Sydney Kashiwagi at the Star Tribune is reporting Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska released a resolution in an attempt to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar following remarks she made about Jewish students during a visit to Columbia University last month.
Catharine Richert at MPR News examines how the once moderately conservative regional center of Olmsted County has recently become a solidly Democratic outpost, at times more aligned with the Twin Cities in its values and politics than with the more conservative rural counties that surround it.
Max Nesterak at the Minnesota Reformer reports a White Earth tribal member, Todd Thompson, who sold marijuana without a license has been charged with a felony for illegal cannabis possession by the Mahnomen County attorney, launching the first test of the state’s authority to prosecute marijuana crimes on tribal land post-legalization.
Via WCCO News: Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced Monday that he would be replacing Milwaukee Election Commission Executive Director Claire Woodall with her deputy, Paulina Gutierrez.
Howard Thompson at FOX 9 reports after Minnesota state legislators and Minneapolis council members announced a compromise on wage legislation for Uber and Lyft drivers, the ride-hailing companies are now threatening to leave Minnesota entirely.
Scott Bauer at the Associated Press reports a pair of Wisconsin wedding barns have sued the state seeking to block enactment of a new law that requires them to get liquor licenses similar to other establishments that host events.
