Jill Burcum
@jburcum.bsky.social
Minnesota Star Tribune opinion writer on health care. Applying Minnesota mom sensibilities to coverage: don't fib, don't be mean & you better have done your homework. StarTribune.com
Northern lights are putting on a show tonight in rural MN.
November 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Northern lights are putting on a show tonight in rural MN.
Statement from American Soybean Association as trade tensions ramp up, not down, with China.
October 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Statement from American Soybean Association as trade tensions ramp up, not down, with China.
From Axios. Interesting insight into the developing soybean export crisis.
September 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
From Axios. Interesting insight into the developing soybean export crisis.
Congrats to NAMI-MN’s Sue Abderholden! At her retirement party, Gov Tim Walz announced that Sept 16 is officially Sue Abderholden Day in Minnesota
September 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Congrats to NAMI-MN’s Sue Abderholden! At her retirement party, Gov Tim Walz announced that Sept 16 is officially Sue Abderholden Day in Minnesota
Local angle: www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
September 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Local angle: www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Statement from MN's Mike Osterholm on the Florida vaccine decision.
September 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Statement from MN's Mike Osterholm on the Florida vaccine decision.
Fairgoers are lining up for next chapstick giveaway at the Strib’s State Fair booth. This year’s flavor is Norway Pine!
August 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Fairgoers are lining up for next chapstick giveaway at the Strib’s State Fair booth. This year’s flavor is Norway Pine!
What better place than the Minnesota State Fair to celebrate our state's farm families? I'll be interviewing Ben and Meredith Johnson of Kenyon, Minn., who are featured in our ongoing "Season of Uncertainty" series about trade upheaval's impact on their operation. We'll talk crop outlook, too.
August 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
What better place than the Minnesota State Fair to celebrate our state's farm families? I'll be interviewing Ben and Meredith Johnson of Kenyon, Minn., who are featured in our ongoing "Season of Uncertainty" series about trade upheaval's impact on their operation. We'll talk crop outlook, too.
Wishing the Hennepin County Commissioners the best of luck.
August 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Wishing the Hennepin County Commissioners the best of luck.
A look at MN Congressional districts' reliance on Medicaid. Source: KFF.
July 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A look at MN Congressional districts' reliance on Medicaid. Source: KFF.
MN Gov. Tim Walz on the big-not-so-beautiful bill.
July 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
MN Gov. Tim Walz on the big-not-so-beautiful bill.
Nearly 800 rural hospitals are at risk of closure. Here’s the MN breakdown from Beckers Hospital Review. Heckuva time, Congress, to cut nearly a trillion out of Medicaid funding.
June 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Nearly 800 rural hospitals are at risk of closure. Here’s the MN breakdown from Beckers Hospital Review. Heckuva time, Congress, to cut nearly a trillion out of Medicaid funding.
A lot of speculation about the MN shooter's use of a what appeared to be a police vehicle. For what it's worth, a quick search online suggests it's not hard to buy one that's used.
June 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
A lot of speculation about the MN shooter's use of a what appeared to be a police vehicle. For what it's worth, a quick search online suggests it's not hard to buy one that's used.
New measles cases in MN.
June 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
New measles cases in MN.
Medicare is the popular health insurance program for seniors. In normal times, I’d say it would be perilous to mess with it. Will it be under Trump?
May 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Medicare is the popular health insurance program for seniors. In normal times, I’d say it would be perilous to mess with it. Will it be under Trump?
Feels like Black Friday! This is the line 20 mins before opening at Ag Partners Chick Day in Plainview.
May 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Feels like Black Friday! This is the line 20 mins before opening at Ag Partners Chick Day in Plainview.
It doesn't have to be like this. Congress can stop this. The Senate already passed a bill limiting many Canadian tariffs, so there's a precedent. www.startribune.com/klobuchar-he...
April 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
It doesn't have to be like this. Congress can stop this. The Senate already passed a bill limiting many Canadian tariffs, so there's a precedent. www.startribune.com/klobuchar-he...
MN Congresswoman calls for Hegseth's resignation.
March 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
MN Congresswoman calls for Hegseth's resignation.
Beautiful sunset tonight in rural SE Minnesota.
March 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Beautiful sunset tonight in rural SE Minnesota.
Top 10 states that will bear the brunt of our self-inflicted trade war. Source: New York Times.
March 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Top 10 states that will bear the brunt of our self-inflicted trade war. Source: New York Times.