Brian Arola

If city leaders and a developer had their way, shovels would be breaking the soil in Pine Island by now. July was supposed to be the starting month of construction that would transform a sprawling farm field in this southeastern Minnesota town into Google... See more

Yes. Water evaporating off of corn, known as “corn sweat,” can exacerbate heat waves by adding moisture to the air. Known as “evapotranspiration,” the phenomenon occurs when water transfers from the corn’s surface or the soil to the atmosphere. This can r... See more

For months, rural medical providers nervously waited for Congress to finalize President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful” budget bill, which would cut at least $1 trillion from Medicaid, a government program that is a critical source of funding. Now that the... See more

It may sound like semantics for policy wonks, but the definition of a term will deeply impact Minnesota’s race to conform with federal Medicaid mandates. The phrase in question is “medical frailty.” As part of changes brought on by the One Big Beautiful B... See more

Yes. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Monsanto v. Durnell bars Minnesota and other states from labeling pesticides with health warnings different from the federal government’s. The case, decided on June 25, stemmed from Missouri farmer John Durnell’s ... See more