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Inflation Reduction Act creates thousands of union jobs in Minnesota — and other labor news
Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week: the Inflation Reduction Act’s impact on jobs two years on; what to make of the jobs numbers revision; Minnesota is No. 1 state for nurses; Kim’s will shutter shortly after union vote; and Canadian railway workers […]
AOC: Tim Walz’s Non-Weird Masculinity Is Driving Trump, Vance “Nuts”
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told Stephen Colbert on Thursday that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is driving Donald Trump and J.D. Vance “nuts.” “I think that Trump and Vance, they think they have some kind of like, monopoly over masculinity,” Ocasio-Cortez said on The Late Show. The Republican nominees have been freaking out ever since Walz first called them “weird” a few weeks ago, and have responded by desperately attacking the Minnesota governor’s son, wife, military history, and governing record. “Walz has kinda shown up—he’s a football coach, he was the head of the gay-straight alliance as the football coach,” Ocasio-Cortez...
Fly-in at Fillmore County Airport in Preston
(ABC 6 News) – There was a fly-in bright and early on Saturday morning at the Fillmore County Airport in Preston. The event was hosted by B&B Olympic Bowl, who took to Facebook later that day saying the event was a “huge success.”. Planes flew in from all...
Walz faces criticism for misleading IVF language
Republicans are jumping on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) for making misleading statements about the infertility treatment he and his wife used, accusing the vice presidential nominee of lying for political expediency. Earlier this week, would-be second lady Gwen Walz shared that she and her husband opted for intrauterine insemination (IUI) to deal with infertility,…
Wisconsin flags ordered to half-staff on Monday
Flags will fly at half-staff Monday in honor of a La Crosse area WWII POW. Gov. Evers signed Executive Order #236 Friday, ordering flags to half-staff in honor of Sgt. Jack Hohlfeld. Hohlfeld’s remains were accounted for in May of this year. After being subjected to the Bataan Death March, Sgt. Hohlfeld died on December 26, 1942, while being held captive at a POW camp in the Philippines. He was born in Vernon County and grew up in both Trempealeau and La Crosse Counties.
Friends of Drug Kickball Tournament celebrates sobriety
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Around 400 participants gathered at McQuillan Fields for some kickball. The Dodge & Olmsted County Community Corrections hosted it. It's been going on for eight years. 16 teams of treatment and recovery centers all over Southeast Minnesota participated. A couple of them were Empower Treatment Center and...
"Home sweet home", Dexter Township Fire Department welcomes new truck
MOWER COUNTY, Minn.-- A new pumper truck will be hitting the road to rescues from the Dexter Township. The Dexter Township Fire Department announced on its Facebook page it brought home the new truck on Friday. The post said after everything gets mounted and stored inside, it hopes the truck will be in service in a couple of weeks.
Trial Date Selected For Rochester Man’s Trial For Fatal Overdose
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A trial date has been set in a Rochester murder case. 43-year-old Timothy Loftus is accused of supplying a Rochester woman with the heroin and fentanyl that led to her overdose death a little over two years ago. The Rochester man is also accused of dumping the victim's body in a field east of Rochester.
After a year closed, Homestead Hospice House is working to reopen
The news came to a shock to the community when it was announced last summer the Homestead Hospice House atop the hill behind the Owatonna Hospital would be closing. But, as with most things, there is a silver lining, and the Hospice House Board asserted the closure of the facility would lead to a new opportunity. “When we got the news it was shocking, but we always hoped it would...
Steele County separating HR service from MNPrairie
After providing human resources service to the Minnesota Prairie County Alliance for nearly a decade, Steele County has opted to discontinue that partnership. Currently, the Steele County HR Department provides services to both the county and the alliance, better known as MNPrairie. Following weeks of discussion, the Steele County Board of Commissioners voted to notify MNPrairie of their decision to withdraw HR service, requiring the organization to establish its own HR department. ...
Ground Breaking for Major Rochester Project Happening Friday
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- City leaders will be on hand for a groundbreaking event Friday that marks the start of a major project in Rochester. Friday’s event comes after The Rochester City Council gave final approval Monday night on a plan to fund the nearly $100 million public works project.
Capitol Connection: Recapping the DNC
CHICAGO (CBS 58) -- This week, the biggest political story across the country, and certainly in Wisconsin, was the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. CBS 58's Emilee Fannon, A.J. Bayatpour, and Adam Rife were all a part of the team coverage in Chicago. Fannon and Bayatpour recap some of the...
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