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Howie: What Duluth is really asking for in St. Paul this year
Duluth and St. Louis County are not asking for luxury investments. They are asking for help maintaining systems — water treatment plants, shoreline protection, waste management infrastructure — whose costs exceed what local taxpayers alone can reasonably sustain.
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City of Duluth labor deals collide with 1% growth, squeezing the 2027 budget
All seven city employee labor agreements were approved after Mayor Roger Reinert took office in January 2024.
My latest book: Minnesota 2050
Minnesota will not stumble into the future by accident. The forces shaping the state’s next 25 years are already visible— demographics that no longer replenish evenly, an economy increasingly anchored by health care, housing that determines who can work where, climate pressure that moves people quietly, and institutions built
Duluth searches for budget ‘bloat,’ but labor costs dominate projected shortfall
The city cannot eliminate a multimillion-dollar structural deficit without confronting employee costs, service levels or taxes. That is where the money is — and where the difficult decisions will be.
Howie: The Monsters have unfinished business
Willie Howard, the former NFL linebacker recently named the Monsters’ senior consultant, understands that the AF1 carries responsibilities beyond winning. Most of its players are still chasing something. They need film, exposure and an opportunity to demonstrate that they can play professionally.
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NCHC’s new 10-team race starts with Denver on top — but barely
The defending national champion Pioneers have the deepest talent pool, Minnesota Duluth returns college hockey’s best player in forward Max Plante and Miami is positioned to make the league’s biggest jump.
Eau Claire forward Mack Diggins commits to Bulldogs
Diggins to play major-junior next season with the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League before enrolling at UMD.
City of Duluth labor deals collide with 1% growth, squeezing the 2027 budget
All seven city employee labor agreements were approved after Mayor Roger Reinert took office in January 2024.
Cloquet football brings experienced core into 2026 after late-season improvement
There is little mystery surrounding Cloquet’s path to improvement. The Lumberjacks must replace more than half of last season’s rushing production, develop a more productive passing game and avoid another slow start.