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The state Legislature this year approved paid break time for nursing mothers in a move that got bipartisan support and that experts call the "next frontier" for gender equity in the workplace.
Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan held a ceremonial bill signing Monday with tribal leaders and state lawmakers in honor of a bill affirming Minnesota's relationship with tribal governments.
Senators from Maine and Minnesota are introducing legislation to better promote preventative health services such as mammograms.
If you want to legally put money on your favorite Minnesota sports teams, your best bet is to drive down I-35 to Iowa. But some state lawmakers hope next session they will turn hopes of legal sports gambling in Minnesota into reality, too.
Activists vowed Wednesday to keep fighting for substantial changes to the Minneapolis Police Department, despite the defeat of a ballot initiative that would have replaced it with a reimagined public safety unit in the city where George Floyd died under an officer's knee.
The charter amendment to replace the Minneapolis Police Department went down, defeated on Tuesday.
Smokers, e-cigarette users and tobacco chewers will soon be paying more in St. Paul, and having a harder time finding a retailer.
Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Wednesday to support livestock producers hurting for lack of feeding following this year's historic drought.
"There's a thread that lines this whole document, every section, and that thread is the sanctity of human life," Rev. Ian Bethel said.
Frey says his public safety approach includes hiring community-oriented officers, investing more in programs and services beyond policing, and integrating all public safety work, including police and social and mental health services. But he declined to say that would be under one department.
Unofficial winners have been declared for all 13 of Minneapolis' City Council seats.
Incumbent Jacob Frey has been re-elected as mayor of Minneapolis.
The next round of ballot tabulation for Minneapolis' ranked-choice elections resumed Wednesday morning with many races still undecided, including the mayor's race.
Incumbent St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter is projected to hold his position for another four years after earning about 62% of the first-choice votes.
Minneapolis residents on Tuesday voted against a proposed amendment that would have removed the city's police department from the city charter and replaced it with a Department of Public Safety.
