Community
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is Hiring
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The DLI is hiring two bilingual ( Spanish, Hmong or Somali) senior labor investigators and another five senior labor investigators to work in St. Paul.
Investigative
Workday Exclusive: Major Shifts in Minnesota Prison Industries Lead to Layoffs
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Based on a tip about prison industry layoffs, Workday is revisiting central themes in our prior reporting on the Minnesota Prison Industry.
Policy
Dozens of Big Businesses Avoided Corporate Taxes in 2018
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During the first year of the Trump administration’s new tax law, 91 Fortune 500 companies didn’t pay a dime in federal income tax, according to a new study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
Community
Community Organizations Respond to the Minneapolis 2020 Budget
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CTUL and Reclaim the Block respond to the Minneapolis city budget. The 2020 budget was passed Wednesday night.
Government
Unions Say Budget Surplus Offers Opportunity for Working Families and Students
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“Heading into next year’s legislative session, lawmakers should be focused on investing in priorities that improve life for working Minnesotans and their families.”
Government
Wednesday is Public Post Office Day in Minnesota
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Gov. Tim Walz issued a proclamation last week declaring Wednesday, Nov. 27, Public Post Office Day in the state of Minnesota.
Government
AFSCME Librarians Draw Attention to the Persistence of Sexual Harassment
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“As egregious and deeply saddening as it is to experience harassment from library patrons that I’m trying to assist, I’ve been more astounded time and again by Hennepin County’s lack of foresight in anticipating and responding to this harassment.”
Government
Trafficker’s plea deal reveals construction industry ‘in distress,’ advocates say
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“We are grateful that the legal system is holding those who commit wage theft and illegal trafficking of construction workers seriously,” said Jessica Looman, the Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council’s executive director
Community
Tuesday Election Roundup: Levies, Union Backed Candidates, Women, and People of Color Win Big
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The results of Tuesday nights municipal elections saw union-backed candidates, women, and people of color surge to victory. School levies across the state were also the big winner.
Government
MN Farmers in DC to Discuss Farm Crisis, New Trade Deal
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Midwestern family farmers are in Washington, D.C., today to discuss the farm crisis and what they see as potential harm from the replacement deal for the North American Free Trade Agreement.