Anthony Bettin at WCCO News has the scoop on Alissa Pili, who the Minnesota Lynx chose as the eighth overall pick in the WNBA draft on Monday night.
Walker Orenstein at the Star Tribune is reporting Xcel Energy is no longer appealing a state utility regulators’ decision to limit a crucial profit measure, abruptly ending part of a protracted, bitter debate about electric rates and ultimately keeping bills cheaper.
Dan Gunderson at MPR News is reporting under a bill introduced this session at the Minnesota Legislature, state-owned portions of the White Earth State Forest would be transferred to the White Earth Nation by 2029. The tribe would also gain the right of first refusal to buy any tax-forfeited forest lands within the reservation boundaries that are offered for sale.
Max Nesterak at the Minnesota Reformer reports Uber closed its driver resource center in south Minneapolis on Monday, with the office’s five workers having already accepted severance packages, according to a company spokesman.
Christopher Snowbeck at the Star Tribune reports UnitedHealth Group spent about $872 million during the first quarter responding to the cyberattack at its Change Healthcare division and expects full-year costs could reach $1.6 billion.
Kyle Stokes at Axios is reporting construction equipment is already lining up on the University of St. Thomas campus to build a new 5,500-seat sports arena, but a group of neighbors want to force the school — and St. Paul — to delay the project.
