
Our Special “Know Your Rights” Issue, in Collaboration With Unidos MN
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Thinking About Past Covers
We talked for over two hours, covering topics from pipelines to parentage. Her ideas and energy left me just as in awe of her as before I had arrived.

Publisher’s Note: Reflections on Five Years Since the Pandemic (from KAXE Radio)
“I agree with those who have said we've never really properly grieved what we lost at that time. It was very isolating.”

Why We Need to Improve Safety Through Housing in Winona
When I tell my mom about the housing-first work that advocates are leading in Winona, she says, “That would have saved my life many times.”

How We Reduce Harm in Marshall
"Youth will make undesirable decisions, as I did. We cannot fully prevent youth crime, but we can reduce the risk and harm."

Two Reasons We Need to Pay Attention to Elder Care Statewide
Out of 340 nursing homes in Minnesota, 148 have “serious deficiencies” uncovered during inspections, and 313 — or 92 percent — have infection-related issues. That is according to the ProPublica Nursing Home Inspect report from November 2024.

From Grand Rapids: Re-Evaluate Capitalism
"Democracy and capitalism are not synonymous, however. Let’s separate them in our thinking. Let’s start evolving into a different capitalism."

Sen. Amy Klobuchar Addresses Minnesota Media at Annual Conference
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar talked with Minnesota media at its annual conference on Friday. Among other things, she shared some of the thoughts she offered in her speech at the Trump inauguration ceremony.

Latine Minnesotans Organize Around Collective Health
"The narrative that Central American migrants are lazy, or violent criminals, ignores why these human beings are moving to seek safety and support."

Restorative Justice in Brainerd
LARJP is addressing misconceptions and biases, and conducts trainings about the value of restorative justice, in counties across Minnesota — including Olmsted, Morrison, and Wright so far.

Minnesota Women’s Press Awarded a Media Grant
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Where We Find Hope Among Grief
We asked people to share their grief and hope in a world that seems dramatically different than it did even ten years ago.


For 2025 coverage, Minnesota Women’s Press earned a community leadership award, three photography awards, and four editorial awards, including for coverage of social issues and for our Spring 2025 “Know Your Rights” special section supported by Unidos MN. Our publisher was named Journalist of the Year by Violence Free Minnesota for gender-based violence coverage.