Minnesota’s budget forecast improves, projecting a $3.7 billion surplus by June 2025, despite concerns of a structural imbalance and caution urged by state leaders.
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A study conducted by a faculty member at the University of Minnesota Medical School and Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain has found that high school students who report using drugs, alcohol or nicotine are at higher risk for suicidal thoughts and other mental health disorders. With a team of colleagues from the U of M and Massachusetts General Hospital, Brenden Tervo-Clemmens. Ph.D., an assistant professor, developmental neuroscientist and clinical psychologist with a research focus on adolescent brain development, analyzed survey results from more than 15,000 high school students across Massachusetts and an additional independent sample of 17,000 high school…
Facing high costs, U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips lays off campaign staff, continues challenging Biden despite financial hurdles and limited PAC support.
House File 3489 attempts to clarify the legislation that prohibits a school district employee from putting a student in a restraint that restricts their breathing, ability to communicate distress or puts weight down on a student’s head, neck, throat, chest or back.
Legislative task force member accuses Met Council of ethical violations, impacting the governance review process and sparking legal debates.
After a “transformational” session last year, DFL legislative leaders are taking a cautious approach.
The chair of Minnesota’s Senate Commerce Committee wants to allow grocery stores to sell strong beer — but not wine — with municipality’s permission.
Minnesota’s presidential primary brings a unique challenge for voters: a loss of privacy in declaring party preference.
When Rep. Frank Hornstein proposed creating a task force to look at how to change the structure and makeup of the Met Council, he was aware of the skepticism that often greets task forces, work groups and blue-ribbon commissions. The Met Council itself had already undergone the scrutiny of each of those variations and none resulted in substantive changes in how the regional transit, planning and wastewater treatment agency operates. Why would this task force do anything different? “In my faith we start the Passover Seder with a question: ‘Why is this night different from all other nights?’” the Minneapolis DFLer told his…
The Minnesota congressman’s vote tally appears to meet the threshold his campaign set ahead of the first Democratic primary.