Howie: Vikings in the hot seat, Perich in the doghouse
The Vikings are dangling hope like Lucy holding the football for Charlie Brown. Perich was a turnover waiting to happen in Berkeley, costing the Gophers the W.
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Hortman's children release statement on their parents' deaths
“Hope and resilience are the enemy of fear. Our parents lived their lives with immense dedication to their fellow humans. This tragedy must become a moment for us to come together. Hold your loved ones a little closer. Love your neighbors. Treat each other with kindness and respect.”
Minnesota Legislature passes gloomy $66B budget
“The budget we are passing will fund the services Minnesotans rely on to live their daily lives, including care for people with disabilities and seniors, maintenance for roads and bridges, funding for courts and correctional facilities, and support for veterans” -- Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul
Gov. Tim Walz calls special legislative session for Monday
“The finalized bills will be conveyed to the House and Senate on Monday, June 9, 2025, and must be voted upon or passed by both bodies before 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2025,” the agreement states.
AG Ellison condemns federal raid in Minneapolis
The raid was Minnesota’s first under President Donald Trump’s Homeland Security Task Force, which he established via executive order on the first day of his second term, according to a statement from ICE, which called it a “groundbreaking criminal operation.”
Nurses demand higher staffing from Minnesota hospitals
By Max Nesterak Ericka Helling is used to being attacked on the job. She’s been bitten, slapped, kicked. “And that’s just a part of the day,” said Helling, a 27-year veteran nurse in the intensive care unit at M Health Fairview’s Southdale Hospital. She considers herself lucky.
Minnesota legislative session ends, still with a long to-do list
By Michelle Griffith A narrowly divided Legislature adjourned Monday without completing a state budget for the next two years, ending the session just as it began: with rancorous finger pointing. The session started with the Minnesota Supreme Court settling a dispute between Republicans and Democrats over control of the House,
The Topline: Tens of thousands of Minnesotans to lose health insurance
By Christopher Ingraham Welcome to The Topline, a weekly roundup of the big numbers driving the Minnesota news cycle, as well as the smaller ones that you might have missed. This week: health coverage losses due to congressional Republicans’ cuts; UnitedHealth in free fall; the young children dying to fentanyl;
Dumping costs on to local property taxpayers is a shifty way to balance the state budget
We’ve been down this road before: When the state faced deficits in the first decade of this century, the state started many of these cost shifts and reduced aid to counties and cities. As a result, property taxes increased by record high percentages that have not been matched since.
House passes housing budget, must hash out differences with Senate
By Madison McVan The Minnesota House passed a housing budget bill Tuesday, featuring funding boosts for homelessness prevention and affordable housing development, plus $100 million in bonds for financing housing developments statewide. But the Senate’s housing budget, which passed the chamber last week, is about $62 million smaller than
Q&A with new president of Education Minnesota, the state’s largest union
"Education Minnesota has been publicly defending against the attacks on diversity, equity, inclusion and the other attacks from Washington, D.C." -- Monica Byron, president of Education Minnesota
U.S. Education Department to restart defaulted student loan collections
"The Biden Administration misled borrowers: the executive branch does not have the constitutional authority to wipe debt away, nor do the loan balances simply disappear." -- U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon