Sahan Journal’s Alfonzo Galvan reports the Minneapolis City Council voted 9-4 Thursday to increase the wages for ride share drivers in the city to “$1.40 per mile and $0.51 per minute for the time transporting a rider, or $5, whichever is greater.” Uber and Lyft have threatened to pull services from Minneapolis if the ordinance passed and Mayor Jacob Frey has vowed to veto. Nine votes would be needed to override that veto.
Paul Walsh at the Star Tribune reports two Texans have been charged with stealing more than $18,000 in calculators from Twin Cities Targets.
Reg Chapman at WCCO reports the sudden closing of Woodbury Dental Arts has left patients in a lurch. “Two Woodbury Dental Arts employees say they too are feeling left in the dark.”
Renee Cooper with KSTP reports Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara says the department will not be able to meet an officer training deadline set by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights’ settlement agreement due lack of capacity.
Fox9 reports McCoy’s Public House in St. Louis Park is closing its doors after two decades in business. “In a press release, the restaurant said its owner, Marty Collins, had been looking for a partner in the business but has since decided to close.”
Tom Crann and Matthew Alvarez at MPR News have a story about a weekly communal meal for those feeling lonely in the Twin Cities to find comfort and community.
