, former health care executive and anti-anti-racist activist, won the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial straw poll on Saturday, beating House Speaker Lisa Demuth, MyPillow guy Mike Lindell and a long list of other names. minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/14/p...

The Minnesota Attorney General's Office said in a legal opinion Friday that sheriffs cannot unilaterally sign agreements with federal immigration officials, calling into question the agreements between eight Minnesota counties and ICE.

Raises for Minnesota nursing home workers will be delayed because of bureaucratic error minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/12/r...

”Jeremiah Ellison asked, through an aide, to use city funds to pay for flights between Harvard and Minneapolis to attend city council meetings twice a month.”

Mike Lindell will be seeking your donations: "I can’t self-fund. I don’t have any money left."

If you’re interested in the history behind why this provision came to be, I wrote about that: www.southwestvoices.news/posts/last-i... and some of the educators who pushed for the contract language: www.southwestvoices.news/posts/educat...

NEW: Trump admin sues Minneapolis schools over layoff protections for teachers of color minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/10/t...

"a free speech storm"

Unsealed cannabis packages must be stored in the trunk just like alcohol, a little-known rule that’s led to more than 1,200 misdemeanor convictions in Minnesota since marijuana was legalized minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/09/p...

LifeWise Academy, a controversial religious instruction program, expanded to more than 100 Ohio school districts this year, bringing its total to more than 260 of the state's 607 districts, with plans for 300 more by the end of the school year ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/08/m...

I am area mom

Right-wing reporting on Somali money going to al-Shabaab is not new, still misses the mark minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/25/r...

Federal agents from ICE, DEA and the FBI raided a St. Paul paper distributor Tuesday morning. Hundreds of community members responded in protest, clashing with officers. At least two people were detained by authorities, according to a witness.

my favorite (now annual!) racketcast episode of the year is here:

The short answer is no.

A provision in the federal government’s shutdown-ending spending package would be a massive setback to Minnesota’s hemp-derived THC industry if it were to pass.

Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...

They were warned: How state government kept allowing the theft of the people’s money minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/25/t...

New by me yesterday —> How about some good news? Could you use some good news today? www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/dall...

Health insurance premiums will rise 50% for 89,000 MNsure recipients — unless Congress takes action minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/18/h...

Tim Walz indicates he will run again for Minnesota governor at Democratic fundraiser minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/10/t...

In a win for unions, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit this week challenging Minnesota’s ban on mandatory anti-union meetings. minnesotareformer.com/briefs/feder...

University of Minnesota service workers reject final contract offer, say strike is possible minnesotareformer.com/briefs/minne...

Federal appeals court dismisses challenge to Minnesota ban on captive audience meetings minnesotareformer.com/briefs/feder...

Many Minnesota Democrats are calling for an assault weapons ban in the wake of the Annunciation shooting. Why didn’t they pass one when they controlled the Legislature in 2023 and 2024? minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/05/w...

Worth noting in BLS jobs report: civilian labor force shrunk by 357,000 since April (S/A). Meanwhile, % of workers employed is down & combined % working+seeking work (labor force participation) is down. Labor supply is shrinking. One reason unemployment rate isn't higher.

Manufacturing over the year: -78,000 jobs Federal government since Jan: -97,000 jobs Only 22,000 jobs added — basically frozen. But wages have increased 3.7% on average in private-sector non-farm jobs over the past year. www.bls.gov/news.release...

MN House Republicans release their policy proposals following the Annunciation school shooting. None include gun control. One proposal is to repeal the state ban on conversion therapy for minors.

Annunciation parents to Vice President Vance: ‘Move your feet’ minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/03/a...

Twin Cities roofing contractor charged with stealing $118,000 in wages on publicly funded project minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/03/r...

Democrats across the country continue to grapple with what went wrong in 2024 and how to win voters back in 2026. For Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, it starts with a fighting stance. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/02/l...

“If Minnesota lets this moment slide and we determine that it’s okay for little ones to not be safe in a school environment or a church environment, then shame on us,” Walz said. “I’m going to call (lawmakers) back.”

I spoke with former NLRB general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and former NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran about the efforts by the Trump administration, Elon Musk's SpaceX, and other corporations to undermine and further weaken the National Labor Relations Board www.theguardian.com/business/202...

The Guardian US is releasing a new tool today, a tracker tallying the arrests, detentions, and deportations since the start of the second Trump admin. We are going to continue to update as the admin releases new data: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

The state of labor in Minnesota in 5 charts minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/01/t...

fall fall apple special cider session 🤝 mulled .

Walz mulls special session on gun control following Minneapolis mass shooting, source says minnesotareformer.com/2025/08/29/w...

Minnesota students aren’t making progress in math and reading after significant declines in proficiency during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to statewide standardized assessment data released Friday. Use our lookup table to view your school district's results.

"It doesn’t matter if they’re motivated by far-right white nationalism, QAnon, radical Islam, delusion, sexism or revenge. Without access to guns, these motives won’t result in mass shootings; it’s that simple." (Commentary) minnesotareformer.com/2025/08/29/h...

Children killed in Annunciation Church shooting remembered as loving and bright minnesotareformer.com/2025/08/29/c...