A straightforward explanation and defense of the new state flag …
Mar 8, 2024 · 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.
I watched ‘The Fall of Minneapolis’ so you don’t have to
Jan 11, 2024 · I never thought the prosecution of Derek Chauvin would be a slam dunk. Cops rarely get charged with, much less convicted of, crimes, and the fact that George Floyd had health problems and drugs in his system when he died was sure to be used by the defense at trial, as I wrote a few weeks before the murder trial began.. Alpha News Reporter Liz Collin, in her …
Here’s how much you need to make to live in Minnesota
Feb 14, 2024 · 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 …
New renters’ protections take effect in 2024 - Minnesota Reformer
Jan 4, 2024 · As of Jan. 1, landlords must give renters 14 days’ notice before filing an eviction; include all required fees in the advertised rent; ensure units maintain a temperature of at least 68 degrees during the winter; and provide tenants 24 hours’ notice before entering a unit. All evictions will be removed from a tenant’s record […]
The newbies: Get to know a few newly elected Minnesota lawmakers
Nov 21, 2024 · Voters on Nov. 5 elected 22 new members of the Minnesota House, including 14 freshmen Republicans and eight new Democratic-Farmer-Labor members. The Minnesota House is split evenly between Democrats and Republicans 67-67, meaning that each new member can wield considerable influence not typically seen among freshman legislators. New members …
Task force recommends decriminalizing shrooms • Minnesota …
Oct 9, 2024 · A task force created by the Minnesota Legislature has recommended the state decriminalize the use of psychedelic mushrooms, but stopped short of supporting full legalization for personal use. The Psychedelic Medicine Task Force was created to survey the research on potential therapeutic uses of hallucinogens like LSD, MDMA and psilocybin mushrooms, and …
Minnesota minimum wage to rise to $11.13 per hour, a 26
Aug 26, 2024 · Minimum wage workers in Minnesota will get the biggest pay bump in years in 2025 as a result of Democratic lawmakers eliminating the state’s wage tiers and raising the limit on inflation adjustments. The state currently has two hourly minimum wages: $10.85 for workers at large businesses (with revenues greater than $500,000) and $8.85 for […]
Minnesota farms are consolidating and other takeaways from the …
Feb 14, 2024 · The number of Minnesota farms is shrinking, and surviving farms are getting bigger and bigger, according to Census of Agriculture data released this week. The Census of Agriculture is conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture every five years, providing detailed data on the country’s farming and livestock industries. Until Tuesday, the most recent …
What to watch for this 2024 Minnesota legislative session
Feb 12, 2024 · 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 carrying a far smaller pot of money. Democratic-Farmer-Labor legislators, who control both the House and Senate with narrow majorities, last year passed most of their progressive priorities — many years […]
These 9 companies (and counting) aim to replace Uber and Lyft in …
Apr 5, 2024 · Uber leaving the Twin Cities metro and Lyft leaving Minneapolis promises a unique opportunity for startup ride-hail companies: access to thousands of drivers and hundreds of thousands of customers without competition from the duopoly that decimated the taxi industry. At least 10 companies are racing to launch operations in Minneapolis by May 1, when Uber […]