Emma Nelson
Editor
St. PaulEmma Nelson has been a Minnesota Star Tribune journalist for the past decade, with coverage ranging from politics to women's reproductive health to the economy. As an editor she has led teams of local government reporters, including a group that covered the aftermath of Daunte Wright's killing by a Brooklyn Center police officer. Nelson has won Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists Page One awards for investigative and breaking news reporting, and was part of a team that won the organization's 2022 Story of the Year award for coverage of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Latest from Emma Nelson
Trump’s trade war threatens the U.S. economy. Minneapolis Fed president sees ‘no easy choices.’
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Monday that Donald Trump’s trade war really puts the central bank “in a difficult position.”
April 14, 2025
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Arts and culture organizations add billions to Minnesota’s economy. Federal funding they rely on is at risk.
The National Endowment for the Humanities and Institute of Museum and Library Services provide millions of dollars to local organizations.
April 10, 2025
Minneapolis Fed’s Kashkari says focus should be on keeping inflation down as tariffs unfold
The Minneapolis Federal Reserve president said the trade war has raised the bar for rate cuts.
April 9, 2025
Minnesota company stocks tank amid larger market downturn
Many of the state’s largest companies saw double-digit declines in the past week.
April 7, 2025
Trump’s tariffs will likely raise inflation, Federal Reserve chair says
In his first public remarks since the latest trade war salvo, Jerome Powell said it’s too soon to know how the central bank might respond.
April 4, 2025
Americans have learned to live with less as consumer food budgets run out of slack
Prices may rise as tariffs take hold and inflation stays above 2%. The Producer Price Index showed a nearly 6% rise in food prices, the highest since 2023.
April 1, 2025
From tariffs to spending, economic anxiety hits hard at Minneapolis pottery studio
The Workshop is facing higher costs, dipping enrollment and a fast-approaching deadline to buy its building, as economic jitters hit consumers and businesses.
March 28, 2025
More than 600 Iron Range steelworkers out of work as auto industry cuts orders because of tariffs
Cleveland-Cliffs, the largest iron ore operator in Minnesota, is idling operations in Hibbing and Virginia.
March 20, 2025
Minnesota’s job market is frozen, showing even employers have economic worries
It’s not just consumers uncertain about the U.S. economy after tariffs, federal layoffs, stubborn inflation and a falling stock market. Companies are also tightening their expenditures, which means less hiring.
March 14, 2025
Why the return of 5 days in the office is unlikely for many Minnesota workers
From federal workers and Amazon at the national level to 3M and U.S. Bank in the state, workplaces are dialing back remote policies.
March 14, 2025
Minnesota business leaders push to roll back paid family leave this session
They say the law, scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, puts an undue burden on employers.
March 6, 2025
Minnesota companies rush to assess damage of tariffs, map next steps
The state relies on more than $20 billion in foreign imports each year.
March 4, 2025
