Ground Level Blog

The Price of Safety: Law enforcement spending peaks
MPR News’ Ground Level project is launching a new topic page called “The Price of Safety,” looking at the pressure on public safety spending and new approaches to law enforcement that are resulting.
After discussing health care concerns with more than 1,000 Minnesotans, two civic organizations report to state: Give people a bigger role in making their health care decisions.
Coming home, more native than her parents
Unlike her parents, Marna Macgregor is a Stearns County native. But as she returns to Minnesota after two years in New York, she still struggles with a question of identity.
Doctor shortage raises rural C-section rate
A lack of doctors in outstate Minnesota promises to be an ongoing problem even as communities look for solutions like student loan forgiveness programs. Health care reform could make the shortage worse.