Xcel Energy approves rate hike lower than original proposed amount
Plus: AG Ellison looking into Allina Health System; Target stock falls; layoffs at Shakopee facility; and more.
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The Glean offers two daily helpings of the latest news, information and opinion of interest to Minnesotans: a morning roundup of the latest must-read stories, and a late-afternoon look at the day’s developments.
Trans inmate to be moved to women’s prison in Shakopee
Plus: 55,000 formerly incarcerated Minnesotans now eligible to vote; train derails near Lancaster, Minn.; downtown Trader Joe’s accused of violating worker’s rights; and more.
Allina Health System won’t see patients with certain amount of medical debt
Plus: Bid to bring World’s Fair to Bloomington; racial covenants in Mankato cemetery; school employee fired over sexual harassment claims; and more.
Minnesotans can expect a tax rebate by September
Plus: St. Cloud State University cuts staff, admittance to some programs; teens can use YMCA free this summer; nuclear plant shut down; summer travel hack at MSP; and more.
No guns for marijuana users in Minnesota, ATF says
Plus: Nice Ride ends in Minnesota; Steve Gorman joins KQ Morning Show; Rep. Angie Craig injures foot ahead of debt ceiling vote; and more.
DFL bans Minneapolis council candidate Nasri Warsame from ever seeking DFL endorsement
Plus: Recreational marijuana bill signed into law; affordable housing project in Edina draws scrutiny; DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman counts the reasons why people might choose to move to Minnesota; and more.
St. Paul landlords now able to raise rent well above 3% cap
Plus: I-494 begins massive years-long project; Busy summer travel across U.S.; How the GOP could be losing Wisconsin.
Walz to sign bill legalizing recreational marijuana in Minnesota Tuesday
Plus: Minneapolis city attorney says Frey can’t veto council’s rent control motion; Minnesota students competing in Scripp’s spelling bee; woman injured by bear; and more.
Two arrested, two teens injured in stabbing at Minneapolis’ Washburn High
Plus: Cat goes on a ride to Amazon facility; pictures of Bobby Zimmerman growing up in the Northland; Cottage Grove Culver’s owner sued; vigil marks three years since George Floyd’s murder; and more.
Minneapolis City Council votes for rent control, Frey vows to veto
Plus: Gov. Tim Walz issues first veto following legislative session; U.S. Supreme Court sides with Minnesota woman over property rights; state regulators hope to begin issuing retail licenses for legal marijuana sales a year from now; and more.
Backlash continues from both sides over Target’s Pride collection
Plus: Monticello plant reports another spill; Duluth police investigating overnight shooting; Uber and Lyft drivers rally at the Capitol; and more.
Voting 6-1, St. Paul City Council approves Summit Avenue redesign plan
Plus: Twin Cities musicians remember Tina Turner; right-to-repair; man charged with setting fire to apartment building while blasting Billy Joel; and more.
City Council member asked to resign over alleged racist phone call
Plus: St. Paul staff, families want consequences for misbehaving students; Rice County landfill fire is ongoing; water being mixed with fuel at gas stations; and more.
Violent customers prompt Target to remove some LGBTQ merchandise from stores ahead of Pride
Plus: Legislature puts $41 million toward helping unhoused youth; southwestern Minnesota deals with wind energy transmission traffic jam; two young men plead guilty to carjacking and kidnapping; and more.
Who will get a tax rebate in Minnesota and when will they get it
Plus: St. Paul rent control upheld; version of ‘Idaho stop’ coming to Minnesota; air quality alert; and more.
What Minnesota’s imminent legalization of marijuana means for its neighbor, Wisconsin
Plus: Controversial nurse staffing levels removed from legislation; Target’s return policy; Minneapolis Park Board announces movies in the park lineup; and more.
St. Paul Sears building near Minnesota State Capitol sells for $7 million
Plus: Solar panel installation companies must pay per settlement terms; wetter and cooler weather on tap; Nelson’s Ice Cream turns 100; new mental health treatment center planned near George Floyd Square; and more.
Minnesota Muslims mobilize over spate of mosque attacks, ask for state help with security
Plus: Uber and Lyft drivers celebrate passage of minimum wage legislation; Rep. Dean Phillips decries ‘gerontocracy’ in The Daily Beast; Minnesota ranks low compared to other states when it comes to reckless drivers on the road; and more.
Rochester woman acquitted of charges stemming from MSP fight
Plus: Duluth development could lose subsidies; Korean soccer star joins Minnesota United FC; Hibbing High School receives possible bomb threat.
Minnesota House passes recreational marijuana bill, Senate vote and Walz signature next
Plus: What’s going on with Keg and Case; Minnesota needs more tech workers; air quality alert; and most popular baby names.
