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Athletes step up to support Minnesota kid who was told girls can’t play football

Athletes step up to support Minnesota kid who was told girls can’t play football

Eight-year-old Elena Easley was recently told she shouldn’t be playing football. After she told her mom what happened, they made a TikTok video looking for support that went viral.
by Sam Stroozas

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Republicans vying for open Minnesota Senate seat laud conservative values, support for Trump

Republicans vying for open Minnesota Senate seat laud conservative values, support for Trump

The pool of Republican state Senate candidates in north-central Minnesota includes some familiar names in state politics who joined the special election sprint. The GOP primary is April 15.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Shorting workers $37K nets felony wage theft conviction for contractor

Shorting workers $37K nets felony wage theft conviction for contractor

A Hennepin County judge on Wednesday found a Twin Cities painting contractor guilty of deliberately underpaying five workers. The felony wage theft conviction of Frederick Leon Newell is believed to be the first under a 2019 Minnesota law.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota Department of Health workers rally against Trump administration cuts

Minnesota Department of Health workers rally against Trump administration cuts

Members of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees rallied outside a state office building on the grounds of the State Capitol Thursday to speak out against cuts to public health programs.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Federal jobs watch: Just-released February jobs report shows few losses in Minnesota

Federal jobs watch: Just-released February jobs report shows few losses in Minnesota

The federal workforce includes nearly 34,000 jobs in Minnesota. Over 20,000 are located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ month jobs report shows a loss of 100 federal jobs through Minnesota from January to February. Surprisingly, the report showed a gain of 100 federal jobs in the Minneapolis and St. Paul metro.
by Elisabeth Gawthrop and Craig Helmstetter

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Trump administration nixes plan on disparities for Native students in Rapid City, S.D.

Trump administration nixes plan on disparities for Native students in Rapid City, S.D.

The Education Department has withdrawn from an agreement to address disparities in discipline for Native American students at a South Dakota school system, saying it was wrongly rooted in efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion. 
by The Associated Press

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