Minnesota Nurses Association President Chris Rubesch announces the union’s 2024 “Healing Greed Agenda” at the Minnesota state Capitol on Feb. 5, 2024. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer. Minnesota News Nurses union attacks hospital executive pay after legislative defeat — and other labor news Minnesota: An easy mark After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure Suicide ticks down, remains more common in Greater Minnesota
NBC video and photojournalist Ed Ou, one of the plaintiffs, was pepper sprayed and shot with a less-lethal projectile. Photo courtesy of ACLU of Minnesota. Minnesota News Minneapolis settles lawsuit with journalists attacked by police after George Floyd’s murder Minnesota: An easy mark After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure Suicide ticks down, remains more common in Greater Minnesota
Minnesota Capitol. Photo by Minnesota House Public Information Services. Minnesota News DFL lawmakers to propose statewide sales tax hike to fund housing Minnesota: An easy mark After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure Suicide ticks down, remains more common in Greater Minnesota
Immigrants walk towards the Rio Grande to cross into Del Rio, Texas on September 23, 2021, from Ciudad Acuna, Mexico. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images. Minnesota News DFL lawmakers’ bill would make Minnesota the 13th sanctuary state Minnesota: An easy mark After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure Suicide ticks down, remains more common in Greater Minnesota
Gov. Tim Walz spoke to hunger advocates and organizers at Second Harvest Heartland in Brooklyn Park on Jan. 29, 2024. Photo by Michelle Griffith/Minnesota Reformer. Minnesota News Second Harvest aims to cut Minnesota food shelf visits in half by 2030 Minnesota: An easy mark After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure Suicide ticks down, remains more common in Greater Minnesota
The developer of the newly constructed Juliette apartment building in St. Paul included more apartments and fewer parking spaces as a result of the city eliminating minimum parking requirements. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer. Minnesota News Six housing issues to watch in the 2024 legislative session Minnesota: An easy mark After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure Suicide ticks down, remains more common in Greater Minnesota
United Auto Workers union members picket outside a Stellantis parts distribution facility in Plymouth on Sept. 26, 2023. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer. Minnesota News Why did unionization decline in Minnesota? Minnesota: An easy mark After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure Suicide ticks down, remains more common in Greater Minnesota
U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Washington Democrat and the chair of the Progressive Caucus, speaks at a press event, joining about 100 tenant advocates to call on the Federal Housing Finance Agency to bolster tenant protections and rent regulations on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023 Minnesota News Half of Minnesotans struggle to pay rent, study finds Minnesota: An easy mark After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure Suicide ticks down, remains more common in Greater Minnesota
Tax chairs Rep. Aisha Gomez, DFL-Minneapolis, (left) and Sen. Ann Rest, DFL-New Hope, congratulated each other over the tax bill on May 20, 2023. Photo by Senate Media Services. Converted to black-and-white. Minnesota News Minnesota’s tax system is the most equitable among states, report finds Minnesota: An easy mark After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure Suicide ticks down, remains more common in Greater Minnesota
Climate protestors interrupt a speech by then-candidate Joe Biden in 2019. Photo by Getty Images. Minnesota News Minnesota mental health professionals say climate concerns driving patients to depression Minnesota: An easy mark After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure Suicide ticks down, remains more common in Greater Minnesota
Iron ore at one of U.S. Steel’s Minnesota mining operations, Minntac in Mountain Iron and Keetac in Keewatin. Courtesy photo: U.S. Steel. Minnesota News Low-emissions steelmaking could be big business for Minnesota’s Iron Range, experts say Minnesota: An easy mark After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure Suicide ticks down, remains more common in Greater Minnesota
Climate-induced weather disasters include record wildfires in the West, record-setting heat waves and droughts, and aggressive hurricanes. Here, smoke plumes and hurricane clouds are visible at once. Photo courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory. Minnesota News The Topline: Remembering the year in wildfire smoke Minnesota: An easy mark After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure Suicide ticks down, remains more common in Greater Minnesota
Minneapolis teachers picketed outside Justice Page Middle School during the first day of their strike March 8, 2022. Photo by Rilyn Eischens/Minnesota Reformer Minnesota News Public-sector unions spend more on politics in Minnesota than in nearly any other state Minnesota: An easy mark After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure Suicide ticks down, remains more common in Greater Minnesota
Lynn Gevik, a psychiatric nurse practitioner at Essentia Health, speaks at a press conference announcing a union drive by hundreds of advanced practice practitioners on Nov. 28, 2023. Screenshot from Minnesota Nurses Association. Minnesota News Health care unions fight stagnant pay and rising burnout — and other labor news Minnesota: An easy mark After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure Suicide ticks down, remains more common in Greater Minnesota
Rep. Andy Smith, DFL-Rochester, takes a picture of a model of Mayo Clinic’s proposed $5 billion expansion at its flagship campus in Rochester on Nov. 28, 2023. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer. Minnesota News Mayo Clinic leaders unveil $5 billion in infrastructure investments with political leaders Minnesota: An easy mark After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure Suicide ticks down, remains more common in Greater Minnesota
Minnesota News Telework is here to stay in Minnesota, latest Census data show Minnesota: An easy mark After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure Suicide ticks down, remains more common in Greater Minnesota