Plus: Bally Sports North has lost an estimated 1.7 million subscribers in the last decade; some of the furniture at the U of M was built by prison labor; “The Defeat of Jesse James” is coming to a stage near you; and more.
Democrats have some significant differences to sort out on climate policy and spending. But they agree on directing cash into a smorgasbord of rebates, tax incentives and grants for climate technology.
Amid PFAS fears, oversimplified warnings could discourage residents from consuming a food central to Ojibwe lifeways.
Plus: UnitedHealth says it’s dialing back some requirements for “prior authorizations”; new evidence presented in Tony Lazzaro’s trial; sites being considered for the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct; and more.
Plus: Fargo concert promoter faces criticism for booking Har Mar Superstar; one Minnesota baker among James Beard finalists; Triple Rock sign now lives in Vegas; and more.
The controversy is raising questions about who holds power in City Hall and what will become of the city’s Racial Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Department.
A recent policy change in Minnesota promotes quick evaluations and care for people with substance use disorders. But because of gaps riddling rural treatment systems nationwide, the promise of swift care isn’t reaching rural Minnesotans.
Under a deal announced Tuesday at the Minnesota Legislature, Xcel said it would increase a yearly payment from $2.5 million to $10 million, a hike that Prairie Island leaders said would bring benefits to the tribe more in line with the tax revenue that nearby local governments like Red Wing get.
A person found with 100 or more pills would be charged with first-degree possession, 50 or more would be a second-degree charge and 25 a third-degree charge.
The proposed quarter-cent sales tax would raise around $200 million a year with the money being sent in three directions: seven counties, cities and a state rental assistance program.
Plus: City of Falcon Heights considering policing options; rain/snow mix expected late this week in southern half of the state; former Viking Eric Kendricks says goodbye to Minnesota; and more.
Plus: Changes in water temperature following Xcel Monticello nuclear plant power down kill fish; chef Justin Sutherland to open sandwich shop in St. Paul; It’s Greek to Me closes; Minnesota case against e-cigarette maker Juul opens; and more.
Despite setbacks, the mining industry has not given up hopes of establishing a new era of mining in the state to extract nickel, copper, cobalt and perhaps other metals, incentivized by the prospects the United States will need more of these materials to shift to clean energy and a greener economy.
The Minnesota Department of Health has weighed in on many of the proposed programs, which cover areas from funding patient care to COVID responses, research and increasing access to various health care services.
Educators in high-needs schools licensed through alternative pathways could be pulled out of the classroom — and forced to do training all over again.
Plus: MSP-to-Tokyo direct flights resume; possible snow coming this week; YETI stores coming to the Galleria; and more.
Plus: Gordy’s Hi-Hat open for the season; on ‘Face the Nation,’ Kashkari says banking system is sound; new baby eaglet in DNR eagle cam nest; and more.
The Department of Human Services has proposed an additional $45 million for behavioral health services that would help address stark racial disparities in the opioid crisis.
Such rideshare and delivery fees are among a series of taxes moving through the House Transportation Committee to supplement traditional sources of money that pay for roads: gasoline taxes, tab fees, sales taxes on car parts and special transportation sales taxes.
Plus: Interest high in Minneapolis police oversight commission; MSP reports just a trace of snow cover; Project Prom giving away dresses; and more.
