The Digital Frontier: How Minnesota Courts Became the Last Stand Against Big Tech’s Data Centers
In the quiet, rolling farmlands of southeastern Minnesota, the hum of heavy machinery was supposed to have replaced the rustle of crops by mid-July. In Pine Island, local officials and developers had envisioned the rapid construction of a massive,…
Beyond the Classroom: The Rise of Career and Technical Education in Minnesota
This story was produced as part of ThreeSixty Journalism’s 2026 Capitol Reporting Workshop for Minnesota youth, with financial support from the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation. Every day, at exactly 11:30 a.m., the rhythm of Dah Htoo’s school day…
Beyond the Page: Minnesota’s High-Stakes Battle to Reform Literacy Education
This story was produced as part of ThreeSixty Journalism’s 2026 Capitol Reporting Workshop for Minnesota youth, with financial support from the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation. For many, reading is a foundational skill taken for granted. But for…
The Heartland Pulse: Candidates Converge at Farmfest Ahead of Critical Primary Election
Main Facts: The Intersection of Agriculture and Politics As the late summer sun beat down on the fertile plains of Redwood County, Minnesota, the annual Farmfest gathering in Morgan, Minnesota, transformed from a traditional celebration of agricultural…
A Voice for the First Amendment: Jane Kirtley Reflects on a Lifetime of Media Advocacy
By [Author Name/Journalism Staff] For decades, the name Jane E. Kirtley has served as a lighthouse for journalists navigating the turbulent, often litigious waters of the American media landscape. As the Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law at the…
The Hidden Economic Powerhouse: Why Urban Parks Are Essential Infrastructure
In an era defined by deep-seated political polarization, it is rare to find a policy issue that resonates across the aisle. Yet, as the American landscape shifts under the pressures of climate change and rapid urbanization, one truth has emerged as a…
The Exodus Continues: OpenAI’s Ethics Lead Chloé Bakalar Departs Amid Internal Turmoil
OpenAI, the San Francisco-based powerhouse currently leading the global race toward Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), has suffered another significant blow to its internal leadership structure. Chloé Bakalar, the company’s lead for AI ethics, has…
OpenAI Halts Development on ‘Astra’ Following Internal Cybersecurity Alarm
By TechCrunch Staff | August 7, 2026 In a move that underscores the escalating tension between rapid innovation and existential risk, OpenAI announced on Friday that it has suspended work on specific developmental aspects of its upcoming artificial…
The End of "Tokenmaxxing": How Rippling’s New AI Spend Console Aims to Tame Enterprise AI Budgets
The "wild west" era of corporate artificial intelligence adoption has hit a cold, hard fiscal reality. For the past year, tech companies have been engaged in a practice affectionately—and perhaps derisively—dubbed "tokenmaxxing": an…
The Great Correction: Assessing the Timberwolves’ Aggressive Rebuild and the Exit of Julius Randle
During his four-year tenure as the President of Basketball Operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Tim Connelly has earned a reputation as an executive who is never afraid to swing for the fences. Yet, as the 2025-26 NBA season fades into the rearview…
