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On the heels of a report criticizing Amazon’s labor practices, Minnesota House rep. Emma Greenman says she will introduce legislation that would require companies to disclose worker quotas.
Minnesota requires public officials to disclose source of income, property owned, significant holding in stocks and bonds and, yes, any horse racing interests.
Amid another surge in Covid-19 cases in the Midwest, we check in with Minnesota’s high priest of pandemics to talk masking, boosters, and politics.
Federal judge plans to open two Justice & Democracy Centers to boost civic education among Minnesota students and convene citizens for public dialogue.
With all eyes trained on Minneapolis for today's election, business leaders are split on whether to remove the city’s police department as it currently exists.
The founder and CEO of St. Paul's Center for Economic Inclusion will be honored for her work to build inclusive regional economies.
Grants of $64.2 million available to small businesses across the state
A fact sheet from the Biden administration estimated Minnesota would receive $68 million to build EV chargers across the state.
Launch Minnesota also fully funded, two political wins for startup community.
There's little evidence that film and TV tax credits actually work, but lawmakers have approved a new program anyway.
GOPers blamed "Clean Cars" rules proposed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency — but was Laura Bishop a pawn in a bigger political game?
There are many reasons why bills that might pass either or both legislative chambers never get the chance. Most are political; some are procedural.
U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips says prospects iffy as GOP members focus on fraud and workforce participation.
Under the state Constitution, the Legislature’s regular session had to end Monday at Midnight. With a broad spending deal now in place, lawmakers will spend the next several weeks working out the details to meet another constitutional requirement: actually passing a two-year balanced budget before July 1.
Today Gov. Tim Walz will announce a three-step plan to lift nearly all capacity restrictions and masking requirements.
Independent state Sen. Tom Bakk and his DFL counterpart in the House, Rep. Fue Lee of Minneapolis, say they want to pass a bonding bill this year. But with two weeks to go in the session, Bakk’s committee has met just twice so far — and hasn’t passed any proposals.
Minnesota law forced Two Harbors-based Castle Danger to stop selling growlers almost two years ago. Minneapolis-based Indeed Brewing has a workaround.