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Here’s what still could pass (but might not) in the final 5 days of the 2024 Minnesota legislative session
Low expectations were further lowered with Senate turmoil caused by the arrest of Nicole Mitchell.
The Glean: Latest headlines from around Minnesota
Minnesota Legislature bans book bans
Plus: Trooper Ryan Londregan pleads innocent, trial date set; Minnesota births dropped in 2023; students protest northeastern Minnesota school’s decision to ban tribal drum group from commencement; and more.
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Will Minnesota get a bonding bill in 2024? It’s all in the politics
State government borrowing requires a 60% vote, so Republican and DFL legislative leaders are working to reach an agreement in the final days of the legislative session.
DFL housing leaders call out Latz over his opposition to requiring landlords to accept housing vouchers
The provision was taken out of the larger omnibus bill on transportation, housing and labor.
Problems continue to plague the Minneapolis Community Commission on Police Oversight
As of May 9, 72 complaints have been filed against officers in 2024 and 189 cases remain in queue to be reviewed.
One loss away from the season’s end, the Minnesota Timberwolves must solve the riddle of The Joker
In Game 5 of the NBA playoffs Nikola Jokic scored 40 points, doled out 13 assists without a turnover, grabbed seven rebounds and chipped in two steals and a block.
Weekend Picks: Art-A-Whirl; The Decemberists at The Palace; A Year with Frog and Toad
Plus: History Theatre and Theater Mu’s production of “Blended 和 (Harmony): The Kim Loo Sisters”; The Awe Factor; The Little Prince; and more.
Wisconsin ratepayers, still paying off the coal plants of the past, asked for $2 billion for the gas plants of the future
Consumer and environmental advocates say the state’s lack of long-range planning requirements along with utilities’ financial incentive to “build, build, build” threaten to strand customers with obsolete infrastructure.
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Commentary and opinion
Diversity on the bench should not only be about gender and race
An ideologically skewed state Supreme Court could use at least one member looking at cases through a different ideological spectrum.
Let’s celebrate spring and its annual promise of brighter days ahead
The season can also remind us of people we’ve lost, but one powerful way to honor them is through remembrance.
Seagulls flock to St. Paul’s sea of parking lots, offering a critique of land use policy and litter
“Do they think it’s a beach? Do they know they’re here in St. Paul?” asks one observer.
A clash of priorities in Minnesota’s transportation policy
Expanding the state’s highway network while cutting greenhouse gas emissions won’t be easy, as a recent task force report shows.
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