Mint

The Legislature's budget agreement calls for a ‘Blue Ribbon Commission’ to recommend how to chop special education funding in 2028 and 2029.

Minnesota Legislature defers on specifying education cuts while sparing private schools ↗

?

Plus: Walz’s fishy visit to South Carolina; considering George Floyd's legacy; a reader dings the 'big, beautiful' bill; and more.

D.C. Memo: Trump official: court rulings on tariffs ‘little hiccups’ ↗

?

Some Minnesota schools are starting to break even and even see savings in the state’s solar grant program, which began in 2022.

Sunny with a high chance of savings ↗

?

The bill is likely to change in the Senate, where clean energy advocates and industries are pressing GOP lawmakers.

Trump budget bill would gut ‘green’ investments that have brought Minnesota $1 billion ↗

?

The Legislature and Gov. Tim Walz say they have hit upon a deal to fund the Department of Human Services for the next two years.

Minnesota’s next Human Services budget will curb nursing home, disability payments ↗

?

Yet, despite being clouded by politics, Floyd’s legacy may be one of modest reform and police accountability.

Trump administration erasing police reforms initiated in wake of George Floyd’s death ↗

?

The state was the first in the nation to make CMV screenings universal, which has led to hundreds of early detections in dozens of counties.

‘Ahead of the game’: Minnesota parents thankful for early hearing loss risk detection ↗

?

Before he was George Floyd – the movement, he was a heart-led human being who brought joy to many, according to his girlfriend and uncle.

To those closest to him, he was Perry or Floyd ↗

?

8⬆️