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WEB3 days ago · U.S. government unveils charges against Iranians who hacked into Trump 2024 campaign BY: Ashley Murray - September 27, 2024 WASHINGTON — U.S. law enforcement on Friday announced charges against three Iranians who allegedly stole materials from former President Donald Trump’s campaign and tried to pass them to news media and Democrats in an attempt to influence the 2024 election.
Rep. Ilhan Omar wins primary election rematch against Don Samuels
WEBAug 13, 2024 · U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar staved off another primary election challenge from former Minneapolis City Councilman Don Samuels on Tuesday, according to unofficial primary election results. Omar’s win is a victory for Minneapolis progressives, as well as opponents of Israel’s war in Gaza. Pro-Israel activists successfully ousted two “Squad” members in Democratic primaries in recent months, […]
Here’s how much you need to make to live in Minnesota
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · A single person in the Twin Cities metro area needs to earn $47,442 a year — about $22 an hour — to afford the basics: food, housing, health care, transportation and a cell phone. For a family of four, the parents need to earn at least $119,229 a year — or about $28 an hour each. That’s according to the Economic Policy Institute’s ...
Here’s what you need to know about your rebate check, other …
WEBJul 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 […]
Takeaways from Gov. Tim Walz’s 2024-25 budget proposal
WEBJan 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 ...
St. Paul on the hook for $1.8 million electric fire truck after federal ...
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Minnesota’s first electric fire truck is expected to be ready for its first run in St. Paul next month, a shining $1.8 million rig that city leaders herald as a symbol of their efforts to protect the environment and workers’ health. “We’re excited to be the first in the state to invest in this state-of-the-art […]
MyPillow is getting evicted from a warehouse, but Lindell says it's …
WEBMar 26, 2024 · 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 well as bath towels, slippers, coffee and ...
Today is Primary Election day in Minnesota. Here’s how to vote.
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Government & Politics. Today is Primary Election day in Minnesota. Here’s how to vote. By: Michelle Griffith - August 13, 2024 5:00 am. A vote here sign at a polling place in Hugo in November 2020. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer. Minnesota voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in the primary election.
No charges filed after lawmaker was yanked out of Action 4 …
WEBFeb 11, 2022 · No criminal charges will be filed in a case where a Republican state lawmaker was thrown out of a political event in Blaine last month. Rep. Nolan West, R-Blaine, was booted from a caucus training event hosted by Action 4 Liberty, a right-wing group that has railed against COVID-19 restrictions and promoted people like Shakopee Republican firebrand Rep. Erik Mortensen.
Where housing is most (and least) affordable in Minnesota
WEBAug 1, 2022 · Here in Minnesota, by contrast, homes are considerably more affordable. Our statewide price-to-income ratio hovered a little bit above 4.0 in 2021, according to a Minnesota Reformer analysis of data from the National Association of Realtors and the U.S. Census Bureau. That’s led to a homeownership rate of just over 74% – the eighth highest ...