U of M workers picket around the state

The Minnesota Star Tribune is publishing live updates on striking University of Minnesota utility workers More than Teamsters including custodial maintenance food operation and sanitation workers are on strike and hundreds are picketing at of U of M campuses across Minnesota This is the union s first strike since its creation in the s Jacob Schlichter of Albert Lea is suing the city for blocking the registration of his recreational-cannabis dispensary in late July MPR News reports The lawsuit was filed Monday and alleges the city s rejection was based purely on politics specifically members guidelines disagreements with Minnesota law It also cites comments made by city council members disagreeing with state cannabis statutes MinnPost profiled Schlichter s efforts back in July Gov Walz made it pretty clear on Tuesday that he will run for a third term In his speech at the Iron Ranger bar in St Paul Walz disclosed something to the effect of you re all here making contributions and you presumably know I m not going to run off to Mexico with your money so look out for an announcement according to a source who attended the charity event and whose account was ratified by another person there Minnesota Reformer Reports Experts are warning that Minnesota tourism might take a hit due to increased economic uncertainty and down-trending consumer sentiments in response to federal plan As the St Cloud Times reports Minnesota s international visitation increased by year-over-year to roughly arrivals in but that figure is expected to drop to about in And St Paul Brass Foundry has reached a settlement with the EPA over impurity violations The agreement requires St Paul Brass Foundry to reduce its smog and lead waste but does not include a financial penalty according to the EPA Sahan Journal reports ' The EPA are not the ones who are impacted ' Danielle Swift a neighborhood organizer with Frogtown Neighborhood Association informed Sahan Maybe they would feel differently if it was in their backyard The post U of M workers picket around the state appeared first on MinnPost