Results in key Minnesota House and Senate races
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Former state Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart won the DFL primary in Senate District 45, which includes Wayzata, Excelsior and Mound, according to preliminary results. The seat was vacated by DFL state Sen. Kelly Morrison, who resigned to run for Congress. The special Senate election to replace Morrison …
St. Paul on the hook for $1.8 million electric fire truck after federal ...
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Minnesota’s first electric fire truck is expected to be ready for its first run in St. Paul next month, a shining $1.8 million rig that city leaders herald as a symbol of their efforts to protect the environment and workers’ health. “We’re excited to be the first in the state to invest in this state-of-the-art […]
The clash of two big steel companies will help shape the future of …
WEBFeb 8, 2021 · We on the Mesabi are worried about Hibbing Taconite staying open, while Cleveland Cliffs and U.S. Steel are literally dueling over the very future of American steel production.
Takeaways from Gov. Tim Walz’s 2024-25 budget proposal
WEBJan 25, 2023 · Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday proposed a historic budget that gives money to working class and low-income Minnesotans, and invests in a range of government programs aimed at improving education, housing and health and child care. Walz’s budget would give checks to over 2.5 million Minnesotans, provide tax relief to some Social Security recipients ...
Q&A with Leigh Finke, who could be Minnesota’s first out trans …
WEBJun 28, 2022 · Q&A with Leigh Finke, who could be Minnesota’s first out trans lawmaker. Leigh Finke is running to represent parts of St. Paul, Lauderdale, Falcon Heights, and Roseville in the August DFL primary. Photo by Colleen Connolly/Minnesota Reformer. Leigh Finke has worked in politics and activism for years — …
MyPillow is getting evicted from a warehouse, but Lindell says it's …
WEBMyPillow is getting evicted from one of two Shakopee warehouses it leases, but CEO Mike Lindell told the Reformer that the building has been sitting empty since last fall.. The company’s main manufacturing warehouse — about a mile away — is where all of the Minnesota company’s products are made, including the famous foam-filled pillow, as well as bath towels, slippers, coffee and ...
New maps trace the geography of crime in Minnesota
WEBAug 16, 2022 · In the seven counties making up the metro region (Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Anoka, Carver, Dakota and Scott), there were roughly 395 violent crimes for every 100,000 residents in 2021. That represents a 24% increase over 2020 levels. Elsewhere in Minnesota, the rate of violent crime — murder, rape, aggravated assault and robbery — stood ...
Minnesota’s next two-year budget targets, explained
WEBMar 23, 2023 · Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders agreed this week to spend nearly all of the state’s $17.5 billion budget surplus, with the largest amount of new money going to tax credits and cuts, infrastructure projects and K-12 education. Using almost all of Minnesota’s surplus over the next biennium propels spending for fiscal years 2024-25 to ...
Here’s how much you need to make to live in Minnesota
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · A single person in the Twin Cities metro area needs to earn $47,442 a year — about $22 an hour — to afford the basics: food, housing, health care, transportation and a cell phone. For a family of four, the parents need to earn at least $119,229 a year — or about $28 an hour each. That’s according to the Economic Policy Institute’s ...
Data show racial bias in reporting from popular Twin Cities crime …
WEBJan 25, 2021 · An analysis of five months of posts from the popular network reveals a disregard for accuracy, including a significant over-representation of Black people as perpetrators of crime. The errors consistently reinforce a political worldview that favors police and the perception that the Twin Cities are overrun by violent criminals — a disproportionate number of them Black people — in need of ...
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