The President-elect has named Tom Vilsack to be secretary of agriculture and U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland to lead the Interior Department.
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The state’s top lawyer is taking legal action against three more Minnesota establishments that have reopened for indoor dining, despite the governor’s most recent executive order. Most restaurants in the state have been compliant, AG’s spokesman says.
Among other things, the bill will provide the state with a share of $25 billion for rental assistance. Missing, however, is any direct aid to state and city governments.
The funds are designed to serve as a stopgap measure until the federal government passes a relief bill of its own.
The news ratchets up pressure on state legislators to pass a financial relief measure.
The governor hopes to hold a special session once lawmakers reach an agreement on a new deal.
The state has a relatively non-gerrymandered legislative map. And with Minnesotans once again voting for divided government as the state heads into redistricting next year, things are likely to stay that way.
Proposal would invest $1.17 million to help about 200 businesses
A recent shakeup in the state Legislature raises questions about the future of agriculture policy in a Democratic party increasingly made up of lawmakers from the Twin Cities metro.
Storefronts throughout the metro area have installed plywood barriers over windows and doors in case of election-related fallout. Business groups seek to allay concerns.
In a conversation with TCB, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey talks police, public safety, business challenges, and Covid.
A U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that ballots received after 8 p.m. must be segregated from other ballots to allow for their removal from vote totals in the presidential election, pending further judicial review.
Where the president went, who he met, and who traveled with him before his Covid diagnosis.
Klobuchar is one of the few DFLers popular in Greater Minnesota, where Republicans have come to dominate in recent elections.
As with everything, Covid-19 has disrupted business as usual when it comes to reporting election results.
Business group says 45 companies have crossed Minneapolis off search list or are looking to leave downtown.
Dozens of chief executives have asked Minnesota legislators to pass reforms to end “unacceptable police behavior.”
Minneapolis city leaders acknowledged the community’s trauma following the police killing of George Floyd, but emphasized the need for peace.