Minnesota’s unemployment numbers sank according to the seasonally focused records published for November, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) reported.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation received a striking loss of $155 million in its highway returns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, records reveal in a press release.
With Minnesota following a more cautious path in terms of the response to COVID-19, some have begun to worry whether an overdose of restrictions could actually do more harm than is being prevented.
Of Minnesota's 87 counties, two have been receiving direct appropriations from the CARES Act, while the other 85 are still waiting on the needed funds given to the state from the federal funds, according to a letter to Gov. Tim Walz from Reps. Kurt Daudt and Pat Garofalo.
Amid conversations of the Minneapolis Police Department being disbanded, Anoka County Sheriff James Stuart said many of his officers aren’t interested in being employed in the city, according to Bring Me The News.
Deputy Majority Leader Michelle Benson released a statement claiming Gov. Tim Walz's guidelines for places of worship are disrespectful to the faith communities.
Roughly 8,000 public sector employees in Minnesota are being represented in a class action suit against two labor unions for forcing them to pay union fees as a condition for unemployment.
An Anoka County resident in their 30s is reportedly in critical condition after testing positive for COVID-19 despite showing no “glaringly apparent” health conditions, according to reports.
A bill blocking political parties from collecting voters’ data unless those individuals voted for the party’s candidates was approved in the Minnesota House of Representatives.