Minnesota Senate Democrats propose budget cuts amid bleak financial outlook
By Michelle Griffith and Madison McVan, Minnesota Reformer
Minnesota Senate Democrats released two-year budget targets Friday that would enact nearly
Cities and developers want state money to convert office buildings to housing, other businesses
The credit — called the “credit for conversion of underutilized buildings,” or the “CUB credit” — would apply to buildings at least 15 years old.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
