Minnesota News

24
Mar
Prosecutors say Eichorn lied about access to firearms, tried to hide laptop

Prosecutors say Eichorn lied about access to firearms, tried to hide laptop

When law enforcement agents entered the apartment, they found a red bag containing $1,000 cash, an SD card, a handgun and ammunition, a laptop and a factory-reset iPhone.
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15
Dec
Minnesota: An easy mark

Minnesota: An easy mark

By J. Patrick Coolican, Minnesota Reformer Last week Gov. Tim Walz told Minnesotans that one of the drivers of the
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15
Aug
After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure

After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure

By Deena Winter, Minnesota Reformer Public safety has proven to be the most difficult governing and political challenge of Gov.
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02
Aug
Suicide ticks down, remains more common in Greater Minnesota

Suicide ticks down, remains more common in Greater Minnesota

Suicide rates are much higher in parts of greater Minnesota than they are in the Twin Cities metro. In northeast Minnesota counties like Lake and Cook, the suicide rate is three or more times higher than it is in metro counties like Hennepin, Scott or Dakota.
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02
Aug
Labor likes Gov. Tim Walz for vice president — and other labor news

Labor likes Gov. Tim Walz for vice president — and other labor news

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain told CNN that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear are his two favorites for vice president given their track records of supporting unions.
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23
Jul
Minneapolis City Council considers another $1.4 million in workers’ comp settlements with cops

Minneapolis City Council considers another $1.4 million in workers’ comp settlements with cops

By Deena Winter, Minnesota Reformer The Minneapolis City Council is poised to approve another $1.4 million in workers’ compensation
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08
Jun
Minnesota DFL agrees to legislative hearings on copper-nickel mining — and other labor news

Minnesota DFL agrees to legislative hearings on copper-nickel mining — and other labor news

By Max Nesterak, Minnesota Reformer Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news in Minnesota
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30
May
DFL Party Chair Ken Martin, Walz call for resignation of embroiled Sen. Nicole Mitchell

DFL Party Chair Ken Martin, Walz call for resignation of embroiled Sen. Nicole Mitchell

Mitchell has been embroiled in scandal ever since she was arrested in April for allegedly breaking into her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home to steal some sentimental items of her late father, including his ashes.
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24
May
This winter marked the lowest ice cover on the Great Lakes in 50 years, experts report

This winter marked the lowest ice cover on the Great Lakes in 50 years, experts report

By Kyle Davidson The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration said this year marked a record low in ice coverage on the
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24
May
Four years after George Floyd, Minnesota’s racial gaps remain stark

Four years after George Floyd, Minnesota’s racial gaps remain stark

By Christopher Ingraham Four years ago this week, Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. The event was captured
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