Minnesota

Massive changes to federal funds to end homelessness reopen debate over solutions

MinnPost • December 3, 2025

Minnesota housing providers warn HUD’s funding cuts to permanent supportive housing could displace thousands and increase homelessness statewide.

Report: Minnesota cities continue climate work, despite federal abdication

Minnesota Reformer • November 29, 2025

Minnesota communities expand climate action plans as extreme weather intensifies, even as federal clean-energy funding stalls under the Trump administration.

In a K-shaped economy, is there anything Minnesota can do to bridge widening gaps?

MinnPost • November 28, 2025

Minnesota’s economy is splitting along income lines, but economists say housing, training and targeted policy could help narrow the widening divide.

Eden Prairie legislators host town hall on gun violence

Rachel Hoppe • November 25, 2025

Eden Prairie’s legislators held a town hall to discuss ways to address gun violence statewide following several high-profile shootings.

Trump says he is ending temporary deportation protections for Somalis in Minnesota

Reuters • November 24, 2025

Trump ends TPS protections for Somalis in Minnesota, prompting sharp criticism from state leaders who call the move dangerous and discriminatory.

Sale of fluorescent lightbulbs will be banned in Minnesota on Jan. 1

Robin Silverman • November 22, 2025

Find out energy- and cost-saving options for commercial and residential users of fluorescent lightbulbs as the 2026 total state sales ban approaches.

Minnesota River restoration, long a labor of love for advocates, could be getting a boost from the state

MinnPost • November 14, 2025

State and local advocates push for a new Minnesota River Commission as efforts continue to improve water quality and address long-standing pollution challenges.

Minnesota needs immigrants to propel population growth. How will federal policy affect that?

MinnPost • July 20, 2025

Minnesota’s growth increasingly depends on immigration, even as national policy shifts raise concerns about the state’s demographic and economic future.

Deadlines, info for 2025 MN State Fair competitions

EPLN Staff Reports • May 26, 2025

Interested in entering the 2025 Minnesota State Fair competitions? Find the deadlines listed here.

EP’s 2024 State Fair winners

EPLN Staff Reports • August 28, 2024

Eden Prairie residents entered, and placed in, a variety of contests associated with the 2024 Minnesota State Fair.

Four Eden Prairie soldiers among 550 headed to Middle East

Jim Bayer • February 2, 2024

A Feb. 1 ceremony at Grace Church honored the Minnesota National Guard’s 34th Infantry Division “Red Bulls” before the unit's deployment to the Middle East.

A taste and tour of Minnesota’s fair marvels

Juliana Allen • August 30, 2023

The Great Minnesota Get-Together takes place over 12 days in August and September, ending on Labor Day. Over one million Minnesotans start planning their State Fair visits well in advance, deciding...