The newbies: Get to know a few newly elected Minnesota lawmakers.
Nov 15, 2024 · Editor’s note: Over the next couple weeks, the Reformer will be introducing readers to the 22 new state House members and one new state senator. 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 …
Home heating assistance is available. Here’s how to get it.
Nov 14, 2024 · J. Patrick Coolican is Editor-in-Chief of Minnesota Reformer. Previously, he was a Capitol reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune for five years, after a Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan and time at the Las Vegas Sun, …
Summit pipeline decision in Minnesota could come Dec. 12
Nov 11, 2024 · 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 …
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 …
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 documentary “ The Fall of ...
Minneapolis Public Schools latest financial projections show …
Oct 17, 2024 · Reprinted with permission from Minneapolis Schools Voices.. Minneapolis Public Schools will use the last of its reserves and then some during next school year if it does not make substantial budget cuts or receive additional state or federal revenue.
2024 Minnesota election Voter Guide - Minnesota Reformer
Go here to check your registration status. If you're not registered, don't worry, you can still register on Election Day. Here’s how. The guide includes how-tos for people who don't have documents to verify their address — someone can vouch for you — or …
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.
Latest 2024 farm income forecast shows overall decrease from 2023
Dec 3, 2024 · Farm income is forecasted to have decreased in 2024 by 4% from 2023, largely because of a decrease in cash receipts, or the gross income, from the sale of commodity crops, according to the December update of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s farm income forecast.. Carrie Litkowski, the farm income team leader with USDA Economic Research Service, presented the latest update in a webinar ...
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 typically follow the lead of their […]