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‘Bloodbath’ over local sales taxes on the Minnesota Capitol? No, nevertheless it’s a sturdy debate

It isn’t often that an influential committee chair explains a difficulty to her committee after which turns the meeting over to testimony by saying: “We will just let the bloodbath begin if we wish.” Infrequently? More like never. But House Taxes...

Meet Alissa Pili, the Minnesota Lynx’s 1st round draft pick

Anthony Bettin at WCCO News has the inside track on Alissa Pili, who the Minnesota Lynx selected because the eighth overall pick within the WNBA draft on Monday night. Walker Orenstein on the Star Tribune is reporting Xcel Energy isn't...

Profiting or providing? Minnesota Legislature weighs corporations’ role in state’s economy

A recent exchange in a House committee hearing between DFL and Republican lawmakers over the role of capitalism illustrated a major political query that dominates the talk over taxes and regulation: Are corporations good or bad? Are they positive...

Proposed ‘modifications’ to Minnesota marijuana law range from licensing to expanded medical home grow

The lead sponsors of 2023’s recreational cannabis law are sensitive to suggestions that the sweeping law needs “fixing.” Such a word is perhaps interpreted as endorsing Republican talking points that the bill — together with much of the work...

Minnesota Supreme Court: School racial imbalances alone don’t violate the state’s structure

This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Join totally free newsletters from The 74 to get more like this in your inbox. In its second decision regarding an eight-year-old school desegregation case, the Minnesota...

Business People: Irene Folstrom to steer Tribal affairs for Minnesota

OF NOTE Irene Folstrom The Minnesota Department of Public Safety announced Irene Folstrom as Tribal Affairs director. Folstrom is a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, where she most recently led the band’s government relations work. ADVERTISING/PUBLIC RELATIONS The Imagine Group,...

Gun violence impacting Minnesota youth and young adults at higher rates

This is a component considered one of a two-part series of the impact of gun violence on Minnesotans. You possibly can read part two here. When Rachel Zuraff, a senior at Hopkins highschool, was asked if she knew others who had...

Welsch v. Likins: a landmark legal case for disability rights in Minnesota

The commitment of disabled Americans to publicly funded, state-operated, and privately owned institutions dates to the eighteenth century. Called “custodial” because they attempted to take care of people while confining them, these hospitals, asylums, and schools aimed to coach...

A brand new Rosemount recycling plant will probably be the primary in Minnesota to handle aluminum cans

The Weight loss plan Coke cans filling up your recycling bin could have a much shorter journey to their eventual destination because of a planned recycling center in Rosemount. Spectro Alloys recently broke ground on a $71 million, 90,000-square-foot expansion...

What’s the longer term of gas? In Minnesota, utilities must share 10-year visions

Nobody knows what a gas utility will appear to be a quarter-century from now, as many states near deadlines for his or her 2050 climate goals.  In Minnesota, though, state regulators will soon expect utilities to no less than have...
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St. Paul prevails in legal fight to raze, replace historic Hamline-Midway Library

Following 16 months of litigation, a Ramsey County district judge has given the town of St. Paul the go-ahead...
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St. Paul-based Securian Financial lays off 58 employees across departments

Securian Financial has notified 58 employees — roughly 2% of its total workforce — that their roles with the corporate are being eliminated in...

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum seeks thirteenth term in rematch with May Lor Xiong in 4th District

Longtime St. Paul Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is in search of one other term in Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District and again faces May...

Believed to have been the oldest working nurse in Minnesota, Joyce Gimmestad retired at 88. She reflects on 7 many years in healthcare

Joyce Gimmestad hoped to succeed in 90 before retiring from being a nurse. Still, she retired on June 22, at 88, attributable to a...

Family of 83-year-old St. Paul man killed in hit-and-run: ‘We’ll forgive you. … Please turn yourself in’

For 30 years, John Bidon took each day runs around Lake Phalen near his St. Paul home. He’d stretch it out to 5 miles...