too many people seemed to learn the wrong lesson about minneapolis from the George Floyd uprising–— that it is just a bad, place with racist cops. the real lesson should have been that people in minneapolis actually care about their neighbors and are willing to do something about injustice.

The woman killed by ICE was Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old who was the mother of a 4-year old child whose father already died a few years ago. The Star Tribune talked to her mother. www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...

Did you sign up for our new newsletter yet? MNOG's newsletter aims to warn you about dangers to public access in MN & to spotlight occasional victories. Check out the first edition here: minnesotans-for-open-government.beehiiv.com/p/mnog-news-...

MuckRock's latest guide explains how to use FOIA requests to track opioid settlement funds in your state.

Minnesota friends: Are you wondering how this year's snow stacks up to years past? We've got you covered: www.startribune.com/minnesota-sn... This updates every day -- all winter!

Today is Give To the Max day in Minnesota. Please consider donating to this small, but mighty, organization!

Great analysis, resulting in powerful story: www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...

Very cool. www.propublica.org/article/meth...

Minnesota now has one of the nation's lowest measles vaccination rates www.startribune.com/minnesota-no...

Are you passionate about transparency in local govt? If so, please consider donating to Minnesotans for Open Government. This is Minnesota's all-volunteer, non-partisan, non-profit that is working to ensure we don't lose access to government records & public mtgs. www.givemn.org/organization...

Check out our new website! And sign up for a monthly newsletter, which will be coming soon! The newsletter will keep you informed about issues related to access to government information or meetings in Minnesota. mnog.org

Registration is now open for #NICAR26! Join us March 5-8 in Indianapolis. It's a chance to level up your investigative and data skills, and connect with other journalists from newsrooms across the country. https://www.ire.org/training/conferences/nicar-2026/registration/

We dropped bonus episode for "Ghost of a Chance" podcast today. A group of strangers came together to grant the final wish of a woman they never knew omny.fm/shows/ghost-...

Love this story....Classic Minnesota small town vibes www.startribune.com/small-towns-...

MNOG board members weighed in on this: www.startribune.com/mayor-jacob-...

PLEASE VOTE! You have today or tomorrow to vote for the "Ghost of a Chance" podcast to win the Listener's Choice Award in the Signal Podcast Awards competition (for the History/series category). Right now we appear to be in 2nd place. Push us over the top! vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

Yearbooks capture memories, reflect student life and document history. Student editors need the same protections and resources as any newsroom. For #NationalYearbookWeek, our Yearbook Toolkit helps students understand copyright, censorship and their press rights. ➡️ https://splc.org/yearbooks/

ICYMI @startribune.com scoop: High-level White House official's texts on Signal, visible in a public place, revealed discussion to send elite Army division into Portland. www.startribune.com/trump-offici...

Today we unveiled a headstone for Clementine Robinson, 60 yrs after her death. After our podcast about her, listeners donated money to fill her wish. It was a beautiful tribute

I'd love to get 35 new free subscribers (then 200 more, but start small) to Gravity Is Gone, with my independent reporting and writing on science, politics, and policy. I got laid off a month ago, trying to build this, lfg! www.gravityisgone.com I published two things just yesterday; the first:

A little math can go a long way..... Nice work @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social flatwaterfreepress.org/we-dont-know...

The podcast I worked on last year, "Ghost of a Chance," is a finalist in the Signal Podcast Awards! And that means we are eligible to also get a Listener's Choice award. but we need people to VOTE! vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

Investigative Reporters and Editors joins with numerous newsrooms and journalism organizations in condemning the Pentagon's new restrictions on reporters. Read our full statement: www.ire.org/statement-on...

KNKX Public Radio and Cascade PBS recently obtained thousands of pages of these logs from city officials in Washington state. Now, MuckRock wants to know what agencies we should request ChatGPT logs from. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

To give you a sense of how big the Strib’s possible redevelopment site is, it’s in yellow and the whole North Loop is in red. You could build a basketball arena there!

Minnesota Star Tribune to sell Minneapolis printing plant, lay off 125 workers www.startribune.com/minnesota-st...

Minnesota's civic engagement is strong, even among our youngest: www.startribune.com/live-minneso...

ICYMI: So much great reporting by my colleagues at the @startribune.com following last week's horrific school shooting. Calling out this one, in particular: www.startribune.com/no-going-bac...

My latest oped on combatting government secrecy and taking steps to protect democracy. @contrariannews.org contrarian.substack.com/p/artificial... @thenewpress.bsky.social

Great example by my intern, Karina Kumar, of using data analysis to go a little deeper on a timely story to make it better! www.startribune.com/rainy-summer...

⚠️ Even journalists in countries considered democratic face surveillance risks. 🌐 Learn how to protect your journalism work and register in our new FREE course on digital security 👉 https://bit.ly/4jTVYoT

Our Data Fellowship is now open for applications! This program offers training on data acquisition, cleaning, analysis and visualization led by some of the most skilled data reporters and journalism practitioners in the nation. Learn more: bit.ly/2025DataFell...

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How the Star Tribune decides what books to review: (gift link) www.startribune.com/star-tribune...

We’re answering your questions about the investigation and our reporting process after the weekend shootings of Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. From noon to 1:30 p.m. central

Check out this awesome & fun tool my colleagues made to help you find a restaurant. Very creative! www.startribune.com/compass

A case that began with a complaint about a broken furnace ended with the largest jury award for a race-based housing discrimination claim in U.S. history because 27-year-old Melissa Hortman saw “that there were these larger issues. Not every lawyer would pick up on that,” a former colleague said.

A ProPublica investigation revealed that the FDA did not routinely test the drugs as they were circulating in the U.S. or proactively track whether consumers had been harmed. Here’s how we conducted our reporting, which spanned more than a year.

Journalism friends: Center for Health Journalism Data Fellowship is now accepting applications for this yr's cohort. I'm one of the senior fellows, teaching & mentoring. Please share! centerforhealthjournalism.org/fellowships-...

Slides for my #IRE25 presentation on using LLMs to extract data from documents: go.umd.edu/ire25-ai

If you're looking for a way to honor Juneteenth, take some time to listen to "Ghost of a Chance." www.startribune.com/ghost-of-a-c...

The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible

We tracked the wildfire smoke pouring down from Canada, causing Minnesota to have the worst air quality in the nation yesterday Story: www.startribune.com/watch-wildfi...

Opinion piece from the attorneys fighting for access to "coaching" records for Minneapolis police. www.startribune.com/opinion-five...

Minnesota followers: What are you doing Thursday night? Come join us in Minneapolis for a live podcast event. "From the Robinsons to Floyd: The Long History That Got Us Here." www.startribune.com/george-floyd...

Commentary from MNOG: Minnesota's Open Meeting Law damaged in rush to legislative finish line. www.wctrib.com/opinion/colu...