Every new project that comes along in Duluth is supported by specific interest groups—for example, the Great Lakes Aquarium was vigorously supported by environmental educators and tourism officials, AMSOIL...
Concerns about transparency have
long simmered within the Duluth school district, but several recent events have
brought the issue squarely into public view.
In August, citizens learned that
the school district had...
“I can’t be responding to seven different people with seven different requests,” School District 709 Human Resources Director Tim Sworsky complained to the School Board on Sept. 10, 2019,...
The Duluth School District has recently come under fire for hiring an assistant superintendent with a criminal record, without informing the School Board of that fact. The new hire...
The owner of a Lakeside liquor store has been charged with nine gross misdemeanors related to selling alcohol and cannabis products to underage customers....
On June 2, 2025, Duluth Economic Development Authority (DEDA) Director Tricia Hobbs sent Luzy Ostreicher, developer of the Incline Village project, a Notice of...
An opinion recently issued by Minnesota Commissioner of Administration Tamar Gronvall concludes that the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) failed to comply...
The western three miles of Skyline Parkway (between the Magney-Snively parking area and the Becks Road neighborhood) has been closed for the summer to...