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Minnesota regulators require studies along possible routes before pipeline construction near sacred site

Minnesota regulators require studies along possible routes before pipeline construction near sacred site

Members of the Public Utilities Commission revised the conditions of a permit for a gas pipeline near Pipestone National Monument, after more than a dozen tribal nations urged regulators to reverse it.
by Melissa Olson

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State Supreme Court tosses suit tied to Minneapolis teachers of color and layoffs

State Supreme Court tosses suit tied to Minneapolis teachers of color and layoffs

Minnesota’s high court on Wednesday turned aside a lawsuit alleging Minneapolis schools racially discriminate against white teachers to protect teachers of color, overturning an earlier ruling by the state appeals court.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Cookware group files lawsuit against Minnesota’s PFAS ban

Cookware group files lawsuit against Minnesota’s PFAS ban

The Cookware Sustainability Alliance filed the complaint against Katrina Kessler, the commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The complaint seeks a declaration that Amara’s Law, which went into effect on Jan. 1, is unconstitutional and unenforceable.
by Regina Medina

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Can Minnesota lawmakers find common ground on energy issues? Some think so

Can Minnesota lawmakers find common ground on energy issues? Some think so

The balance of power remains uncertain, and it’s not clear how climate actions will fare under a divided state government, but some legislators think the two parties may be able to find bipartisan agreement on some energy issues.
by Kirsti Marohn

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The overlaps and differences between the Minneapolis police federal, state consent decrees

The overlaps and differences between the Minneapolis police federal, state consent decrees

The federal consent decree formalizes many policies that the police department put in place when the world’s attention was on Minneapolis after George Floyd’s murder in 2020 that are also in the settlement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
by Matt Sepic

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Dangerous winds and fires in southern California

Dangerous winds and fires in southern California

Santa Ana winds are gusting at more than 80 mph early Wednesday combined with low relative humidity, creating elevated fire danger. Fires and smoke have spread throughout southern California.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Second trial starts in suit over St. Paul police killing

Second trial starts in suit over St. Paul police killing

In 2023, a jury awarded Kim Handy Jones $1.5 million in punitive damages plus $10 million in compensatory damages after finding St. Paul Police Officer Nathaniel Younce civilly liable for fatally shooting her son Cordale Handy.
by Matt Sepic

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