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The incoming president of the University of Minnesota will make just over a million dollars in her first year on the job. Rebecca Cunningham's contract was approved unanimously by the U's Regents Friday. And how much should rideshare drivers get paid? That's been a subject of debate this week in Minneapolis, and there’s now new data to consider.
A federal judge has dismissed a wrongful death suit by the mother of a man killed by Brooklyn Center police. And after fierce testimony, state lawmakers decided to table a bill transferring land from the White Earth State Forest to the White Earth Nation.
Minnesota's Office of Cannabis Management proposed new legislation Thursday that aims to incorporate greater social equity to the state's approach to legalizing cannabis. And the Minneapolis City Council and mayor are at odds over an ordinance passed Thursday to boost pay and worker protections for rideshare drivers.
First responders in Murray County in southwest Minnesota can now have an extra set of eyes and ears with them during a crisis. And the Minneapolis City Council will consider a policy Thursday that would boost pay and benefits for rideshare drivers in the city.
Minnesota Congressman Dean Phillips ended his campaign against Pres. Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday, one day after poor showings in Super Tuesday states. And a Minnesota House Elections committee Wednesday advanced a state-level voting rights act.
Former Republican President Donald Trump and current Democratic President Joe Biden won their respective party primaries on Tuesday. And Minnesota 3rd District DFL Rep. Dean Phillips struggled to gain support in his home state during Super Tuesday voting.
St. Paul teachers and the district say they've reached a tentative contract agreement Tuesday afternoon. This likely averts a strike planned for next week. And around one thousand workers from several nursing homes across the state went on strike Tuesday.
Today is primary election day in Minnesota and more than a dozen other Super Tuesday states. Plus, around 4,000 janitors are starting the second day of a three-day strike over pay and retirement benefits.
The final update before Super Tuesday of early presidential primary voting shows more than 88,000 ballots are in so far in Minnesota. And about a hundred janitors joined a picket line Monday morning outside of Ameriprise headquarters in downtown Minneapolis, as workers who clean more than a hundred buildings across the Twin Cities started a three-day strike.
More than 4,000 office janitors across the Twin Cities are on strike Monday. Their push for wage increases and affordable health care follows recent wins for retail janitors. And officials say a large grass fire near Waseca is now under control.