Endless helicopter noise over Minneapolis has residents on edge
WEBFeb 9, 2021 · Molly Priesmeyer has lived in the Powderhorn Park neighborhood of south Minneapolis for 20 years. She’s seen helicopters used to apprehend suspects before, but she says the helicopters have become a regular nuisance since Floyd’s death, particularly near George Floyd Square, where police largely steer clear as volunteers hold down an ...
Attorney general, lawmakers announce agenda to address …
WEBFeb 26, 2024 · Minnesota could more easily rein in corporate power if lawmakers pass a series of reforms to the state’s antitrust laws, Attorney General Keith Ellison said Monday. Ellison and some Democratic-Farmer-Labor lawmakers are advocating for policies that would grant the attorney general’s office more leeway to punish large corporations that use their market share to artificially […]
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 …
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 ...
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.
News - Minnesota Reformer
WEB5 days ago · BY: Jacob Fischler - September 9, 2024. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s early Monday statement that he would vote to legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida sent a strong signal that both major parties are moving to adopt popular marijuana reform efforts, unexpectedly elevating the issue in the presidential battle.
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.
Republican Joe Teirab to face Angie Craig in November, according …
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Republican Joe Teirab will face Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig in November after winning the primary election Tuesday, according to preliminary election results. Teirab is the son of a Sudanese immigrant. He’s a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who was both a county and federal prosecutor before running for Congress. “Huge win for (Teirab)!” U.S. Rep. […]
DFL lawmakers’ bill would make Minnesota the 13th sanctuary state
WEBFeb 1, 2024 · Nearly three dozen Democratic lawmakers have signed onto a bill that would make Minnesota a so-called sanctuary state, and supporters plan to rally around the proposal next week. Rep. Sandra Feist, DFL-New Brighton, and Sen. Omar Fateh, DFL-Minneapolis, will carry the bill. Hundreds of U.S. cities …
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 ...