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Minnesota governor signs $2.6B infrastructure plan, a bipartisan success from a partisan session

Jun. 01, 2023 18:30 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz signed a $2.6 billion public infrastructure package Thursday, the largest in state history and the biggest bipartisan success of an often partisan legislative session. The two bills together use $1.5 billion in borrowing and $1.1 billion in cash to...

Editorial Roundup: Minnesota

Apr. 19, 2023 07:17 AM EDT

Minneapolis Star Tribune. April 14, 2023. Editorial: Support homeless programs that work State funding is needed to shore up these efforts. Hennepin County has made significant progress on reducing homelessness in the past few years. Avivo Village, for...

Report: U of Minnesota 'committed genocide' of Native people

Apr. 11, 2023 15:12 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The University of Minnesota should hire more Native American faculty, offer students additional financial support and give back land to atone for its historic mistreatment of the state's tribes, a report conducted through a collaboration with the school concluded Tuesday. ...

Minnesota meat processing firm accused of employing minors

Mar. 15, 2023 19:19 PM EDT

A meat processing company in Minnesota employed children as young as 13 to work in hazardous conditions, such as operating meat grinders, while they worked overnight shifts and longer hours than allowed by law, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry said Wednesday. The state...