Minnesota News 9 Feb 2024 · 7 min read Nurses union attacks hospital executive pay after legislative defeat — 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; the Minnesota Nurses Association goes after Read more
Minnesota News 9 Feb 2024 · 2 min read Minneapolis settles lawsuit with journalists attacked by police after George Floyd’s murder By J. Patrick Coolican, Minnesota Reformer The Minneapolis City Council approved a settlement Thursday with journalists attacked by police during the aftermath of the George Floyd murder. The journalists, who Read more
Minnesota News 7 Feb 2024 · 2 min read DFL lawmakers to propose statewide sales tax hike to fund housing By Madison McVan, Minnesota Reformer DULUTH — Some Democratic-Farmer-Labor lawmakers will propose a constitutional amendment that would raise the state sales tax to fund housing programs. Bill draft language would raise Read more
Minnesota News 1 Feb 2024 · 2 min read DFL lawmakers’ bill would make Minnesota the 13th sanctuary state By Deena Winter, Minnesota Reformer Nearly three dozen Democratic lawmakers have signed onto a bill that would make Minnesota a so-called sanctuary state, and supporters plan to rally around the Read more
Minnesota News 31 Jan 2024 · 2 min read Second Harvest aims to cut Minnesota food shelf visits in half by 2030 By Michelle Griffith, Minnesota Reformer Second Harvest Heartland on Monday announced a new initiative to reduce the number of food shelf visits by 50% by 2030. The state’s largest Read more
Minnesota News 31 Jan 2024 · 7 min read Six housing issues to watch in the 2024 legislative session By Madison McVan, Minnesota Reformer Last year, lawmakers in the state Legislature passed historic levels of funding — $1 billion — for housing in Minnesota. They established down payment assistance and forgivable Read more
Minnesota News 29 Jan 2024 · 5 min read Why did unionization decline in Minnesota? By Max Nesterak, Minnesota Reformer Unions are enjoying the most robust public support in nearly six decades and winning double digit pay raises for their members, yet the share of Read more
Minnesota News 29 Jan 2024 · 2 min read Half of Minnesotans struggle to pay rent, study finds Nationwide, “the number of renters living in unaffordable housing has reached an all-time high and includes households across the income spectrum and around the country. The growing shortage of units affordable to renters with the lowest incomes is only worsening the affordability crisis.” Read more
Minnesota News 9 Jan 2024 · 3 min read Minnesota’s tax system is the most equitable among states, report finds By Michelle Griffith, Minnesota Reformer Minnesota’s tax system is the most progressive among U.S. states, meaning poor households pay the least amount of taxes as a share of Read more
Minnesota News 4 Jan 2024 · 2 min read Minnesota mental health professionals say climate concerns driving patients to depression By Christopher Ingraham, Minnesota Reformer More than half of Minnesota’s mental health professionals report seeing anxiety, depression and chronic psychological distress related to climate concerns among their patients, according Read more
Minnesota News 27 Dec 2023 · 5 min read Low-emissions steelmaking could be big business for Minnesota’s Iron Range, experts say By Larissa Donovan, Minnesota Reformer The following story is the first in a series produced in a collaboration between Energy News Network and KAXE/KBXE. World leaders in Dubai recently Read more
Minnesota News 18 Dec 2023 · 3 min read The Topline: Remembering the year in wildfire smoke 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. Read more
Minnesota News 15 Dec 2023 · 5 min read Public-sector unions spend more on politics in Minnesota than in nearly any other state By Max Nesterak, Minnesota Reformer Take a seat in the Break Room, our round-up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week: public-sector unions spend big in blue states; Read more
Minnesota News 2 Dec 2023 · 7 min read Health care unions fight stagnant pay and rising burnout — 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. Essentia nurse practitioners and physician assistants file for Read more
Minnesota News 28 Nov 2023 · 4 min read Mayo Clinic leaders unveil $5 billion in infrastructure investments with political leaders Construction for the new buildings will be spread out over six years beginning in 2024 and include two new clinical buildings in downtown Rochester nearly as tall as the hospital’s 21-story Gonda building. Read more
Minnesota News 21 Sep 2023 · 2 min read Telework is here to stay in Minnesota, latest Census data show By Christopher Ingraham, Minnesota Reformer The share of Minnesotans working from home during the pandemic skyrocketed, from 6.4% in 2019 to 20.9% by 2021. There was some hope Read more
Minnesota News 24 Aug 2023 · 3 min read How Minnesota lawmakers helped stop a harmful hospital merger By Pat Garofalo, Minnesota Reformer Editor’s note: The author is not the same person as state Rep. Pat Garofalo, R-Farmington. Late last month, the Minnesota-based hospital system Fairview Health Read more
Minnesota News 23 Aug 2023 · 3 min read Where Minnesota’s worst state parks are Statewide the overwhelming majority of visitors — 82% — rated themselves as “very satisfied,” with another 14% choosing “somewhat” satisfied. Read more