Brian Arola
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Brian Arola
@BrianArola
Greater MN reporter at @MinnPost. Formerly at @mankatonews. Past-president @mnspj.
Mankato Katılım Eylül 2010
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There’s no reason #mnleg shouldn’t be able to pass a bonding bill. Critical city projects, such as wastewater infrastructure, depend on it.
“This is not a situation where this is a want,” [New Ulm Mayor] Backer said. “This is a need, a very basic need.”
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Buffalo, MN is more Greater Minnesota than it is Minneapolis. It’s not even in the seven-county Twin Cities metro area.
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Hey Minneapolis twitter, do you think Buffalo, MN counts as Minneapolis?
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Purely hypothetically, could Gov. Tim Walz appoint himself to fill a vacant U.S. Senate seat? To answer that question, I looked back on a fascinating period in Minnesota history. minnpost.com/fact-briefs/20…
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Red Lake is one of only two closed reservations in the U.S., meaning the land is held in common by its tribal members. My Q&A with a man working to connect more tribal youth to the land: minnpost.com/greater-minnes…
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“The farmers need it, there’s no doubt, but it’s kind of been self-inflicted by the president’s policies."
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Sowing Resilience, a collaboration on food insecurity between @MinnPost and eight other newsrooms in the @INN_RuralNews network, launched this week. For my part I visited remote areas of rural Minnesota to learn about the vital role of grocery stores.
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Coming up on 50 years since the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior, a podcast by @duluthnews will explore the legacy of the tragedy popularized by Gordon Lightfoot. minnpost.com/greater-minnes…
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Two Minnesota GOP congressmembers told me they want transparency when asked about the Epstein files, but what they'll do to ensure the Trump admin releases information remains to be seen. minnpost.com/national/2025/…
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These 13 Minnesota cities applied for cannabis muni licenses. minnpost.com/greater-minnes…
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Earlier this month I wrote about the applicant, who saw this Council vote as a formality. It was supposed to be, but a Council majority took what will likely be a costly stand for local control. minnpost.com/greater-minnes…
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Trump-led cuts to public broadcasters, backed by Minnesota Republicans in Congress, were aimed at @NPR and @PBS . But community radio and TV stations in Greater Minnesota are likely to pay for it most. @MinnPost
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A team of their own: New baseball squad represents Willmar’s Latino community minnpost.com/greater-minnes… via @MinnPost
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Despite recent shootings concentrated in a Mankato neighborhood, data showed violent and overall crime rates have been trending down in the city. mankatofreepress.com/news/local_new…
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Few things bring me more joy than firing up the latest version of this video after a Timberwolves win. streamable.com/nvj1hk
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