Michael Olson
Who do you think is the best candidate running for U.S. Senate in Minnesota? Read more →
MPR News Share your insight
Archives for October 2014
Are you swayed by any of the pitches made by the candidates running to be governor? Read more →
Nearly two times a week in the United States, a white police officer killed a black person during a seven-year period ending in 2012, according to the most recent accounts of justifiable homicide reported to the FBI. Read more →
Some health care workers who return to Minnesota after treating Ebola patients in West Africa will be confined to their homes for 21 days — the longest period of time Ebola can incubate in a person. Read more →
Polling suggests that Minnesotans are generally happy with the highest elected representatives in the state. Read more →
Martha LuedersTwo 12-year-old girls, who have been charged with stabbing a classmate, are currently being tried as adults in Wisconsin, AP reported. Read more →
In a push towards consumer health CVS Caremark plans to charge extra to members of of their pharmacy benefits management program (PBM) who fill prescriptions at a pharmacy that still sells tobacco products, AP reports.
Read more →
MPR News StaffCollege athletic programs are facing a number of efforts to change the way they function, including a “pay to play” push. Read more →
A handful of researchers allied with the meat industry say that that “grass fed” and “organic” labels don’t actually tell you much about how a producer is raising animals, nor are they really representative of the best environmental practices in the industry. Read more →
A former Minnesota nurse on Wednesday was sentenced to jail for assisting and attempting to assist a suicide. It’s re-kindled the moral and legal debate over assisted suicide. Read more →