Advocates and organizations serving Minnesota’s unhoused population are sounding alarm bells that “thousands of Minnesotans overcoming homelessness will return to the streets” if the Trump administration’s plans to slash federal permanent supportive housing grants come to fruition, WCCO TV reports.
Metro Transit settled a lawsuit with a skateboarder who was run over by a bus and dragged for half a block in Uptown Minneapolis for $500,000, which is the maximum under state liability laws. The settlement came more than a year and a half after the incident, and the plaintiff “argues the caps are not fair and wants lawmakers to take a closer look at how the statutes are used when someone is badly injured or killed due to alleged negligence,” Fox 9 reports.
Another candidate has entered the race for Minnesota governor, MPR News reports. “Mike Newcome filed paperwork late last week to begin building his campaign as a Forward Independence Party candidate. He said Monday that he has already put $100,000 of his own money into the effort and would likely make more sizable infusions next year.”
It’s still 2025 but 2026 State Fair organizers are wasting no time announcing the first act in next year’s Grand Stand lineup. “Weird Al” is coming to town, 5 Eyewitness News reports.
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