Minnesota News - Howie Hanson (Page 2)

8 Apr 2024 · 3 min read

Senate passes tenants’ rights legislation; GOP senator fixates on ‘squatters’

By Madison McVan, Minnesota Reformer The Minnesota Senate passed a tenants’ rights bill Monday, including measures that would give tenants the right to organize; codify renters’ right to call emergency

4 Apr 2024 · 3 min read

Proposed child care subsidy program, school districts will not receive major funding

By Madison McVan, Minnesota Reformer A proposed child care subsidy program that would help Minnesota’s middle class is unlikely to get significant funding this legislative session. The Great Start

1 Apr 2024 · 3 min read

Fewer people died on Minnesota roads in 2023

By Christopher Ingraham, Minnesota Reformer Minnesota traffic fatalities fell by about 7% in 2023, according to preliminary data from the Department of Public Safety. The data show that after spiking

29 Mar 2024 · 7 min read

Here’s what labor policy bills will likely pass in Minnesota — and other labor news

By Max Nesterak, Minnesota Reformer Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly roundup of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week: Minnesota’s labor policy package; AG

27 Mar 2024 · 2 min read

MyPillow is getting evicted from a warehouse, but Lindell says it’s not used anymore

By Deena Winter, Minnesota Reformer MyPillow is getting evicted from one of two Shakopee warehouses it leases, but CEO Mike Lindell told the Reformer that the building has been sitting

27 Mar 2024 · 4 min read

Highlights from Walz’s state of the state: Education, infrastructure and gun control

“Tonight, I’m proud to report that the state of our state is strong, and one of the main reasons is because the kids of our state are better equipped to thrive,” Walz said.

22 Mar 2024 · 9 min read

Minnesota governor says public option won’t happen this year — 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 and beyond. This week: governor throws cold water on public

19 Mar 2024 · 4 min read

Minneapolis police chief: We may have to stop investigating property crimes

By Deena Winter, Minnesota Reformer Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara has had a relatively successful tenure since arriving in December 2022, at least by the standards of the Minneapolis

18 Mar 2024 · 4 min read

Walz proposes $226 million supplemental budget

Walz said his proposal for this year’s supplemental budget is intentionally small and will keep Minnesota on “solid fiscal footing.”

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16 Mar 2024 · 8 min read

State response to misclassification is ‘uncoordinated and inadequate’ — 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 and beyond. This week: Employers rarely penalized for misclassifying workers;

29 Feb 2024 · 5 min read

Minnesota’s fiscal outlook improves; budget agency urges caution

However, the state still faces a looming deficit — or “structural imbalance” — in future years, as spending will outpace revenue.

27 Feb 2024 · 4 min read

Lawmakers pushing for child care subsidy program

By Madison McVan, Minnesota Reformer Most Minnesota families with young children could qualify for child care assistance under a subsidy program proposed by DFL state lawmakers. If passed by the

22 Feb 2024 · 3 min read

Compromise reached on school resource officers bill

By Deena Winter, Minnesota Reformer Republican and Democratic-Farmer-Labor lawmakers appear to have struck a compromise on rules to govern cops’ use of force in Minnesota schools. DFL lawmakers have been

21 Feb 2024 · 5 min read

Minnesota Dems offer modest gun control agenda, fearing election backlash

Sen. John Marty says DFL colleagues are “scared” to consider aggressive gun control measures

19 Feb 2024 · 2 min read

More criminal suspects are shooting at Minnesota police officers, data show

By Christopher Ingraham, Minnesota Reformer Violent assaults on police officers have risen sharply in recent years, according to the comprehensive data included in the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s Uniform

12 Feb 2024 · 5 min read

ERA, Mardi Gras and apple blondies: Day 1 of the 2024 Minnesota legislative session

By Michelle Griffith, Minnesota Reformer Hundreds of advocates for gun restrictions, making Minnesota a sanctuary state and passing the Equal Rights Amendment welcomed lawmakers back to the Capitol Monday, bursting

12 Feb 2024 · 6 min read

What to watch for this 2024 Minnesota legislative session

By Michelle Griffith, Minnesota Reformer Minnesota lawmakers gavel in the 2024 legislative session on Monday, armed with a short list of priorities compared to last year’s historic session — and

10 Feb 2024 · 1 min read

Attorney general, governor to push for medical debt reform

“Medical debt isn’t like a mortgage or car loan. You apply for those. You seek them out. But you don’t apply for medical debt — you incur it because you have no other choice.” -- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison