Wolves crushed by KAT and the Knicks.
Minnesota United’s 2025 schedule is now available. SCHEDULE: https://fluence-media.co/4iIvNlH
Gov. Tim Walz hosted the Minnesota Frost for an event this week. PHOTOS: https://fluence-media.co/4fs9DkH
St. Paul Schools selected Dr. Stacie Stanley as the next Superintendent. READ: https://fluence-media.co/3DroChy
Here’s how much snow fell across the state yesterday. MAP: https://fluence-media.co/3XNW8mN
The latest Census estimates indicate Minnesota and Wisconsin could each lose a seat in Congress if current population trends hold until 2030. DATA: https://fluence-media.co/4fui6Ef
20 Trends to Watch in 2025. GALLUP: https://fluence-media.co/3DCUe3G
On Sunday Take at 9AM on WCCO Radio, Sens. Heather Gustafson and Mark Koran on addressing fraud issues in the upcoming legislative session. LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/WCCOLive
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From Sunday Take, Rep. Angie Craig on the state of the Democratic party, her political future and possibility of a Farm Bill. LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/3BxVV20
SHUTDOWN: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “A shutdown of the federal government is suddenly looming today after a bipartisan temporary spending plan appears to have fallen apart [because] President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk and a growing number of Trump’s Republican allies in Congress [rejected it]. … If a funding bill is not in place by 12:01 a.m. Saturday, nearly 17,000 Minnesotans who work for the federal government could be told not to report to work Monday. … A shutdown could have a dramatic impact on one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. TSA workers and air traffic controllers are required to work without pay, but during previous shutdowns unscheduled absences increased. … More than 300 corrections officers at four federal prisons across Minnesota [would also] be working without pay.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3DzEizc
MORE: via CBS News, VERBATIM: “House Republicans tried and failed Thursday evening to fast-track a measure to keep the government funded through a maneuver that required a two-thirds majority, pushing the government closer to a shutdown. … Dozens of Republicans voted against the measure, while only two Democrats voted in favor. The final tally was 174 in favor, 235 against. Lawmakers are now racing to avoid a government shutdown when funding runs out [tonight].” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3P7Dm7K
MCCOLLUM: via Rep. Betty McCollum, VERBATIM: “Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement: QUOTE: “President-elect Trump is responsible for the impending shutdown. We had a bipartisan agreement and a plan to keep the government open, but Elon Musk and President-elect Trump had their own idea – and it failed tonight. Time is quickly running out for Republicans to avoid a shutdown. Let’s return to the original bipartisan agreement that Democrats and Republicans from both the House and Senate agreed upon to keep the government open for the American people…And let’s remember: Congress doesn’t work for the executive branch. We work for our constituents”.
FINSTAD: via Rep. Brad Finstad, VERBATIM: “Although I would have preferred to return to regular order and fund the government through the appropriations process, this legislation would have provided much-needed relief to rural America and aid to our neighbors still suffering from the aftermath of recent natural disasters…While this short-term funding bill isn’t a perfect solution, this legislation would have kept the government open and allowed our incoming Republican majorities and Administration to deliver the conservative spending reforms that Americans voted for this past November.”
ETHANOL: via AP News, VERBATIM: “American farmers are hoping that aid to agriculture will be revived as Congress struggles to pass a short-term spending bill that would keep the federal government funded. … A one-year extension of federal farm programs, around $30 billion in economic relief and an agreement that would increase sales of a higher blend of ethanol, called E15, were part of a bipartisan deal that collapsed Wednesday. … A new House Republican version [has] dropped the ethanol provision. … The industry hopes year-round [ethanol] sales nationwide will increase its availability and support demand for corn. Jim Kanten, [the] president of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association, said it’s a critical issue in farm country.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/400Ai3A
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OVERBILL: via KARE 11, VERBATIM: “A federal grand jury indicted Evergreen Recovery owner Shawn Grygo and two of her managers in what prosecutors call a sweeping, multi-year fraud scheme to overbill taxpayer-funded Medicaid for addiction recovery services…The federal charges come in the wake of a KARE 11 investigation that revealed Evergreen clients who said they were billed for treatment sessions they didn’t attend – and former Evergreen employees describing how they were instructed to falsify records… The Evergreen indictment is part of a broader federal crackdown on Minnesota companies accused of fraudulently billing taxpayers. It began in 2022 when U. S. Attorney Andy Luger announced the first indictments in the massive Feeding Our Future scandal, accusing dozens of defendants of billing the government for meals never provided to children. Earlier this month, the FBI executed search warrants on businesses suspected of falsely billing for autism services for children. THOMPSON: “Minnesota has a problem with fraud - especially when it comes to government programs and the healthcare programs,” said Assistant U. S. Attorney Joseph Thompson, Chief of the Fraud and Public Corruption Section in Minnesota. “We’re taking steps to address them – and this case is part of those efforts.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4gp7dom
BOOKS: via KSTP, VERBATIM: “The Minnesota Department of Corrections sent out a memo in October that limited purchases to Hamilton Books, HarperCollins, and Penguin Random House. Last month, Mcmillan, Simon & Schuster and Hachette Book Group were on the list of approved vendors…Amazon and Barnes & Noble purchases, however, are not allowed. EARTHMAN: “I can’t believe this is happening,” said Brandy Earthman, describing her reaction when she learned of the change. “Why do we need to have certain vendor lists to go and get books? And certain books, a lot of books, that mostly people read while incarcerated, they can’t get them, even through the vendor list.”…She explained the restrictions make it hard for her loved ones at Rush City to get the content they need, including for worship. Reading verses from religious texts can help incarcerated individuals through hard times, according to Earthman.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3VR55xn
ST PAUL: via Pioneer Press, VERBATIM: “St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter has issued a series of rare line-item vetoes to the city budget approved last week by the city council, canceling nearly $2 million in spending. … Carter’s aim is to use that money and additional savings to preserve funding for the St. Paul Police Department, which faced cuts to overtime spending. … The seven-member council met late Thursday afternoon and voted unanimously to override each of the mayor’s five line-item vetoes. … It’s unclear, however, if the council’s override votes have sticking power under the law. … [Carter] said the city attorney’s office has determined any council action ‘would lack the force of law.’ … This is the third time Carter has issued a veto in his seven years as mayor.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/402qXIw
MORE: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter [and] Council President Mitra Jalali disagree on when the city budget is made final, a minor distinction that could have significant implications. … Carter argues the council missed Wednesday’s deadline set by the city charter to finalize the budget, so his vetoes are the final word. … But Jalali said she thinks the council beat the deadline by passing a budget Dec. 11. And she said St. Paul has until Dec. 30 to deliver a budget to the state, so the council’s overrides will stand. … [Jalali] said the mayor had given the council no indication that he intended to veto any part of the spending plan.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3VOsDTr
RESPONSES: The St. Paul mayor and city council shared opposing statements in response to the veto.
● Via St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, STATEMENT: “I acknowledge and share [the council’s] alarm about the squeeze residential property taxpayers are feeling between rising residential values and decreasing values for apartment and office buildings. [But] we cannot cut our way out of these cycles — the fact that this challenge is not unique to our city only underscores our urgent need to invest. This same concern drives my conviction that right now is a poor time to disinvest in public safety, downtown revitalization, and public infrastructure.”
● Via St. Paul City Council, STATEMENT: “The Council voted to override five line-item vetoes issued by Mayor Carter and upheld its 2025 budget. … This Council action finalizes the 2025 budget ahead of the Dec. 30 deadline under state law and brings the months-long annual city budget process to a close. The Council looks forward to moving ahead with the Administration to implement critical investments citywide into 2025.”
NONPROFITS: via KSTP, VERBATIM: “The Minnesota Legislature has increasingly relied on sending money to nonprofit organizations to help carry out initiatives, [but] along with that new reliance comes uncertainty and accountability questions regarding how the money is spent. … Now that they have a share of power in a tied Minnesota House, the GOP caucus plans a new focus on accountability and timely reports from nonprofits. … House Republicans have a running list of nonprofits that are nearly a year overdue in filing reports about how they’ve spent grant money. … DEMUTH: ‘Why should we be continuing to allocate tax dollars to these organizations when they’re not willing to come back and give us the information that was asked for?’ Rep. Lisa Demuth asked in an interview.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4fAXsCs
SESSION: Via St. Cloud Live, House GOP Leader Lisa Demuth, DFL Sen. Aric Putnam, GOP Sen. Jeff Howe, GOP Rep. Bernie Perryman, DFL Rep. Dan Wolgamott and GOP Rep. Tim O’Driscoll participated in a legislative panel hosted by the St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce this week. The St. Cloud-area lawmakers discussed their expectations for the upcoming legislative session. They all agreed bipartisanship will be key, as explained by Rep. O’Driscoll. O’DRISCOLL: “This session is going to be rough and bumpy, but everything that gets past this session will be bipartisan — it has to be.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3VPTWga
POWERGRID: via an MREA press release, VERBATIM: “The latest report from the organization monitoring the [power] grid’s reliability warns of potential electricity shortages. The Minnesota Rural Electric Association is highlighting the latest report by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) that identifies this region, which includes Minnesota, as ‘likely to experience a shortfall in electricity supplies at the peak of an average summer or winter season.’ … [This] region is the only one of 11 regions that have a ranking of a ‘high’ risk assessment. … The report identifies new generation as being ‘insufficient to make up for generator retirements and load growth.’” REPORT: https://fluence-media.co/3BFcqJs
WALZ: via WCCO Radio, VERBATIM: “Gov. Tim Walz is addressing a so-called ‘rift’ between him and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. … The governor [denied] any possible issues during an interview…[and] said he didn't know anything about further reports that he was upset that Flanagan had tapped into his gubernatorial campaign fund.” QUOTE: “[The] lieutenant governor and I have worked together for many years. We're transitioning back after a national campaign, and we're just taking a look at, again, how do we approach this job to cover more ground? … If the lieutenant governor's doing an event in Bloomington, it might make sense for me to be in Duluth.” READ/LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/3P8LyEZ
MORE: Star Tribune’s Rochelle Olson noted that an invitation to a January fundraising event supporting Gov. Tim Walz mentions his wife Gwen Walz will attend, but not Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. The invitation also specifies that it is “paid for by Tim Walz for Governor.” Tickets start at $2,000. SEE: https://fluence-media.co/3ZDwxzO
ICYMI: Yesterday’s morning take had extensive coverage and analysis of an alleged falling out between Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. SEE: https://fluence-media.co/3ZZ0QSO
NEW LAWS: via a Senate DFL press release, VERBATIM: “On January 1, 2025, several new laws will go into effect that advance consumer rights and promote a more transparent and fair marketplace. … Consumer protection laws taking effect on January 1, 2025 include:
Ticket Transparency: Ticket sellers will be required to show the true cost of a ticket, including any mandatory fees, throughout the purchase process. … The law also regulates the use of bots and bans resale sites from pretending to be original sellers.
Click to Cancel: Minnesota consumers will have an easier time unsubscribing from monthly [payments]. The law requires notice of enrollment in an automatic renewal as well as the right to terminate, the right to cancel memberships at any time, and more.
Aerosol Dusters: Retailers will be prohibited from selling more than 3 aerosol dusters containing difluoroethane (DFE) through same day pick up or delivery. The spray cans are intended for cleaning…but when ingested produce an intense and highly addictive high.
Student Loan Borrower Registration Requirements: Student loan lenders with Minnesotan clients will be required to register with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and report information about their services to help build transparency and accountability in this sector.”
MORE: Via Star Tribune, several other new laws will also go into effect on Jan. 1 in Minnesota. VERBATIM: “Guns with binary triggers, or firearms that allow a person to shoot once with the pull of a trigger and another once it’s released, will be prohibited. … Employers must include the starting salary range or fixed pay rate in job postings at the beginning of the year, but only if they have 30 or more employees. … Landlords are now prohibited from retaliating against residents who want to establish a tenants’ rights association.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4fscfz1
MIN WAGE: via a DLI press release, VERBATIM: “Minnesota's minimum-wage rates will be adjusted for inflation Jan. 1, 2025, to $11.13 an hour for all employers, including large employers, small employers, youth and J-1 visa wages for hotels, motels and lodging establishments. The law still allows for a 90-day training wage for workers under age 20. The current hourly training wage, $8.85, will increase to $9.08. … The state minimum-wage rates will not apply to work performed in the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, which have higher minimum-wage rates.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4fsRRxT
AUDIT: via an OSA press release, VERBATIM: “The Office of the State Auditor (OSA) released the 2022 Minnesota County Finances Report today. Minnesota county finances remained stable in 2022, aided by federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. … In 2022, county revenues increased by 5% and expenditures increased by 6.1%. The largest sources of revenue were taxes, state grants, and federal grants, making up 86% of total county income. The largest sources of expenditures were human services, general government, streets and highways, and public safety, accounting for 81.5% of all county spending. … Over the past decade, county revenues rose 49.5%, and expenditures grew by 44.1%.” REPORT: https://fluence-media.co/49LkCoi
UMN: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “The festivities celebrating the University of Minnesota’s new president cost nearly twice as much as her predecessor’s inauguration that drew criticism in 2019 for being too pricey, according to newly obtained data. … Rebecca Cunningham’s Sept. 18 inauguration ceremony followed by a Northrop Mall celebration cost a total of $272,700 — about $3,300 over the high-end budget estimate. … Her predecessor, Joan Gabel, was installed in September 2019 at an event costing about $150,000.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/49Lpdqy
LISTENING, LEARNING AND REDEFINING INDIGENOUS PARTNERSHIPS: “We want to build partnerships with Indigenous Nations. We continue to listen to and learn from Indigenous leaders and communities, and that’s informing how we engage communities in B.C. and across North America,” said CEO Greg Ebel of Enbridge’s approach to be the “first-choice partner” for Indigenous Nations interested in pursuing energy infrastructure opportunities. READ MORE: https://fluence-media.co/3Yht20R (SPONSORED: Enbridge)
DEPORTATIONS: via MPR News, VERBATIM: “President-elect Donald Trump promised that he would carry out the largest deportation effort in American history and impose other restrictive immigration policies once he takes office. … In response, Minnesota immigrant rights groups say while they want to avoid evoking fear in their communities, they’re finding ways to stay prepared. The Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee, or MIRAC, is…hosting what they call an ‘immigration raid response training’ on Jan. 4 aimed at people who are not immigrants but are concerned about their coworkers, neighbors, friends and family members who might be impacted.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3ZMDtKZ
ENERGY: via MinnPost, VERBATIM: “The cost of new energy-efficient home appliances, plug-in electric vehicles and maybe even electricity itself could increase for Minnesotans next year if President-elect Donald Trump [fulfills] promises to scale back or end popular clean energy incentives passed during President Joe Biden’s term. Thousands of jobs in the state’s booming clean energy sector could be at risk, too. Since 2021, Minnesota has secured at least $12.2 billion in federal award money for [green] projects. … Employment in Minnesota’s clean vehicle sector grew by 13% in 2023, led by a 14.4% jump in jobs related to electric vehicles.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/41IrRes
POT: via MinnPost’s Peter Callaghan, VERBATIM: “In today's response brief to court filings, [the] Office of Cannabis Management agrees that the Ramsey [County] court lacked authority to stop a social equity license lottery last month. But because that lottery has been cancelled, OCM asks that appeals be dismissed.” EXCERPT: “OCM nevertheless requests that this Court grant the writ of prohibition to provide all parties with clarity on the appropriate forum for litigating OCM licensing decisions. OCM will be conducting a new round of licensing approvals, likely including a lottery, in the Spring. … OCM remains concerned that future applicants denied licenses will adopt the same improper tactic in future licensing rounds; rush to district court, incorrectly claim jurisdiction, and gum up the lottery process.” TWEETS: https://fluence-media.co/4a3TAc1
HOUSING: via a Sen. Tina Smith press release, VERBATIM: “U.S. Senators Tina Smith [and] Amy Klobuchar (both D-MN) announced over $20 million in federal funding for the Minnesota Housing Partnership (MHP) to preserve affordable housing in manufactured housing communities and support Tribal communities across the Upper Midwest. This funding, awarded through the Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) grants, will ensure long-term housing affordability, infrastructure improvements, and community redevelopment. … The funding will directly impact resident-owned communities in Moorhead, Fairmont, Fridley, and Worthington in Minnesota and Tribal Nations across the state will benefit from investments aimed at addressing disparities in housing affordability and access.”
BODYCAMS: via KARE 11, VERBATIM: “The Minnesota Department of Corrections launched a pilot program this month to equip corrections officers with roughly 800 body-worn cameras inside three state prisons, as part of an effort that has been years in the making. According to Commissioner Paul Schnell, officers in the Lino Lakes, Stillwater and Shakopee facilities are participating in the program. … Body-worn cameras are not utilized as widely in prisons as they are by general law enforcement agencies on the streets, but they're becoming more common in correctional settings.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4gLbvGs
PERMITTING REFORM FOR RESPONSIBLE INDUSTRIES: Jobs for Minnesotans is committed to advancing responsible industrial projects through a predictable, timely and transparent permitting process. Broad permitting reform for all responsible industries is essential to strengthening Minnesota’s communities and advancing our state’s clean energy future. (SPONSORED: Jobs for Minnesotans)
HELIUM: via MPR News, VERBATIM: “Minnesota is scrambling to figure out how to regulate a potential new industry — one discovered by accident — that is both extremely valuable and in demand. In 2011, miners stumbled upon a helium gas deposit near Babbit in northeast Minnesota. In 2021, Pulsar Helium licensed the area. In February, exploratory boring revealed the highest concentration by magnitude deposit of helium in the world. … The deposit could prove to be a profitable discovery for the region. Commercial exploration could start in the next 12 to 18 months, according to the state project timeline.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4frBz8f
MINING: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating U.S. Steel’s taconite mine, Keetac, for repeatedly releasing a [wild] rice-killing pollutant into surface waters. The mine and tailings site in Keewatin broke sulfate limits set in two wastewater permits 299 times between 2019 and 2022, the EPA alleged in a May notice that only recently was publicly revealed. The agency could eventually impose fines, but the notice of violation it sent to U.S. Steel is not a final decision.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3DzOest
WATER: via a BWSR press release, VERBATIM: “The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) approved approximately $8.2 million in Clean Water Fund (CWF) grants today to improve water quality in streams, lakes and groundwater across the state. Most of the grant funding is allocated for voluntary conservation projects across Minnesota, including funding for projects that focus on improving and protecting drinking water. … The $8.2 million will fund 34 grants.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3VP3qsl
CO-OPS: via an MDA press release, VERBATIM: “The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting applications for funding to support the development of agricultural cooperatives in the state. … The MDA will award approximately $160,000 in this round of Cooperative Development Grants. Projects must be completed by June 30, 2026. Applicants may request between $2,500 and $50,000 per project and must commit to matching at least 50% of the total project cost.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4fnPcpf
FRESH15: The latest season of Fresh15 includes interviews with new Minnesota House members. So far, five new members have shared their goals, background and fun facts before they take office in a historic session this January.
Rep.-Elect Kari Rehauer
Rep.-Elect Wayne Johnson
Rep. Elect Julie Greene
Rep. Elect Keith Allen
Rep. Elect Peter Johnson
Follow on your favorite podcast platform, or at www.TheDailyAgenda.com/Podcasts. (SPONSORED: Minnesota Telecom Alliance)
ST CLOUD: via St. Cloud Live, VERBATIM: “A member of the St. Cloud Planning Commission has resigned after being charged with selling a gun illegally. Lenora Hunt, 38, is charged with illegally transferring a firearm, a gross misdemeanor. … St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis told St. Cloud LIVE that he asked Hunt to resign from her volunteer position on the St. Cloud Planning Commission after reading the complaint. … Hunt’s resignation opens up a seat on the volunteer planning commission. Those positions are typically appointed by the mayor. The vacancy is expected to be discussed at the [Jan. 13] St. Cloud City Council meeting.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4gl0Ty4
PRIOR LAKE: via Sahan Journal, VERBATIM: “Parents and students in Prior Lake are raising concerns about an anti-immigrant social media post a teacher at Jeffers Pond Elementary School allegedly shared on Facebook. The post was originally made [elsewhere], and the teacher allegedly re-shared it in a Facebook group on December 1. The post consists of a photo of a cartoon family hugging each other and the words, ‘A FAMILY THAT IS DEPORTED TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER.’ … ‘I am the son of an immigrant; my mom was actually deported when I was younger,’ Prior Lake High School senior Danny Nong told Sahan Journal. … Nong was one of three speakers who expressed concern about the post at a recent school board meeting.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/49O5fvh
BECKER CTY: via Detroit Lakes Tribune, VERBATIM: “Becker County tabled its proposed land use plan [this week] after Board Chairman John Okeson pointed out that the environmental services section needs to be updated. During the planning and zoning section of the County Board meeting, commissioners sparred over residential lot sizes and the need for more housing. The catalyst was a request [to] rezone agricultural land to residential. Commissioner Barry Nelson, who lives in Lake Eunice Township, has been adamant about wanting to keep the rural areas of Becker County looking like countryside rather than urban areas.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3BF5yvK
DULUTH: via Duluth News Tribune, VERBATIM: “A shuttered parking structure that had become a neighborhood nuisance soon will be removed from the city’s downtown landscape. The Shoppers Auto Park Ramp at 18 N. Second Ave. W. is slated to come down this winter, following the approval of a $967,000 contract between Carleton Companies Inc. of Mankato and the Duluth Economic Development Authority. The idled ramp has been fenced off, but has still attracted squatters and graffiti artists through the years.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3BuzkU2
WILD ABOUT READING: More than 500 Minnesota classrooms and 15,000 students are participating in the “Wild About Reading” program, a partnership with Flint Hills Resources which encourages students to read more using Minnesota Wild-branded posters, reading logs and bookmarks. Teachers set weekly reading goals and give certificates to students who complete the four-week program. Fun program incentives include classroom visits from the Wild’s mascot, Nordy, and the team dog, Rookie; a pair of tickets to a Wild home game, player-signed pucks and photos; and a pizza party for a classroom. LEARN MORE: https://fluence-media.co/3O2nzH0 (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources)
From yesterday’s Fluence newsletters:
JOBS: via a DEED press release, VERBATIM: “Minnesota added 2,500 jobs and its labor force grew by more than 4,600 workers in November, according to data released today by the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Minnesota has added jobs nine of the last 12 months. Minnesota's unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point to 3.5%, lower than the national rate of 4.2%, which also rose at the same rate. The labor force participation rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point to 67.8% over the month, compared to 62.5% nationally – a decline over the month before.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3Dpg1Mt
GLOCK: via Minnesota Spokesman Recorder, VERBATIM: “Gun violence prevention leader Tommy McBrayer applauds the decision by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison to sue gun manufacturer Glock Inc. Ellison filed against Glock and its Austrian parent company on Dec. 12 for manufacturing, marketing, and selling semi-automatic handguns that can easily be converted into illegal machine guns with a cheap device known as a ‘Glock switch.’ … McBrayer, founder and CEO of Don’t Shoot Guns, Shoot Hoops, [said] ‘Gun manufacturers don’t care about the violence from these switches. We need to go after them because once these things hit the streets, it’s too late. I support Keith Ellison — appreciate him for what he’s doing.’” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4gKVVdF
EMS: via Northern News Now, VERBATIM: “Counties across Minnesota continue to struggle to find EMTs, and as a solution, students from Cook and Lake County high schools are about to take on a new type of responsibility. Lake County Emergency Services has been granted $100,000 in state funds to train high school students. Their training will consist of classroom learning and hands-on skills.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3ZKIUdx
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TODAY: Governor Tim Walz will chair a meeting of the Minnesota Board of Pardons, meet with Chief Justice Natalie Hudson, and attend a service at Temple Israel.
BDAYS: MN Hospitals Lou Ann Olson, GL’s Kyle Shiely, fundraiser Kristen McMullen, scribe Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Bremer’s Erin Dady, Commissioner David Senjem, lobbyist Amy Walstien, AFL-CIO’s Chris Shields SAT: civic guy Mark Ritchie, PR pro Sarah McKenzie, Star Tribune’s new mom Briana Bierschbach, DPS’ Howie Padilla. SUN: golfer Pat Rosenstiel, Lifetime’s Ken Cooper
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