13 May 2024
Via FOX 9: The State of Minnesota has sealed more than 57,000 records of low-level cannabis crimes after the passage of the state’s marijuana law.
Christopher Ingraham at the Minnesota Reformer is reporting the city of Minneapolis can once again proceed with its 2040 housing plan after the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed an injunction against the plan issued last year by a lower court.
Becky Z. Dernbach at Sahan Journal does a deep dive into a loophole that allows Minnesota charter schools to award $132 million in outside contracts without following state anti-corruption rules.
Kirsti Marohn at MPR News has a piece on how supporters of St. Cloud State University’s music department are working to keep the department from getting the axe due to budget cuts.
Diane Sandberg at KARE 11 reports Gov. Tim Walz and economic development officials announced a new $525 million project from Polar Semiconductor in Bloomington that could create 160 local jobs.
Mary Divine at the Pioneer Press reports Viet-Hanh Winchell is believed to be the state’s first Vietnamese-American state court judge.
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