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The Minnesota Reformer is an independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to keeping Minnesotans informed and unearthing stories other outlets can’t or won’t tell. We’re in the halls of government tracking what elected officials are up to — and monitoring the powerful forces trying to influence them. But we’re also on the streets, at the bars […]
A mammoth may be hiding below a North Dakota garage
Aug 29, 2024 · Grid lines were laid out for a potential fossil dig at a home in northwest North Dakota. Mammoth teeth were found 1988 while preparing the site for the construction of the garage at the right. Photo courtesy of the North Dakota Geological Survey. Some mammoth bones have been gnawing at North Dakota State Geologist Ed Murphy for more than 35 years.
MyPillow is getting evicted from a warehouse, but Lindell says it's …
MyPillow 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 …
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Oct 10, 2024 · BY: Madison McVan - October 9, 2024. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency fined American Crystal Sugar $12,315 for violating its air emissions permit at a sugar processing plant in Moorhead. The fine against the state’s largest sugar company comes at the start of the 2024 harvest season. Because American Crystal Sugar is a co-op, the fine ...
Q&A with Leigh Finke, who could be Minnesota’s first out trans …
Jun 28, 2022 · Q&A with Leigh Finke, who could be Minnesota’s first out trans lawmaker. Leigh Finke is running to represent parts of St. Paul, Lauderdale, Falcon Heights, and Roseville in the August DFL primary. Photo by Colleen Connolly/Minnesota Reformer. Leigh Finke has worked in politics and activism for years — volunteering for campaigns, organizing ...
The clash of two big steel companies will help shape the future of …
Feb 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.
What’s in Minnesota’s 2023 education bill • Minnesota Reformer
Jun 2, 2023 · The Minnesota Legislature during the 2023 session passed a sweeping education bill that boosted public spending for schools by nearly $2.3 billion. Gov. Tim Walz, a former teacher, has advocated for more school funding since the beginning of his tenure, but he was mostly stymied under a divided government. Education advocates, the state’s teachers’ union […]
Here’s what you need to know about your rebate check, other …
Jul 11, 2023 · The Legislature passed multiple measures this year to give money back to Minnesotans, the first of which is set to go out in a few months. The Department of Revenue provided an update this week with some key details. Lawmakers passed a broad tax rebate for most filers; a new child tax credit and expanded […]
Data show racial bias in reporting from popular Twin Cities crime …
Jan 25, 2021 · An analysis of five months of posts from the popular network reveals a disregard for accuracy, including a significant over-representation of Black people as perpetrators of crime. The errors consistently reinforce a political worldview that favors police and the perception that the Twin Cities are overrun by violent criminals — a disproportionate number …
Takeaways from Gov. Tim Walz’s 2024-25 budget proposal
Jan 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 ...