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Minnesota sees rise in reports of kids left alone at day care
Stories of kids left unsupervised by Minnesota child-care providers appear nearly every week in state investigative reports. Child-care workers in Rochester and Montrose left 2-year-olds unsupervised on playgrounds, according to documents posted in mid-July. The week before, a memo described a 3-year-old slipping through a St. Paul center's unlocked gate and walking onto University Avenue. Reports published earlier this month chronicled how a toddler and preschooler were briefly left alone in Brooklyn Park and Chaska classrooms.
Festus Tourism Commission awards about $201,000 in grants
The Festus Tourism Commission awarded 18 grants for a total of $201,408 during its latest session, providing funds for a wide range of events and activities to be held in the Twin Cities this year and next. Grants went to 10 recipients, with the Spotlight Community Theatre group receiving its...
JD Vance Privately Admits Biden Exit Was ‘Sucker Punch’ to Trump Campaign: Harris ‘Does Not Have the Same Baggage’
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance told donors on Saturday that President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 election was a “sucker punch” to the Trump-Vance campaign as Vice President Kamala Harris “does not have the same baggage.”. According to the Washington Post, Vance told donors...
Tax Court Digest: July 24, 2024
Appellants appealed correspondence from the Taxpayer Rights Advocate Office of the Commissioner (TRA) denying their request for reconsideration of an Offer in Compromise that the Collection Division of the Minnesota Department of Revenue previously denied. The Commissioner moved to dismiss appeal on the grounds that decisions of the TRA to issue or not to issue a taxpayer assistance order are final and not appealable to any court, including the tax court, under Minn. Stat. § 270C.37, subd. 6. The Tax Court agreed that the TRA decision was not appealable. Motion granted.
In long-sought change, states must consider tribal rights when crafting water rules
In the 1800s, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa joined other tribes in signing a pair of treaties with the federal government, giving up massive swaths of land in return for the creation of a reservation in eastern Minnesota. The treaties included a guarantee: Tribal members would be able to return in […]
Federated Challenge 20th anniversary raises $4.5 million for BBBS
The 2024 Federated Challenge raised a record-breaking $4,537,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters during its 20th anniversary on Sunday, July 28. This year saw the highest number of sponsors and attendees yet, with 105 incredible businesses (26 of which were new to the Federated Challenge this year) and nearly 700 generous people attending the gala to support youth mentoring in Minnesota and throughout America. “The outpouring of support for the 20th anniversary of this very special cause was simply incredible,” said Federated Insurance Chairman and...
Mosquito-spraying helicopter hit by golf ball in Anoka County
OAK GROVE, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Anoka County Sheriff's Office is looking into an incident over the weekend in which a mosquito control helicopter was hit by a golf ball. Deputies say the pilot of a Metropolitan Mosquito Control District helicopter reported the incident on Friday morning. The pilot said he was flying in the area of Refuge Golf Course in Oak Grove, Minn. when he noticed the golf ball flying at the helicopter.
Jesse Ventura Attending 7/29 WWE Raw
Jesse Ventura returns to WWE. WWE Raw emanated from St. Paul, Minnesota on July 29th, and Jesse Ventura was in attendance for the event. Triple H posted a video on social meeting with him greeting Ventura as he arrived. Triple H captioned the video "Welcome home." Ventura stated in May...
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