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New Quarter-Cent Metro Sales Tax For Housing Assistance Likely To Pass Legislature
It would be would be the state’s first ongoing funding stream dedicated to housing.
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Reformer: The Child Tax Credit Would Help People Who Are In Helping Jobs
"We work full-time taking care of Minnesota’s kids, but we don’t make enough money doing it to truly afford to take care of our own kids."
Minneapolis|News|
Jaleel Stallings Objects To Plea Deal For MPD Officer Charged With Beating Him
The deal would allow the cop to avoid jail time and plead guilty to a misdemeanor.
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Reformer: A Prescription Drug Affordability Board Is Our Best Shot To Lower Drug Costs
The board would "serve as a watchdog and check the monopoly power of drug companies."
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Walz Signs Democracy For The People Act Elections Bill
Plus, Minnesota Reformer's weekly legislative roundup.
Across Minnesota, MN|News|
As Red States Pass New Abortion Restrictions, Minnesota Looks To Shed Them All
Democrats have so far rejected every amendment proposed by Republicans, which they say would be a concession to the anti-abortion movement.
Minneapolis|News|
Megatrends: 10 Trends That Will Shape Minnesota's Future
Slowing population growth, aging residents, rural depopulation and more make the list.
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Mayo Clinic Threatens To Pull Billions In Investments Over Proposed Legislation
Mayo Clinic has given state lawmakers an ultimatum over two bills that aim to increase nurse staffing and rein in healthcare costs.
Minneapolis|News|
Is The Fragile Geology Of St. Anthony Falls Imperiled?
Geologists, emergency managers plead with Legislature to fund a study of the key infrastructure under the falls.
Minneapolis|News|
Reformer: Minnesota House Has A Casual Vibe When It Comes To Voting
"Psst – I’m taking off – cover for me, wouldya?"
Across Minnesota, MN|News|
Paid Family And Medical Leave Passes Minnesota House, Heads To Senate
The bill would make Minnesota the 12th state to ensure paid parental and medical leave.
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Outspoken PFAS Critic Amara Strande Dies From Cancer
Friends wonder if the water contamination caused by 3M dumping toxic chemical waste in the East Metro contributed to her cancer diagnosis.
Minneapolis|News|
Federal Labor Board Settles With FirstService Residential Minnesota Over Anti-Union Tactics
"We flexed our muscles, and we showed them we can stand up to them. And we won,” said Kevin Borowske, a former FirstService caretaker.
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Reformer: DFL House And Senate Leadership Are Right To Be United For Fairer Corporate Taxes
"Complex tax avoidance maneuvers have no basis in economic substance."
Minneapolis|News|
Reformer: Now's The Time To Transform Transit
Recent statewide surveys show that nearly one-third of state residents would take transit if there were better access.
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University Of Minnesota Graduate Students Unionize After Decades-Long Push
The new union will represent roughly 4,100 graduate students at the Twin Cities and Duluth campuses.
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Star Tribune Lobbies Against Children's Online Safety Bill, Saying It Could Bankrupt Them
With nearly a million Minnesotans between ages 5 and 18, one violation of the bill's provisions would cost the news outlet $2.4 billion.
Minneapolis|News|
State Labor Regulators Recover Unpaid Wages For 137 Personal Care Assistants
DLI’s Labor Standards unit found the personal care assistance agencies did not correctly pay workers all they were owed.
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Bitter Pill Slipped Into The Prescription Price Gouging Bill
State senators gutted a drug price gouging bill last week in a gift to Big Pharma, advocates for the bill say.
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House Passes Massive K-12 Education Funding, Policy Package
The bill would increase education spending by 10 percent to $23 billion.
