Statewide Blog

Op-Ed: Numbers fail to support claims of Cravaack's critics; Minnesota Vikings asking for stadium taxpayer subsidy of $77 per ticket; St. Croix River bridge: Muck sucks up money for project; Even in the ER, Fairview patients faced bill collectors
Bob Dylan awarded Presidential Medal of Honor; Vikings inch along at the Capitol, success may rest on how non-stadium matters fare; Rep. Bachmann's faces new challenger and other stories featured on Minnesota Today from MPR News this week.
Tying together gambling, stadium a dicey prospect for lawmakers; Stadium bill maneuvering offers a refresher course in legislative politics; Dayton vetoes abortion clinic restrictions; Bachmann plans to back Romney 'all in good time'
Racino rebirth; Minnesota Medicaid scrutinized; Experimentation at Homegrown
Homegrown starts off with experimentation; Cook County News Herald turns 121; First nestlings at day 3; Don Draper's free night in Rapid City; Minnesota Legislature OKs new oversight for state school trust lands; Congress puts Minnesota Medicaid on the hot seat; Will rank and file lawmakers support the stadium?; Dayton says he won't negotiate on LIFO
North Country trail winding across Minnesota
The North Country Trail is still under construction, but will eventually run about 4,600 miles; from New York to North Dakota. It is the longest federally designated scenic trail in the United States.
Vikings stadium plan gets another chance at Capitol; Hunting. fishing license fee increases pass senate; Bolander wins bid for Stillwater bridge test shafts; Rev. Bradlee Dean: GOP warns St. Cloud State Republicans about hosting pastor; Op-Ed: No reason to delay mineral lease decision
1st District GOP divided; Otter Tail police drone; The Twinkie subsidy
1st District Republicans divided between Quist, Parry; Duluth cafeterias line up for local farmers' food; The Twinkie subsidy; Editorial: Student debt is nearing a tipping point; Grow yourself a six-pack; Ineffective Liriano gets rocked as Rays trample Twins;
Vikings Stadium: long goodbye becomes hello again; Mowing grass and shoveling snow; The "embarrassing" North Dakota Capitol and other stories presented by Minnesota Today from MPR News.