For MPR News, Reporting by Dan Kraker and Melissa OlsonA massive new report details the University of Minnesota’s long history of abuse of the state’s indigenous people and makes recommendations, including “permanent compensation,” for improving relations between the university and 11 Minnesota tribal states. Among the troubling findings of the report are: fact (Towards Recognition and Healing Between the University and the Tribe) Concludes: The Founding Board of Trustees of the U”Committing genocide and ethnic cleansing of indigenous peoples for financial gainusing the Corporation as a shell company from which to launder land and resources.”
Who is this Renee Cooper at KSTP-TVWalking by the AT&T Tower, the latest company to announce it will exit downtown Minneapolis, Steve Kramer, the CEO of the Minneapolis Downtown Council who moved to the city in 1979, recalls bustling streets and thriving businesses. That hustle and bustle in the heart of downtown Minneapolis leaves Mostly for memory.64% of office workers have returned to downtown offices at least one day a week from remote work spurred on by the pandemic, Kramer said.As a result, the city is grappling with how to reimagine the space as companies continue to downsize or move to Suburbia…the truth The city center will not be what it used to be, but it can be re-imagined“Beginning with the conversion of approximately $92 million of the former Northstar Center East commercial building into housing,” Mayor Frey said.
Michelle Griffith of Minnesota Reformer says, Senate Majority Leader Carrie Dzidzic did not publicly announce that she had cancer before she underwent surgery to remove the tumor, along with her spleen, appendix, and uterus. away in the meantime…. The surgery was much more serious than Dzidzic revealed at the time, but. She said her doctors believed they had removed all of the cancer—they didn’t know what type it was—but she was unsure if she would make a full recovery in time to return to the Capitol in person for the remainder of her first term as Senate Majority Leader. “
this In Politico“,” Majority Whip Tom’s house On Tuesday, Emmer announced a massive $2.2 million deal in the first quarter of the 2024 cycle. The figure is part of a massive GOP fundraiser this year, led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, for Seeking to get record amounts The Republicans are working to hold on to their narrow margin in the House of Representatives next November. details: The former GOP campaign chairman funneled nearly $500,000 to the Republican National Congressional Committee. He also contributed nearly $150,000 directly to the most vulnerable incumbents in the Republican Party.”
The militants Brooks Johnson and Christopher Vondresque Report, “A pork processing plant in southern Minnesota is about to close and More than 1,000 people have been permanently laid off If a new owner for the Windom process is not found soon. The move reflects the difficult economic conditions for parts of the pork industry. HyLife Foods filed a notice with the state this week that its efforts to change course of action have been unsuccessful.”
William Bornhoft in patch He says, “Welcome to Minnesota, where peaks in the 80s and snow showers can happen in the same week. Monday, as it is Chances of snow and freezing rain. Snow likely won’t stick, if it builds up at all. But this weekend will certainly mark the end of April’s brief (but intense) heat wave.”
The WCCO-TV Story Posted by Pauline Le saysPauleen Le of WCCO spent time with University of Minnesota Horticultural Extension instructor Julie Weisenhorn at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to learn the do’s and don’ts of spring planting. Here are some common questions home gardeners may ask and Weisenhorn’s tips to help:
Q: What are some of the first steps homeowners and gardeners should take?
- Be careful not to get ahead of yourself.
- The biggest problem we see is that our yards are wet with all the melting snow!
- If your soil is wet, it is not ready for cultivation, sowing, shoveling, tilling, or even—in the case of lawns—to walk in it heavily.
- We don’t want to mess with wet soil because it can clump up easily.
- I recommend walking gently through your yard picking up sticks and branches.
- If you have dry areas, such as a south-facing slope, you can do more sooner. “
for KMSP-TV Melissa Turtinen says:“The cold and snowy weather this winter and spring delayed the start of the mosquito season this year. The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District found the first mosquito larvae in the Twin Cities metro on March 18 in 2022. Here’s a look at the previous First larval finds In the last years:
- March 18, 2021
- March 20, 2020
- April 5, 2019
- April 24, 2018.”