Minnesota: An easy mark • Minnesota Reformer
2024年12月13日 · On this score, state government finally seems to be awakening from a stupor. Just consider the evolution at the Department of Human Services since June, when then-Reformer reporter Deena Winter asked the agency about skyrocketing growth in the number of autism treatment providers and spending in the past five years.“I don’t think we are surprised or particularly disturbed by the rate of ...
In a trial that could determine the Minnesota House majority, was …
2024年12月16日 · During the first day of a bench trial that could determine control of the Minnesota House, a key question emerged about 20 missing ballots upon which the race and the contested result now hinge: Do we know which Shakopee residents cast those missing ballots? In House District 54A, which includes Shakopee, Rep. Brad Tabke won […]
A straightforward explanation and defense of the new state flag …
2024年3月8日 · RED LAKE — In December, the State Emblems Redesign Commission, which was created by the Legislature, adopted the new Minnesota state flag.The new flag is brilliantly blue — like the sky above us and the waters around us. The color “Minnesota Blue” was chosen for the abstract shape of Minnesota as part of the new state flag.
The missing Shakopee ballots: What happened, what should have …
2024年12月2日 · Twenty absentee ballots from precinct 10 in Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota, have been making news following the Nov. 5 election. Most of the attention has been focused on the fact that each of those 20 might contain a vote in the race for House District 54A, which was decided in favor of state Rep. Brad Tabke, DFL-Shakopee, by just 14 votes.
Despite Trump’s claim, deportations likely wouldn’t ease housing …
2024年12月17日 · The mass deportations of immigrants that President-elect Donald Trump has promised aren’t likely to make a dent in the nation’s housing crisis, many experts say, despite what he and his supporters claimed during his campaign.
Plenty of blame to go around on Feeding Our Future if you're …
2024年12月12日 · Commentary Plenty of blame to go around on Feeding Our Future if you’re willing to look Department of Education has taken the hit, but how about the feds, the pandemic, and the good faith desire to feed kids?
Minnesota’s budget outlook: Smaller surplus, deficits down the …
2024年12月4日 · With a multi-billion dollar deficit looming in a few years, the divided state Legislature must decide next session whether to address the imbalance immediately, or delay potential budget cuts or tax increases until 2027. That’s the prognosis of the state’s budget agency, which released a detailed forecast on Wednesday. …
Here’s how much you need to make to live in Minnesota
2024年2月14日 · A single person in the Twin Cities metro area needs to earn $47,442 a year — about $22 an hour — to afford the basics: food, housing, health care, transportation and a cell phone. For a family of four, the parents need to earn at least $119,229 a …
Summit pipeline decision in Minnesota could come Dec. 12
2024年11月11日 · An administrative law judge report recommends that Minnesota approve a small segment of the massive Summit Carbon Solutions project that would pass through states including South Dakota and store millions of tons of carbon dioxide underground in North Dakota. A final decision from the Minnesota Public Utilities …
Minnesota cannabis agency ditches preapproval license lottery …
2024年12月11日 · Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management on Wednesday announced that it’s canceling a planned lottery for special early cannabis licenses intended to help disadvantaged entrepreneurs get a leg-up in the nascent legal marijuana market. The cancellation comes after several people filed suit alleging they were unlawfully denied, and a Ramsey County judge stayed the lottery that […]