Emmy Martin
Business Intern
Emmy Martin joined the Minnesota Star Tribune as a business intern in June 2025. From Wake Forest, N.C., she studied journalism and political science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she served as editor-in-chief of The Daily Tar Heel. Before joining the Star Tribune, Martin interned at POLITICO, The Raleigh News & Observer and The Dallas Morning News and has written about a variety of topics, including politics and health care.
Latest from Emmy Martin
Minnesota’s only private prison could reopen as ICE detention facility
No contract has been signed for the Appleton, Minn., site, but the private company that owns it is “exploring opportunities” with the agency.
August 22, 2025
![The prison is located just south of Appleton's commercial and residential district. ] Mark Vancleave - mark.vancleave@startribune.com * Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minn. has been vacant for six years. CCA staff gave the Star Tribune a tour of the facility on Feb. 9, 2016.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/475N4S6FJV5D7LXWIRNGFLJUUY.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
Lead levels four times above EPA limit found in Lino Lakes prison taps
Three samples collected on July 29 from two cells and a kitchen faucet at the prison tested above the federal safety threshold.
August 21, 2025
Minnesota awards nearly $1M in grants, the first in programs that were part of recreational marijuana law
The 11 recipients chosen by the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management include youth, job training and support programs.
August 21, 2025
New women-led clinic network in Twin Cities hopes to improve disparities in women’s health care
Almara Women’s Health, which formed this summer, brings together seven practices, with 10 locations and more than 65 women’s health specialists.
August 21, 2025
‘Bring on the potato olés’: Taco John’s moves HQ to St. Louis Park
The company quietly shifted its base from Wyoming to its franchise support center opened in 2022.
August 19, 2025
Minnesota OKs first large-scale battery plant, taking another step toward carbon-free goal
The Public Utility Commission approved a $214M project in Olmsted County that will be the state’s largest, and the only, battery facility not connected to a power plant.
August 15, 2025
![PUC commissioners from left, John Tuma, Katie Sieben, center, and Matt Schuerger, took in comments and sentiments directly from the public regarding the controversial Line 3 oil pipeline during a hearing at the Senate Office Building, Friday, January 31, 2020 in St. Paul, MN. On Monday or Tuesday, the PUC will vote on the revised environmental impact statement for the pipeline and possibly re-approve the entire project. ] ELIZABETH FLORES • liz.flores@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/HCO77DZG7BYICL6BWVLWJS2U6Y.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
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How high school sports power a thriving gig economy
These gigs offer valuable supplemental income for many Minnesotans. Joe Rydel, a full-time teacher, earns an additional $20,000 a year by umpiring and refereeing.
August 14, 2025
Albert Lea City Council stands firm against the Smoking Tree, approves two other cannabis dispensaries
The council gave the green light to two cannabis microbusinesses: Matchbox Farms MN’s The Matchbox Dispensary and Black Husky.
August 13, 2025
Delays and provider changes leave most Minnesota inmates without tablet access
The Department of Corrections said the delay was caused by “unexpected implementation challenges.” Now the contract is almost up.
August 8, 2025
Why Minnesota’s legal cannabis businesses may struggle to meet demand
Adult-use dispensaries and their customers are ready to buy and sell cannabis flower. But finding an adequate supply may be a challenge for some time.
August 8, 2025
Inside Mayo Clinic’s push to become health care’s AI powerhouse
With nearly 100 AI algorithms in use and hundreds more in development, experts say Mayo likely has the broadest set of such tools of any health care institution.
August 7, 2025
Up in smoke: Albert Lea rejects plans for city’s first cannabis dispensary
Albert Lea denied The Smoking Tree’s license in defiance of state law, risking lawsuits as Minnesota’s cannabis rollout hits local resistance.
July 30, 2025
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