Labor market KSTP: Minnesota’s unemployment rate stays nearly the same from May to June Red Lake Nation News: Minnesota Jobs Metrics Tick Down, but Remain High Pioneer Press: Minnesota down 3,200 net jobs in June, unemployment ticks up to 2.9% KAAL TV:...
It was the Tweet heard-round-the-world. At 5:30 pm yesterday, the local CBS affiliate, WCCO TV Channel 4 posted this on Twitter (X), Those fourteen words have generated a firestorm. The post quickly attracted a Community Note. Actually, a series of community...
The effort to eliminate homeless camps on public property, while directing the occupants to shelters and public services, continues to gain momentum across Minnesota. The city of Minneapolis just cleared out three encampments, while the Duluth City Council...
New test results show millions of students in grades 3-8 require months of additional school to catch up to pre-COVID achievement levels, according to an analysis of MAP Growth reading and math assessments by the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA). The...
As Democrats scramble to assemble a ticket following Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is putting himself out there as potential vice-presidential pick. He is making the rounds of national talk shows bragging about...
A local cause célèbre for everyone from Hollywood stars to big name politicians is generating more nationwide headlines. AlphaNews reports that former President Trump mentioned the Minnesota Freedom Fund (MFF) during his campaign rally in Charlotte, North...
Center of the American Experiment released a new report today that outlines how states can take advantage of Health Care Choice Compacts under Section 1333 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to reclaim regulatory authority over health insurance and offer better...
Minnesota appears to have hit the jackpot again in the quest for strategic resources and minerals increasingly in demand for electronics, laptops, phones, batteries and defense industry. Less than a year ago, geologists for a Canadian company announced the...
Not according to a new poll of likely voters and parents, reports Chalkboard News. The Voters Voice Poll conducted by Noble Predictive Insights in July found that over two-thirds (68 percent) of the nearly 2,300 respondents believe artificial intelligence (AI)...
The controversial nonprofit, founded in 2017 “to pay criminal bail and immigration bonds,” is back in the news. The Minneapolis Star Tribune posted on Twitter (X) yesterday, Weaponize? The current headline on the actual story is slightly less inflammatory, GOP...