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Editorial Roundup: Minnesota
US News & World Report· 6 days agoMinnesota lawmakers took a commendable step forward this session, requiring state-regulated plans to cover a medical procedure vital to women’s health. The Equal& ...
Prosecutors to dismiss charges against Minnesota trooper who shot motorist Ricky Cobb
Associated Press· 2 days agoProsecutors plan to dismiss murder and manslaughter charges against a white Minnesota state trooper...
Letter to the Editor: The Minnesota legislature is fractured - Austin Daily Herald
Austin Daily Herald· 4 days agoThe last legislative session was a disaster. A bonding bill provides funds for projects that...
Police: 3 killed,including suspected gunman, in Minneapolis shooting
Marshall Independent· 4 days agoThree people, including the suspected gunman, are dead after a shooting Thursday at a Minneapolis apartment complex, police said. Two police officers were injured in the shooting in the south ...
What Minnesota lawmakers got done, didn’t get done — and how they’ll campaign on it
The Fargo Forum· 7 days agoMinnesota’s legislative session came to a chaotic close this year as Democratic-Farmer-Labor...
Pay rates for Uber and Lyft drivers now law after two-year fight
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 7 days agoAdvocates celebrated a law that sets pay minimums for Uber and Lyft drivers and provides the drivers...
EDITORIAL: For the good of Minnesota, call a special session
Post-Bulletin· 3 days agoWhile that package did fulfill some DFL priorities – including rideshare driver pay legislation,...
Good governance is not a part-time job
Minnesota Reformer via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Minnesota Legislature’s 2024 session ended in chaos. Over a cacophony of objections from Republicans in both chambers, and with just minutes to spare...
Noose used in largest mass execution in US history will be returned to a Dakota tribe
Marshall Independent· 5 days agoA noose that was used in the largest mass execution in U.S. history will be returned to a Dakota tribe, the Minnesota Historical Society announced. The society plans to repatriate ...
Rideshare driver pay bill signed into law
KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul· 7 days agoGov. Tim Walz Tuesday signed a bill that sets minimum wages for rideshare drives across Minnesota and puts to rest the specter of Uber and Lyft leaving...