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Minnesota · MinnesotaGetty Images. Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week: The push-pull over labor protections; new Uber and Lyft driver cost calculations; University of Minnesota workers to get clearer path to unionize; labor blocks cut to paid family and medical leave; Minneapolis teachers reach tentative agreement, averting strike vote; and construction contractor sentenced to probation. Biden admin’s…See the Story
Biden admin and courts in tug of war over labor law — and other labor news • Minnesota Reformer
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Minnesota · MinnesotaMinnesota Capitol. Photo courtesy House Information Services.A state audit found the Minnesota Department of Human Services Behavioral Health Division did not comply with certain grants management policies, matching similar findings of a 2021 audit. The audit, released Thursday, found the agency didn’t follow procedures for avoiding conflicts of interest and gauging whether nonprofits were financially stable enough before awarding grants. The Of…See the Story
State audit finds problems in DHS grant management — again • Minnesota Reformer
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Medicare · MinnesotaPeople on Medicare spent $3.4 billion out of pocket last year on the 10 drugs selected Tuesday for Medicare price negotiations. Photo via iStock/Getty Images Plus. Minnesotans, with their long-valued sense of fairness and decency, would never suggest that Fortune 500 corporations should boost their already-healthy revenues at the expense of our fellow citizens who are economically hurting and who have serious health care needs. And, yet, there i…See the Story
Drug discount program is exploiting poor patients while corporate giants profit • Minnesota Reformer
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Minnesota · MinnesotaDEED Commissioner Matt Varilek, right, updated the House Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee on the new paid family and medical leave program on April 24, 2024. Photo by Michelle Griffith/Minnesota Reformer.House Democrats on Wednesday evening walked back a proposal that would have made the first week of Minnesota’s new paid family and medical leave program unpaid unless the worker could show that they had less than 80 hours of pa…See the Story
After union pushback, House DFL cuts proposal to change first week of new leave program to unpaid • Minnesota Reformer
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Bill Clinton · MinnesotaWhat if he had resigned? President Bill Clinton pictured during the 1999 State of the Union address with Vice President Al Gore and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, R-Il. Photo By Pool/Getty Images. Before we get to the matter of state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, who’s been charged with burglarizing her stepmother’s home, let’s talk about the public’s perception of politicians. Americans generally don’t like or trust them. In Gallup…See the Story
To resign or not to resign • Minnesota Reformer
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Worthington, Minnesota · WorthingtonST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Republican attempt to expedite an ethics investigation of a Democratic Minnesota state senator who’s facing a felony burglary charge failed on a tie vote Wednesday. Sen. Nicole Mitchell, of Woodbury, was absent as the Senate reconvened for the first time since her arrest early Monday at her estranged stepmother’s home in the northwestern Minnesota city of Detroit Lakes. Mitchell was charged Tuesday with one count of firs…See the Story
Attempt to expedite ethics probe of Minnesota state senator charged with burglary fails on tie vote
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University of Minnesota · MinnesotaMinnesota lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it easier for more than 23,000 University of Minnesota workers to unionize. Photo courtesy of the University of Minnesota.More than 23,000 University of Minnesota employees — including adjunct lecturers, medical residents and student workers — will have a clearer path to unionize under a bill moving through the Democratic-controlled Legislature. While most workers form unions based on sh…See the Story
Bill would pave the way for more than 23,000 U of M staff and students to unionize • Minnesota Reformer
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Minnesota · MinnesotaClockwise from top left: Senator John Jasinski, R-Faribault; Sen. Tou Xiong DFL-Maplewood; Rep. Matt Grossell, R-Clearbrook; Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury; Rep. Brion Curran, DFL-White Bear Lake; Rep. Dan Wolgamott, DFL-St. Cloud. All six have been arrested while serving in the Legislature. Photos via the Minnesota Legislature.Minnesota senators are expected to adhere to “the highest standard of ethical conduct,” according to the legislativ…See the Story
At least six current state lawmakers have been arrested while in office. None have resigned. • Minnesota Reformer
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