In a trial that could determine the Minnesota House majority, was …
Dec 16, 2024 · During the first day of a bench trial that could determine control of the Minnesota House, a key question emerged about 20 missing ballots upon which the race and the contested result now hinge: Do we know which Shakopee residents cast those missing ballots? In House District 54A, which includes Shakopee, Rep. Brad Tabke won […]
Rep. Brad Tabke appears to have the votes. Now a judge will …
Dec 17, 2024 · Rep. Brad Tabke, DFL-Shakopee, could be one step closer to definitively winning his reelection bid after a Shakopee trial concluded Tuesday, and six of the 20 voters whose ballots were lost testified that they voted to reelect the Shakopee representative. At issue are the 20 missing absentee ballots cast by Shakopee residents in mid-October in […]
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.
Minnesota’s budget outlook: Smaller surplus, deficits down the …
Dec 4, 2024 · With a multi-billion dollar deficit looming in a few years, the divided state Legislature must decide next session whether to address the imbalance immediately, or delay potential budget cuts or tax increases until 2027. That’s the prognosis of the state’s budget agency, which released a detailed forecast on Wednesday. Budget analysts project that state lawmakers […]
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, …
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 Commission could come at its Dec. 12 …
Godless liberals? Not in Minnesota, where the religious left is a ...
Nov 4, 2024 · These days, Sharon Sayles Belton can usually be found at the entrance to Park Avenue United Methodist Church in south Minneapolis on Sunday mornings, greeting members of the congregation and ushering them to their pews. But the Sunday before the general election, the former Minneapolis mayor instead stood behind the pulpit of the church known […]
House Republicans move to hire legislator’s colleagues for legal ...
Jan 16, 2025 · Minnesota House Republicans voted to hire three lawyers from Rep. Harry Niska’s law firm to represent the chamber in a lawsuit brought by House Democrats as the two sides battle over control of the chamber. Republican members of the House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee, currently chaired by Niska, unanimously approved a resolution to …
Feds serve search warrants in autism fraud investigation
Dec 12, 2024 · Earlier this year, DHS Assistant Commissioner Natasha Merz told the Reformer that the growth of the autism program has been “pretty consistent” with other DHS programs, such as housing stabilization services, a new Medical Assistance benefit to help people with disabilities and seniors find and keep housing. (Some autism centers advertise both of those services.)
City of Minneapolis approves police reform consent decree with …
Jan 6, 2025 · The U.S. Department of Justice and the city of Minneapolis released the details of an agreement mandating reforms of the Minneapolis Police Department on Monday afternoon.. The agreement — called a consent decree — is the culmination of the federal government’s investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department following the police killing of George …