Trump’s defense secretary nominee has close ties to Idaho …
Nov 26, 2024 · Pete Hegseth, president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Defense, has close ties to an Idaho-based Christian nationalist church that aims to turn America into a theocracy.. Hegseth is a member of a Tennessee congregation affiliated with Christ Church, a controversial congregation in Moscow, Idaho, that has become a leader in the movement to get more Christianity in the public ...
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.
Read President Abraham Lincoln's proclamation upon declaring a …
Nov 28, 2024 · Editor’s note: At the urging of magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale, President Abraham Lincoln declared an annual national holiday of Thanksgiving in 1863.
Here’s how much you need to make to live in Minnesota
Feb 14, 2024 · A single person in the Twin Cities metro area needs to earn $47,442 a year — about $22 an hour — to afford the basics: food, housing, health care, transportation and a cell phone. For a family of four, the parents need to earn at least $119,229 a …
Hennepin County attorneys say they’re strike-ready — and other …
Oct 4, 2024 · Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week: Hennepin County prosecutors on the strike path; dairy farm to pay $250,000 in back wages; Minnesota Supreme Court takes up challenge to Minneapolis teacher layoff policy; former Minnesota nurses union president Mary Turner goes national; and dockworkers suspend strike.
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 […]
Manufacturing already has made a comeback • Minnesota Reformer
Nov 13, 2024 · Employees work at a Rivian electric vehicle factory in Normal, Ill., in 2021. A historic recovery in manufacturing jobs between 2019 and 2023 was concentrated in small urban areas such as McLean County, where Normal is located, …
Cities cut red tape to turn unused office buildings into housing
Dec 3, 2024 · Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the country are trying to create more affordable housing.. Nearly a fifth of office space across the country sits empty, a record high vacancy rate that’s expected to keep growing. Seeking both to boost their economies and ease their housing shortages, cities are taking steps to encourage the conversion of unused office space into much ...
2024 Minnesota election Voter Guide - Minnesota Reformer
Go here to check your registration status. If you're not registered, don't worry, you can still register on Election Day. Here’s how. The guide includes how-tos for people who don't have documents to verify their address — someone can vouch for you — or …
Edina Realty to pay $3.5 million as part of AG settlement
Nov 19, 2024 · Edina Realty will pay $3.5 million to clients who purchased a home warranty pushed by the brokerage. The payments will come as part of a settlement with the attorney general’s office. Home Security of America, a home warranty company, paid Edina Realty to advertise its products. Edina Realty did not disclose to its clients that […]