Brian Arola

In the fight over copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters, opponents of such projects suffered a blow on the congressional front. Reacting to the Senate joining the House in overturning a moratorium on mining in the wilderness area’s watershed last ... See more

In the fight over copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters, opponents of such projects suffered a blow on the congressional front. Reacting to the Senate joining the House in overturning a moratorium on mining in the wilderness area’s watershed last ... See more

A bill to ban local officials from signing nondisclosure agreements, or NDAs, has bipartisan support in a Legislature where that is a prerequisite to get anything done. Its co-authors, Rep. Emma Greenman, DFL-Minneapolis, and Rep. Drew Roach, R-Farmington... See more

Jake Benson has a strong pitch for supporting local news. “Don’t get fooled by the bright lights of Fox News and CNN, because once the story is done, they’re gone,” he said. “They don’t really care about you, and your local reporters do.” Since the late 1... See more

Yes. The city of Benson, for instance, has a cross-dressing ordinance against wearing “dress not belonging to his or her sex” in a public place. Located under a disorderly conduct section in the Swift County city’s codes , the ban is alongside prohibition... See more