Month: June 2022

A state gas tax holiday, at current gas prices would save an SUV driver filling up a 14-gallon tank approximately $4 on a $66 gas tank. The federal gas tax holiday would help the driver save approximately $2.60. …

The 201 legislative seats and the four constitutional offices on ballot will determine how much campaign rhetoric is focused on this session. …

Our plan is to travel across the state in order to provide smart, tough and detailed coverage for all users of our free site. …

PLUS: AG Ellison states that women traveling to Minnesota for abortions will not be prosecuted; St. Paul school board approves $909 Million budget; Lazzaro, an attorney representing a jailed GOP donor, says law enforcement has listened to confidential phone calls; and many other details. …

Plus Xcel Energy, Minnesota Power restoring power supply to thousands; results of a racial equity analysis on 40 Minnesota companies; Dairy Queen loses the “Blizzard” court case; and many more. …

Sometimes Minnesota entities are looking for grants and other federal monies. Sometimes they are trying to block or reverse policy changes….

After the protests across the country and calls for change following the police shooting of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd was elected to the presidency. Daunte Wright, and others, were called upon to develop a plan to decrease police violence. …

Plus: Retired executive defends decision to resign from U Board of Regents to seek top job at UMD; KARE 11 reporter won’t have to testify; South Dakota Attorney General Ravnsborg faces impeachment trial; and more….