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| May 28, 2026 | The Minneapolis immigration crackdown ended months ago. For these little kids, trauma remains | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By MORIAH BALINGIT of The Associated Press and ANDY STEINER of MinnPost
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — The little girl approached the therapy dog outside the school library, reaching out to touch h... |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Farmers now owe a lot more for health insurance | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By Sarah Boden, Drew Hawkins, Gulf States Newsroom, KFF Health News
Last year was a tough one for farmers. Amid falling prices for commodity crops such as corn and soybeans, rising input costs for ... |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Minneapolis Gripped by Fatal Federal Shooting Amid Escalating Protests | Minneapolis witnessed another fatal shooting. Federal agents killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti, 37, amid escalating protests. This follows an earlier ICE-related death. Governor Walz demands an end to federal operations in Minnesota. Authorities... |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Man killed in Minneapolis shooting, Alex Pretti, had Colorado ties | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
The Minnesota man fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis on Saturday has ties to Colorado.
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old who worked as an intensive care nurse at a VA hosp... |
| Jan 8, 2026 | What to know about the rules for officers firing at a moving vehicle | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal immigration operation in Minneapolis turned deadly this week when a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good durin... |
| Jan 8, 2026 | What to know about the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE officer in Minneapolis | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protesters confronted federal officers Thursday in Minneapolis the day after a woman was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.
The demonstrations came a... |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Kentucky has kicked people off food benefits using data that doesn’t tell the full story | By SYLVIA GOODMAN
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A single mother who relied on federal food assistance lost her benefits in 2020 after Kentucky investigators concluded she’d committed fraud. Related Articles
Massive fire erupts at Chevron refinery ... |
| May 21, 2025 | 14 visual journalists to join local news outlets in national initiative with CatchLight and Report For America | The incoming photographers represent the largest of cohort of visual journalists the initiative has ever recruited for full-time careers in local news.
By strengthening our visual storytelling, we can not only inform but inspire our communi... |
| Jan 9, 2025 | CatchLight announces 2025 newsroom partners, launches open call for photojournalists with Report for America | Flooding in the Bradley Point neighborhood of Savannah, Ga., following Tropical Storm Debby on August 12, 2024. Photo: Justin Taylor / The Current GA
Yaneth Pérez embraces her 4-month-old son Angel in San Francisco after leaving the Buena ... |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Navigating New Waters: The Impact of Dr. N. Gila Zilkha's Arrival at OCLI Vision | In the world of ophthalmology, few can match the depth of experience and empathy that Dr. N. Gila Zilkha brings to OCLI Vision. With nearly three decades of practice under her belt, she stands as a beacon of hope for patients grappling with... |
| Dec 13, 2024 | National Politics | Ruling by a conservative Supreme Court could help blue states resist Trump policies | In effect, the ruling opens more federal rules to those court challenges. Blue states now have a new weapon to fight conservative federal rules on issues such as immigration, climate change, abortion access and civil rights.
Ironically, the... |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Minnesota Law Says Cops Can’t Ask Drivers Why They’ve Been Pulled Over, But Ensures Cops Can Totally Do That Very Thing All The Time | Cops love a pretextual stop. A perceived traffic infraction is all that’s needed to cast out a fishing net in hopes of landing something bigger than a citation for an illegal lane change.
That’s why cops have historically led most traffic s... |
| May 30, 2024 | Raise a glass to these new Minnesota alcohol laws | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Minnesotans will soon be able to order a weekday glass of wine at Lake Nokomis, take a boozy drink "to go" in two more suburbs, and chase a craft beer with a THC-infused seltzer at a local b... |
| May 17, 2024 | "Everything is at risk": What we're watching in the final weekend of Minnesota's legislative session | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Minnesota state lawmakers will spend the weekend sprinting toward the finish line of this year's legislative session. Here's what we'll be watching:
1. Equal Rights Amendment: House Democrats will try... |
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As is often the case, it's looking like votes on major bills will come down to the wire at the Minnesota State Legislature.
State of play: Behind-the-scenes negotiations on a bipartisan capital invest... |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota's new state flag takes flight | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Minnesota's new state flag officially takes flight this weekend.
Why it matters: The high-profile makeover, which turned heads and unfurled hot takes across the state and nation, marks the first major... |
| Apr 6, 2024 | Why Minnesotans are buying homes with friends | Splitting the mortgage with someone who's not your spouse is one way for Minnesotans to become homeowners in this pricey housing market.
Why it matters: Roughly half of Americans are willing to split the bill on buying a home in less tradit... |
| Mar 19, 2024 | Why the Wolves leave some Target Center seats empty | Target Center will be packed to the gills Tuesday night as the Timberwolves take on the reigning champion Denver Nuggets. Well, almost.
State of seating: The team blocks off about 1,000 seats on the upper level at each end of the arena, des... |
| Mar 18, 2024 | Advocates win planning grant to redesign Olson Memorial Highway | The federal government awarded $1.6 million to a Minneapolis advocacy group to study redeveloping Olson Memorial Highway as a transit- and pedestrian-oriented boulevard.
Why it matters: Highway 55 is currently one of Minneapolis' deadliest ... |
| Mar 18, 2024 | "I have concerns": Gov. Walz weighs in on Hennepin County attorney's case against state trooper | Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he has concerns about the Hennepin County Attorney's handling of the murder case against a state trooper who fatally shot a man during a 2023 traffic stop.
The big picture: A legal dispute between county attorne... |
| Mar 4, 2024 | How to vote in Minnesota's Super Tuesday presidential primary | Minnesotans head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the state's presidential primary.
Why it matters: The results will determine how many of the Minnesota delegates are allocated at each party's nominating convention this summer.
The big pi... |
| Mar 1, 2024 | St. Paul plans another shakeup of garbage collection services | St. Paul leaders announced plans Friday to consolidate most of the city's garbage pickup with a single company and for the city itself to hire crews to collect a small amount of trash.
Why it matters: Garbage is a touchy subject in St. Paul... |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Here are the first projects St. Paul's new sales tax will pay for | St. Paul's 1% sales tax increase takes effect on April 1, and city leaders have unveiled which projects they'll pay for first — including a rebuild of Grand Avenue, plus dozens more improvements to parks.
Why it matters: In exchange for wha... |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Uber, Lyft warn they'll leave Minneapolis if new rideshare driver pay ordinance passes | Uber and Lyft have renewed their threats to stop serving Minneapolis if the city council moves ahead with a proposed ordinance set new pay requirements for rideshare drivers.
Why it matters: Even after negotiating through the winter, Uber, ... |
| Feb 18, 2024 | Handwringing over Biden's age has Democrats worried about a repeat of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's refusal to step down | Politics Handwringing over Biden's age has Democrats worried about a repeat of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's refusal to step down
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| Feb 1, 2024 | 'He's a non-entity': House Democrats no longer see Dean Phillips as a threat — just a joke | Politics 'He's a non-entity': House Democrats no longer see Dean Phillips as a threat — just a joke
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| Jan 18, 2024 | Twin Cities office vacancies among highest in the U.S. | Data: Moody's Analytics; Chart: Axios Visuals
The Twin Cities has one of the highest office vacancy rates in the country, ranking 14th out of 79 metro areas, according to data from Moody's Analytics.
Why it matters: Office buildings both lo... |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Rent control and more: 5 big items on the St. Paul City Council agenda this year | Several St. Paul City Council members want to explore changes to make the city's rent control ordinance more tenant-friendly, new council president Mitra Jalali tells Axios.
Why it matters: Developers have blamed rent control for a recent s... |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Meet Elliott Payne, who wants to unify the Minneapolis City Council as its new president | Elliott Payne is the new president of the Minneapolis City Council.
Driving the news: Council members elected new leaders Monday, choosing Ward 1 representative Payne as president by a 10-3 vote.
Council members LaTrisha Vetaw (Ward 4), And... |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Minnesota Uber, Lyft drivers promise new debate over minimum wage and job protections | Uber, Lyft, and advocacy groups are gearing up for a rematch of an intense debate — both in the state Legislature and at Minneapolis City Hall — over new regulations on ridesharing companies.
Why it matters: How the debate plays out could s... |
| Nov 24, 2023 | Housing economists have a great idea that could fix just about everything | Land value taxes would incentivize development on valuable urban land, discouraging surface parking lots and other forms of land use that generate relatively little value. Axel Heimken/Getty Images
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| Oct 30, 2023 | Politics | Colorado case seeking to disqualify Donald Trump from ballot goes to trial, putting insurrection arguments to test | Over the next five days, a Denver judge is set to hear arguments for why former President Donald Trump should not be allowed on the state’s 2024 ballot — along with his lawyers’ case for why she should reject the unusual challenge.
The ball... |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Racist housing practices left Minneapolis with an extreme heat problem. Now, the city is rushing to reverse the lasting effects of environmental racism. | Children gathered on a warm summer night in Minneapolis. Rita Reed/Star Tribune via Getty Images
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Minneapolis has been found to have neighborhood temperature disparities influenced by redlining.
The city hopes to rectify i... |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Here's what Jim Schultz's Minnesota Private Business Council is up to | A new political advocacy group representing private businesses is ramping up ahead of 2024.
What's happening: The Minnesota Private Business Council, led by 2022 GOP attorney general nominee Jim Schultz, says it will be an aggressive — and ... |
| Aug 10, 2023 | South Minneapolis Target closes bathrooms, citing health and safety concerns | A South Minneapolis Target recently cut access to its primary public restrooms, citing a "health and safety concern" at the East Lake Street location.
Driving the news: Red signage covering the entrance to the bathrooms over the w... |
| Aug 1, 2023 | These are Minnesota's newest laws as of Aug. 1 | Marijuana legalization isn't the only new law taking effect in Minnesota on Aug. 1. Here's a look at some of the changes the new month will bring:
🇺🇲 Members of a new commission tasked with redesigning the state flag will be appointed by Au... |
| Jul 31, 2023 | Marijuana will be legal in Minnesota Aug. 1. Here's what it means for you | Recreational marijuana is legal in Minnesota starting Aug. 1.
The big picture: A law passed by the DFL-majority Legislature this year makes Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize the drug for recreational use.
The basics: As of Tuesday, peopl... |
| Jul 20, 2023 | First phases of development around Allianz Field could start this fall | Development around St. Paul's Allianz Field could get started as soon as this fall, but it may not be nearly as grandiose as the master plan approved for the 35-acre superblock back in 2016.
The latest: Minnesota United FC owner Bill McGuir... |
| Jul 9, 2023 | Staffers Find $352 Million Mistake In Minnesota’s New Tax Law | A view of the Minnesota State Capitol building in the city of St. Paul in the Minneapolis - St. Paul ... [+] twin cities metropolitan area.getty |
| Jun 21, 2023 | Mississippi River Centers Inaugural Wakpa Triennial Art Festival In Minnesota’s Twin Cities | Aerial view of downtown Minneapolis over the Mississippi River.getty |
| May 22, 2023 | Minnesota lawmakers strike deals on bonding, gas tax ahead of session's final day | The Minnesota Legislature is set to gavel out Monday after a whirlwind session that will shape the state for years to come.
Driving the news: As they raced to finish by the May 22 adjournment deadline, DFL lawmakers, who're in the majority,... |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Gov. Tim Walz faces off against former Republican state Sen. Scott Jensen in Minnesota's gubernatorial election | Scott Jensen's campaign; Shari L. Gross/Star Tribune via Getty Images; Insider
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| Nov 3, 2022 | Gov. Tim Walz faces off against former Republican state Sen. Scott Jensen in Minnesota's gubernatorial election | Scott Jensen's campaign; Shari L. Gross/Star Tribune via Getty Images; Insider
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| Sep 9, 2022 | Democrat Tim Ryan of Ohio says a 'generational change' in leadership is needed ahead of Biden's visit | Ohio Republican Senate nominee JD Vance, left, and Democratic Rep. and Senate nominee Tim Ryan. AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File; Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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| Apr 5, 2022 | CCHR Says Community Mental Health Programs Can Harm and Increase the Homeless | The watchdog group has documented a more than 50-year failure of community mental health programs that caused homelessness yet they are now being relied upon to get the homeless off the streets.
Watchdog has documented a 50-year failure of ... |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Maloney said she doesn't "believe" Biden is going to run for reelection | New York Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney said Tuesday that she doesn't "believe" that President Joe Biden is going to run for re-election in 2024.
"I don't believe he's running for re-election," she said when asked if Mr... |
| Feb 24, 2022 | To restore public trust, the CDC must stop legitimizing the expulsion of asylum seekers | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has come under fire in past weeks over fumbles in its response to the Omicron surge. As the organization’s leadership works to dig itself out from this blow to its reputation, it must rectify a... |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Some federal lawmakers and their staffers are all in on cryptocurrency speculation as Congress mulls how (or how not) to regulate the coins | Advertisement
Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming has invested in cryptocurrency.Tom Williams/Roll Call
At least five lawmakers invested in brokerage firms involved in crypto or other digital assets in 2020 and 2021.
At least 21 congressional st... |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Some federal lawmakers and their staffers are all in on cryptocurrency speculation as Congress mulls how (or how not) to regulate the coins | Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming has invested in cryptocurrency.Tom Williams/Roll Call
At least five lawmakers invested in brokerage firms involved in crypto or other digital assets in 2020 and 2021.
At least 21 congressional staffers have al... |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Some federal lawmakers and their staffers are all in on cryptocurrency speculation as Congress mulls how (or how not) to regulate the coins | Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming has invested in cryptocurrency. Tom Williams/Roll Call At least five lawmakers invested in brokerage firms involved in crypto or other digital assets in 2020 and 2021. At least 21 congressional staffers have a... |
| Oct 5, 2021 | Gopher, конкурент WWW из 90-х, который пока не стоит списывать со счетов | В этом году мы отмечали 30-летие со дня создания всемирной паутины. Естественно, такая дата не могла обойтись безо всяких гиковских воспоминаний и нытья по тем временам, когда жизнь была проще. За три десятилетия Веб развился из многообещаю... |
| Jun 29, 2021 | Why Fulfilling Our "Justice For All" Pledge Is Savvy Business And Key To A Net-Zero Carbon Economy | President & CEO of Great Plains Institute, a nonpartisan nonprofit transforming the energy system to benefit the economy & environment. |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Meghan Markle gave birth to son Archie in the UK and will have her daughter in the US. Here’s how childbirth differs in the countries. | Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and Archie pictured together in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2019. Pool/Getty Images
Meghan Markle delivered Archie in the UK and will deliver her second baby in the US.
The countries differ in maternity care cos... |
| May 18, 2021 | Nearly every US state is dropping mask mandates for fully vaccinated people following new CDC guidelines. Here are the current rules in different states. | New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images
The CDC said Thursday that fully vaccinated Americans don’t need a mask in most spaces, including indoors.
But states can ultimately decide their own rules on ... |
| Feb 7, 2021 | Kmart Continues To Serve And Divide A South Minneapolis Community | The now-closed Kmart on Minneapolis' Lake Street was outfitted in murals in late June 2020.MILL CITY CITIZEN MEDIA ONLINE |
| Jan 20, 2021 | Die-hard Trump ‘warriors’ Diamond and Silk were behind former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s pardon by Trump | Lynnette ‘Diamond’ Hardaway and Rochelle ‘Silk’ Richardson. Twitter/Diamond & Silk
Diamond and Silk, the former Fox News personalities and self-styled “warriors” for Trump, were part of a group who argued for the commutation of former D... |
| Dec 18, 2020 | Latest Stimulus Package Would Include Second Stimulus Checks, But Not State Aid; Here’s Why It’s A Good Tradeoff | Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s intransigent stance on keeping the overall stimulus plan ... [+] below $1 trillion is creating a need for unfortunate tradeoffs. Given the end of several federal stimulus programs and the current sta... |
| Nov 2, 2020 | Trump and Biden camps are bracing for the election to go into overtime. Meet 8 of the top attorneys Republicans and Democrats have tapped for the job. | Lawyers for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump are bracing for drawn-out court fights after the November election. REUTERS/Leah Millis; REUTERS/Alan Freed; Insider
Democrats and Republicans are bracing for ... |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Rehearsal for November: An Analysis of 17 August State Elections | Lawfare is partnering with the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project to produce a series on election integrity in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. The Healthy Elections Project aims to assist election officials and the public as the na... |
| Sep 15, 2020 | The 2020 Minnesota Primary in the Wake of the Coronavirus | Lawfare is partnering with the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project to produce a series on election integrity in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. The Healthy Elections Project aims to assist election officials and the public as the na... |
| Aug 16, 2020 | Why HealthTech Companies Must Become More User-Centric or Risk Failing | HealthTech companies have been instrumental during the COVID-19 pandemic. These companies have made medical help outside of traditional facilities more accessible, kept communities informed, collected contact-tracing data, and facilitated t... |
| Aug 12, 2020 | Change The Frame, Change The Solution | Leann Wolff co-founded Great Outcomes Consulting to help clients serve their clients by bringing out the best in themselves and their teams. |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Optical Allyship Is Fake Support: 3 Ways Leaders Can Act With Real Impact | Young African American businessman pointing at whiteboard and explaining new project to his ... [+] colleagues.Getty |
| Jun 1, 2020 | Let. The Motherfucker. Burn. | Warning: this post will contain what we in the business like to call strong language, invective, and violent content. Govern yourself accordingly. |
| Jun 1, 2020 | Let. The Motherfucker. Burn. | Warning: this post will contain what we in the business like to call strong language, invective, and violent content. Govern yourself accordingly. |
| Jan 18, 2020 | Editorial: What might CU regents reform look like? | It has long been evident that the University of Colorado Board of Regents is in need of reform, and the board’s recent mishandling of the process to hire a university system president only affirmed that legislators should consider changing ... |
| Jul 15, 2019 | 15 times the heirs to massive fortunes disappeared under mysterious or disturbing circumstances | The harrowing 1973 abduction of John Paul Getty III has inspired numerous films and books. Vittoriano Rastelli / Contributor / Getty Images
Kidnappers looking for a major payout will often target the heirs of wealthy individuals.
Some famou... |
| May 12, 2019 | 13 times the heirs to massive fortunes disappeared under mysterious or disturbing circumstances | The harrowing 1973 abduction of John Paul Getty III has inspired numerous films and books.
Vittoriano Rastelli / Contributor / Getty Images
Kidnappers looking for a major payout will often target the heirs of wealthy individuals.
Some famou... |
| Jan 31, 2019 | Congress needs your input (but don’t call it crowdsourcing) | Lorelei Kelly Contributor
Lorelei Kelly leads the Resilient Democracy Coalition, a group working to make sure Congress succeeds in the Information Age.
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| Nov 5, 2018 | These 25 Congressional races to watch are some of the most competitive in the 2018 midterm elections | Win McNamee/Getty Images
Election Day for the hotly contested 2018 midterms is on Tuesday, November 6.
Midterm elections are traditionally a referendum on the party in power, and this year, Republicans in Congress are defending themselves a... |
| Oct 5, 2018 | AdvaMed’s CEO dismissed The Bleeding Edge documentary as “entertainment.” He is wrong. | The director of the documentary — Kirby Dick— draws a straight line between devastated patients, defective products and a complicit industry where a deeply broken regulatory regime leads to poorly-researched products landing on the market. ... |
| Feb 19, 2018 | The Rob Porter Case: Scandal in the Demagogic Presidency | A presidential scandal of any importance captures something essential about the administration in question and the politics of the time. In Watergate, a president overcome by his paranoia and resentments broke laws to undermine impassioned ... |
| Aug 17, 2017 | St. Paul’s 3-step plan to become a better place for tech | I have been fortunate over the past several months to serve on the Saint Paul Innovation Cabinet, brought together by Mayor Chris Coleman and Council Member Chris Tolbert with other leaders from the technology, innovation, economic developm... |
| Aug 17, 2017 | St. Paul’s 3-step plan to become a better place for tech | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
I have been fortunate over the past several month... |
| Jan 18, 2017 | Trump should apply his ‘Art of the Deal’ to health care | Obamacare, at least in its original incarnation, is on its way out. The pressing question now is whether “art of the deal” health care will remain.
“The Art of the Deal” is the title of the 1987 best-seller that catapulted real estate devel... |
| Nov 20, 2015 | Law Enforcement Responding More Favorably To ACLU's Recording App, But Some Still Think It Will Make Policing More Dangerous | The ACLU has released three more state-specific versions of its “Mobile Justice” app. The app, which sends audio and video recordings directly to the ACLU’s servers to preserve them in case of any law enforcement “interruptions”, is now ava... |
| Nov 9, 2015 | Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: WhatÕ the best low-down-payment mortgage? | Monday Morning Cup of Coffee takes a look at news coming across HousingWire’s weekend desk, with more coverage to come on bigger issues.
Motley Fool is lining up the options for the best low-down-payment mortgages.
It’s an interesting compa... |
| May 21, 2015 | Trending Thursday: Housing, mortgage finance getting a break from Washington? | Trending Thursday is a roundup of the stories shaping the week and what’s yet to come through the weekend — also taking into account social media reaction. Think of it as a midweek Monday Morning Cup of Coffee, but with extra caffeine.
The ... |
| Mar 23, 2015 | Ted Cruz Launches Presidential Campaign at Liberty University | Sen. Ted Cruz launched his presidential campaign with a convocation — a speech that fused religious themes with political arguments and his family’s personal stories.
In a speech at Liberty University, the Texas Republican talked about the ... |
| Aug 11, 2014 | Miromatrix raising $20M for lab-grown organ scaffolding tech | Miromatrix gives scientists a kind of framework to build organs. It uses cells to build up an outline, so they can fill in the gaps, or color within the lines, if you will, with a palette of cells. To clarify:
The company removes cells from... |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Medtronic has big dreams for China’s diabetes market | MassDevice.com On Call | MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) is looking to significantly boost its reach in China, country with "the world’s biggest diabetes epidemic," according to a local report.
Medtronic diabetes group president and executive vi... |
| Jun 18, 2014 | Seven questions raised by Medtronic’s $43B Covidien acquisition | With combined annual revenues at the $27 billion mark, the Medtronic (NYSE:MDT)-Covidien (NYSE:COV) combination will rival Johnson & Johnson‘s (NYSE:JNJ) medical device operation in scale.
Along with another pending mega-deal, the $13 b... |
| Jun 12, 2014 | Where does the app store meet the FDA? | MassDevice.com On Call | MASSDEVICE ON CALL — A debate is growing between healthcare providers and Silicon Valley app-makers over the proper role and rate of regulation for mobile apps that may impact patient health.
Given the FDA’s largely hands-off stance on heal... |
| May 15, 2014 | Looks Like the Leftist Fringe Was Right About What's Killing the Bees | photo via Flickr user Hamed Saber
Two big news stories just came out about potential causes of Colony Collapse Disorder, the mysterious plague resulting in the deaths of billions of bees, and triggering an endless stream of environmentalist... |
| May 1, 2013 | According To MN State Auditors, Success In The Music Biz Means Signing With A Major Label; Not Touring | Have you ever wondered how a tax auditor defines artistic success? Neither have I. In fact, it’s probably one of the great unanswered questions, largely due to its status as one of the great unasked questions. |
| Oct 15, 2012 | Are Pesticides A Key Driver Of The Autism Increase? | English: A sign warning about pesticide exposure. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
| Aug 7, 2012 | In Chick-fil-A gay marriage debate, St. Jude Medical, not medtech firm Vante, is the model | Of course, bullying someone for working at a corporation whose president has values that employee may or may not agree with is eminently foolish. Such rude behavior coming from a senior executive and corporate officer is deeply disgraceful.... |
| Jul 26, 2012 | Anti-Gay Chick-fil-A Denies Impersonating Teenage Girl on Facebook, ‘Same Sex Kissing Day’ Protest Proceeds | Proudly anti-gay fast food chain, Chick-fil-A, is denying accusations that it created a fake account of a teenage girl, who defended the restaurant chain through comments on its Facebook page, after a boycott from one of its suppliers. Savv... |
| Feb 15, 2012 | St. Paul decision to drop Magner case is not “game over” | The parties to Magner v. Gallagher recently agreed to the dismissal of the case before the U.S. Supreme Court — less than three weeks before oral arguments.
The dismissal means that an important opportunity for clarity with respect to dispa... |
| Nov 28, 2011 | Minnesota Nurses Association leader talks OccupyMN, strikes and Facebook | A report published last week in Health Care Management Review downplays the importance of nurse-patient staffing ratios in the quality of patient care. But Linda Hamilton, two-term president of the Minnesota Nurses Association, maintains th... |
| Aug 12, 2011 | Journalist Bemoans Fact People Won't Pay For Online Content; Suggests Users Be Forced To Pay For Online Content | Representatives of the “old guard” are at it again. Whenever a previously massive form of media (music, film, newspapers) starts feeling the internet rifling through the till, it begins sending out panicked calls for someone, anyone, to com... |
| Aug 9, 2011 | Back to Basics: The Surgical Segment Heats Up | Looking outward to the markets, a.k.a. the people and institutions that actually buy med tech stuff (easy to lose site of these important folk), one can find plenty of reasons to invest in surgical technologies:
Hospital economics: In gener... |
| Aug 4, 2011 | Whether it’s media or medical industry, Kool-Aid is a killer | We’re in a world that’s short on jobs, short on tax revenue, short on investor capital, short on opportunity and, I would argue, even short on hope. If someone with credibility appears waving dollar signs or selling the perfect entrepreneur... |
| Jul 7, 2011 | Medtronic’s Infuse woes cause verbal boxing match between researchers | In the letter entitled “Science, please,” Zdeblick begins by saying that “Carragee took an 18-month hiatus from performing elective civilian spinal surgery and began using BMP-2 (Infuse) on his return. Although we all like to think of ourse... |
| May 23, 2011 | Risky regulations: Is the FDA’s clunky process impeding progress? | U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) announced plans to push legislation to modernize and streamline FDA processes at the MedTech Investing Conference in Minneapolis last week.
High on Paulsen’s priorities are the development of an "Innova... |
| Jan 11, 2011 | Checking shunt function with a mere ice cube | By Joseph Madsen
The year was 2002, and 10-year-old Spencer Neff was a spunky boy with hydrocephalus, a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid inside his brain. A surgically implanted shunt – a tube to drain the fluid – was in place. Like all child... |
| Sep 9, 2010 | Ebyline launches online content marketplace | The site for journalists and publishers promises to streamline publishing business model
A new Web site for freelance writers and publishers may significantly alter the publishing business model. Ebyline announced Thursday the launch of its... |
| Jul 20, 2010 | How is Yahoo!’s New Content Farm Working Out? | Two months ago, Yahoo! acquired Associated Content for an estimated $90-100M. Over the past few years, Associated Content has become one of the most prolific content farms (companies that churn out hundreds or thousands of new pieces of con... |
| Jul 14, 2010 | A Paywall… For Obituaries? | We’ve seen all sorts of paywall ideas for newspapers, some more ridiculous than others, but this one seems really bizarre. We’ve been waiting for some time to see the details of Stephen Brill’s paywalls-for-newspapers company, Journalism On... |
