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
Minnesota pensions embraced investing in private equity, a big risk that’s paid off
Like funds across the country, Minnesota increased its investments after the Great Recession. The $96 billion combined funds are invested on behalf of about 800,000 retirees, survivors and current state employees.
May 16, 2025
Recessions are a normal part of how the economy ebbs and flows. How this time is different.
While the U.S. isn’t in a recession currently, economists are predicting a downturn after tariffs-fueled uncertainty.
May 14, 2025
White House $5K ‘baby bonus’ would do little to offset cost of raising a kid in Minnesota
Fertility rates across the globe are dwindling, prompting governments like President Donald Trump’s administration to propose incentives for women to have children.
May 11, 2025
How the loss of four federal grants is affecting the Science Museum of Minnesota
The Institute of Museum and Library Services canceled $625,000 in four grants. The projects digitized collections of traditional Mexican textiles and North Dakota fossils as well as worked on equity and access issues.
May 1, 2025
100 days in 10 charts: Minnesota’s economy so far under Trump
From stock prices to home sales, the first months of President Donald Trump’s return to office have brought economic ups and downs.
April 29, 2025
ShopHQ owner lays off another 72 workers, anticipates closing Eden Prairie operations
IV Media has cut 200 workers in multiple rounds of layoffs.
April 21, 2025
Minnesota job-seekers come up empty, though data shows healthy labor market
Tariffs have contributed to economic uncertainty, and unemployment picked up in March.
April 17, 2025
100 days in 10 charts: Minnesota’s economy so far under Trump
From stock prices to home sales, the first months of President Donald Trump’s return to office have brought economic ups and downs.
April 29, 2025
ShopHQ owner lays off another 72 workers, anticipates closing Eden Prairie operations
IV Media has cut 200 workers in multiple rounds of layoffs.
April 21, 2025
Minnesota job-seekers come up empty, though data shows healthy labor market
Tariffs have contributed to economic uncertainty, and unemployment picked up in March.
April 17, 2025