Minnesota legislators are getting a pay bump
Plus: No Basilica Block Party this year; small-format Uptown Target to close; where we’re at in the snow standings; 10 more charged in Feeding Our Future case; a local angle on the Oscars; 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.
Minnesota bill aims at eliminating sub-minimum pay for people with disabilities
Plus: Slate profiles staffer for Rep. Ilhan Omar; Legislature looks to improve hospital staffing; MnDOT works with rural transportation providers to serve transit riders in Greater Minnesota; and more.
Starter home market is bare bones in the Twin Cities
Plus: DFLers postpone fundraiser that raised questions about money-raising rules; Thielen will part with Vikings; Eat Street Social to close; “no mow May” unpopular with Faribault city leaders; the New York Times finds Duluth again; and more.
St. Paul public works, parks and water employees authorize strike
Plus: Questions raised over Minneapolis Black expo; Stillwater prison worker assaulted by inmate; $256 million solar energy project approved in Dodge County; and more.
Reports: ‘Real possibility’ Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen leaves the team
Plus: A rule for safer bus stops; Hennepin County judge agrees to controversial plea deal; New Yorker acquires ‘In the Dark;’ a Hmong opera; longtime East St. Paul pizza joint to close; and more.
Man charged in downtown Minneapolis phone theft ring will spend years in prison
Plus: Documents show former Hennepin Sheriff Dave Hutchinson’s command staff feared for safety; governor signs executive order on gender-affirming care; Minneapolis City Council may ask legislators to take action after disruptions, threats; and more.
Minnesota Historical Society workers reach tentative first union contract deal with employer
Plus: Person of interest in Chisago County shooting dead, three victims identified; Wild snub Pride jerseys; the history of Lake Minnetonka; where to get late-night bites in the Twin Cities; and more.
Ellison launches Minnesota consumer protection probe into Kia, Hyundai theft vulnerabilities
Plus: Gov. Tim Walz signs driver’s license bill; Fairview’s chief executive endorses U proposal to takeover campus hospitals; St. Louis County judge dies while on vacation in Florida; and more.
Rural Minnesota cities like New Ulm face critical child care shortages
Plus: Documents reveal acrimony between U of M and Fairview in run-up to Fairview-Sanford merger announcement; winter storm watch encore; guv signs bill to allow undocumented immigrants driver’s licenses; 218 among most spam-associated area codes; and more.
Rochester looks to revive languishing downtown and Destination Medical Center idea
Plus: Tens of thousands of Minnesotans seek help through 988; South Dakota received nearly $14 billion in federal COVID relief but governor returned some; Twin Cities could reach top 10 status for snow later this week; and more.
Caregivers: harassment, retaliation and bullying at Minnesota Veterans Home
Plus: Rep. Michelle Fischbach won’t be sitting on the House ag committee; Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara calls for anti-theft devices on certain vehicles; U of M women’s hockey team earns the NCAA Tournament No. 2 overall seed; and more.
Authorities: 3 dead in Chisago County from apparent gunshot wounds
Plus: State lawmakers look to pass giant construction package; Walz to temporarily transfer power during medical procedure; English Springer Spaniel rescued from uncovered well in Redwood County; and more.
Teens crash stolen car off I-94 overpass bridge
Plus: Electeds calling on car companies to recall easy-to-steal cars; Gov. Tim Walz signs bill restoring voting rights to formerly incarcerated Minnesotans; viral TikTok video filmed in Minneapolis restaurant; and more.
Minnesota employers concerned over THC-‘high’ workers under proposed legal marijuana
Plus: Minneapolis Public Schools confirms cyberattack; catalytic converter theft targeted at the Capitol; “Blizzo” hits the streets; and more.
Lindsay Whalen steps down as Gopher women’s basketball coach
Plus: Prince series by Andy Warhol factors into Supreme Court fair use debate; FEC fines the Republican Party of Minnesota more than $100,000; it’s almost time to remove ice fishing houses; and more.
Bill would require financial literacy classes prior to high school graduation in Minnesota
Plus: Minneapolis Public Schools says district hit by encryption virus; DNR bald eagle loses egg; pesky potholes; new MDH database offers information on violent deaths; and more.
So long, Nice Ride: Minneapolis’ bike share program is off this year — maybe forever
Plus: Former Gov. Jesse Ventura back at the Capitol as marijuana advocate; Legislative Republicans release tax proposal, including rebate checks; transgender woman violently attacked in Minneapolis; Eureka Recycling drivers authorize strike; Minnesotan’s love of pull tabs; and more.
Target, other companies suffering billions in ‘organized retail crime’ losses
Plus: Man sentenced to 38 years in killing of Minneapolis student athlete Deshaun Hill; St. Paul school board gets an earful on school safety; 1,580 vehicles towed in Minneapolis-St. Paul in last week’s storm; and more.
Afton, Minnesota’s Jessie Diggins becomes first U.S. cross-country skier to win individual world title
Plus: Crowd expected at St. Paul schools listening session on school safety; two teenage pedestrians injured after I-35 crash; musing on northern food; and more.
Target earnings beat expectations, though profits down
Plus: New protections for the gar; more snow coming up; e-pulltabs Court of Appeals case; Monica, Rachel, Chandler, Joey, Ross and Phoebe move to Minnesota?; and more.
