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In blog post, Kamala Harris urged bail fund donations for ‘front lines’ during 2020 riots
As riots shook cities across the United States in 2020, then-Sen. Kamala Harris authored a little-known blog post urging the public to help demonstrators “on the front lines” by donating to a bail fund that freed violent criminals. The blog post, which Harris published on her Medium profile on May 31, 2020, came amid riots […]
North Memorial sends warning about funding crisis at Robbinsdale hospital
ROBBINSDALE, Minn. — North Memorial Hospital's flagship location towers over Robbinsdale and North Minneapolis, treating some of the most critical patients as one of the state's few Level 1 Trauma Centers. However, after seven decades of operating in the Twin Cities, North leaders are sounding the alarm about the...
Tim Walz’s Quip on “White Guy Tacos” Sends MAGA Into Meltdown
Right-wingers are spreading another conspiracy about Minnesota Governor Tim Walz: he’s lying about liking “white guy tacos.”Kamala Harris and her running mate on Thursday posted a promotional video of them discussing food, during which Walz brought up his Midwestern palette. “I have white guy tacos,” said Walz. “What does that mean? Like, mayonnaise and tuna? What are you doing?” Harris responded jokingly. “Pretty much ground beef and cheese,” Walz said. “They said to be careful and let her know this. That black pepper is the top of the spice level in Minnesota.”Listen, I’m just not much of a spice guy. pic.twitter.com/u9yadJBMh2—...
Minnesota has highest median wage in Midwest — and other labor news
Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week: Minnesota’s strong labor market; United Steelworkers support new studies for stalled mine; Sun Country flight attendants authorize strike; Harris adopts Trump’s no-tax-on-tips idea; Walz speaks at AFSCME convention; and Trump applauds firing striking workers, which is […]
After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure
Public safety has proven to be the most difficult governing and political challenge of Gov. Tim Walz’s tenure. The pandemic fueled a spike in violent crime, while Minnesotans marched against police brutality after the murder of George Floyd. While most protested peacefully, others looted stores and set buildings on fire, including the Minneapolis Police Department’s […]
‘I Called You, Tim!’ Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Recall Time She Called To Offer Him VP Slot, Only To Be Sent to Voicemail
Vice President Kamala Harris recalled on Wednesday the time she rang Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to let him know he had been picked as her 2024 running mate, only for the call to go to voicemail. In a video published to social media on Wednesday, Harris could be seen telling...
BCA says non-public criminal records were accessible for about 2 months
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) announced it recently learned some sealed criminal records were mistakenly made accessible to the public, and the error that caused this has since been corrected. What we know. The BCA said most of the records impacted are cannabis-related records...
Minnesota weather outlook suggests warmer-than-average autumn
MINNEAPOLIS — If Friday's cloudy and cooler weather has you excited for autumn, you're not alone. The start of meteorological fall, Sept. 1, is just about two weeks away and the Climate Prediction Center just released their outlook for the season.Typically over September, October and November, the Twin Cities has an average temperature of about 49 degrees. If you remember last fall, conditions were well above average, with an average temperature of about 53 degrees. Fall of 2023 was also wetter than average around the metro, with more than 10 inches of rainfall, compared to the average of 7.21 inches.Like it or...
Gwen Walz brings influential voice to Minnesota governor’s vice presidential run
Working closely together has always come naturally to Gwen Walz and her husband, Gov. Tim Walz. In fact, at times over their 30-year marriage, it’s been unavoidable, as she told MPR News in an hour-long interview in 2019 when he started in the governor’s office. The post Gwen Walz brings influential voice to Minnesota governor’s vice presidential run appeared first on Albert Lea Tribune.
Making healthy food choices as kids return to school
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Back to school is just around the corner for kids across Minnesota, who are trying to pack in as much summer as they can before returning to the classroom. Parents obviously want them to be at their best when the school year starts, and nutritious...
CDC investigation finds viral DNA, but no live virus, in pets of mpox patients
Twelve percent of swabs taken from the fur, mouth, and anorectal area of pets living with an mpox patient tested positive for mpox virus DNA, but blood cultures showed no signs of infection, according to a new US study. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers worked with public health...
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