Deena Winter

Deena Winter

@deenawinter.bsky.social

City hall reporter for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis. Formerly Lincoln Journal Star, Bismarck Tribune, Minnesota Reformer, etc

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Clara Jeffery
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1/ The @startribune.com has put its live blog outside the paywall www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi... but here’s how you can support them even if you don’t subscribe …

startribune.comThe latest: Trump threatens to send troops to Minnesota after federal agent shoots man over alleged attackThe war of words between state and federal officials escalated as the president threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests.
Deena Winter
@deenawinter.bsky.social

In November, a conservative website published an explosive claim: Al-Shabab is largely funded by money stolen from Minnesota. But the story's only named source who connected fraud to terrorism told me the story is “bullshit": www.startribune.com/city-journal...

startribune.comKey source says story that prompted Trump tirade against Somalis is erroneousThe writers of a City Journal story alleging a connection between Minnesota fraud and al-Shabab say they stand by their story.

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David Armstrong
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I have written many healthcare stories, but never before have I written about my own health. I decided to do so after learning one of my drugs costs nearly $1,000 a pill and just 25 cents to make. What I found was an incredible story of discovery and exploitation. www.propublica.org/article/revl...

propublica.orgThe Price of RemissionWhen I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
Deena Winter
@deenawinter.bsky.social

The Minneapolis City Council did much more than weigh in on Israel vs. Hamas in 2024. So much so, in fact, that the city clerk recently gently suggested the council might want to take it down a notch: www.startribune.com/the-minneapo...

startribune.comMinneapolis City Council did much more than weigh in on Israel vs. Hamas in 2024Minneapolis city government tends to generate headlines for symbolic controversies, like its call for a ceasefire in the Middle East war. But that’s only a small part of the Minneapolis City Council’s...

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Nancy Yang
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A member of the Dayton family bought land in a wooded area of the Bryn Mawr neighborhood in Minneapolis to build a house, sparking a feud with neighbors that has led to police reports and angry confrontations.

startribune.comVanessa Dayton wanted to build a house in the Bryn Mawr woods. Then the neighbors found out.A member of the Dayton family bought land in a wooded area of the Bryn Mawr neighborhood to build a house, sparking a feud with neighbors that has led to police reports and angry confrontations.

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