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
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,
Blunts, beverages and a Bong-O-Matic: Minnesotans enjoy cannabis freedom
“I’ve been waiting 55 years for this,” said Gary Cardinal Sr., who sat on the patio of Midway Saloon in St. Paul, listening to a band cover Bob Marley and offering other patrons the chance to use his “Bong-O-Matic."
Minnesota tribe makes history with state’s first legal marijuana sale
Red Lake’s NativeCare is the only legal recreational marijuana dispensary in Minnesota, as state officials have yet to establish a licensing system. That gives tribes at least a year’s headstart in the Green Rush to stake a claim of what’s projected to be a $1.5 billion industry.
Minnesota among states with highest average household income, highest racial inequality
By Madison McVan, Minnesota Reformer
Good news: Minnesota’s average income is in the top ten of U.S. states.
States, cities turn to community organizations to battle wage theft
Wage theft, which can include not paying workers minimum wage, misclassifying workers as independent contractors or as management to avoid paying overtime and taking tips meant for employees, is a $50 billion problem for U.S. workers.
Minnesota is the Midwest leader on electric vehicles, report says
By Christopher Ingraham, Minnesota Reformer
Minnesota is the Midwestern leader on policies encouraging the widespread use of electric vehicles, according
Minnesota to receive over $650 million to expand broadband access
By Michelle Griffith, Minnesota Reformer
Minnesota will receive over $650 million to expand access to broadband thanks to the federal
The Easter eggs: The good stuff the Legislature passed you may not have heard about
The Legislature approved a measure in the education funding bill allowing a school board to renew a 10-year levy once if the amount is the same.
