Takeaways from Gov. Tim Walz’s 2024-25 budget proposal
WEBJan 25, 2023 · Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday proposed a historic budget that gives money to working class and low-income Minnesotans, and invests in a range of government programs aimed at improving education, housing and health and child care. Walz’s budget would give checks to over 2.5 million Minnesotans, provide tax relief to some Social Security recipients ...
Longtime Twin Cities activist and journalist Mel Reeves has died at …
WEBJan 6, 2022 · Mel Reeves, a prominent Twin Cities activist and community editor at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, died Thursday after being hospitalized with COVID-19. He was 64 years old. Reeves covered police brutality, labor and social justice issues for the Spokesman-Recorder, the oldest Black-owned business in Minnesota, off and on for nearly three decades. ...
The clash of two big steel companies will help shape the future of …
WEBFeb 8, 2021 · We on the Mesabi are worried about Hibbing Taconite staying open, while Cleveland Cliffs and U.S. Steel are literally dueling over the very future of American steel production.
Results in key Minnesota House and Senate races
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Former state Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart won the DFL primary in Senate District 45, which includes Wayzata, Excelsior and Mound, according to preliminary results. The seat was vacated by DFL state Sen. Kelly Morrison, who resigned to run for Congress. The special Senate election to replace Morrison …
Crime fell in every major category in 2023, according to early data
WEBJan 18, 2024 · Minneapolis Police Department squad cars parked downtown. Photo by Chad Davis/Minnesota Reformer. Crime in Minnesota was down across the board in 2023, according to preliminary data released by the Department of Public Safety. Statewide, relative to 2022: Homicide was down 5%. Car thefts were down 8%, and carjackings 38%.
News - Minnesota Reformer
WEB6 days ago · Mark Robinson vows to stay in race for governor following CNN investigation BY: Rob Schofield, Clayton Henkel and Galen Bacharier - September 19, 2024 This is a developing story. Multiple news outlets reported Thursday that Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the North Carolina Republican Party nominee for governor in the November election, is under pressure from his party and individuals within the Trump ...
MyPillow is getting evicted from a warehouse, but Lindell says it's …
WEBMyPillow is getting evicted from one of two Shakopee warehouses it leases, but CEO Mike Lindell told the Reformer that the building has been sitting empty since last fall.. The company’s main manufacturing warehouse — about a mile away — is where all of the Minnesota company’s products are made, including the famous foam-filled pillow, as well as bath towels, slippers, coffee and ...
One year later, few charges for the arson and destruction
WEBBy: Rilyn Eischens - May 27, 2021 6:00 am. Protestors set fire to the Minneapolis Police Department Third Precinct on May 28, 2020. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer. More than 1,000 buildings were burned or damaged in Minneapolis in the days after George Floyd’s murder. Criminal charges have been filed in connection with 11 of them.
Action 4 Liberty candidates challenging Republicans across the state
WEBFeb 25, 2022 · Lisa Hanson, who is running in the new Senate District 23 seat, challenging Republican Sen. Gene Dornink. Hanson is the owner of an Albert Lea bistro. She went to jail for ignoring pandemic restrictions and refusing to shut down her place. Action 4 Liberty called her “heroic Lisa Hanson” in a post about her run.
Today is Primary Election day in Minnesota. Here’s how to vote.
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Government & Politics. Today is Primary Election day in Minnesota. Here’s how to vote. By: Michelle Griffith - August 13, 2024 5:00 am. A vote here sign at a polling place in Hugo in November 2020. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer. Minnesota voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in the primary election.