Minnesota House Dems choose Melissa Hortman successor

Minnesota House Democrats have chosen a new caucus leader to fill Melissa Hortman s seat the Minnesota Reformer reports Rep Zack Stephenson who has represented the Coon Rapids area since was mentored by Hortman for years teaching him about campaigning fundraising and serving a Twin Cities metro swing district Stephenson was also a good friend of Hortman s and served as a pallbearer during her funeral Hundreds Target workers are returning to the mega retailer s downtown Minneapolis headquarters Tuesday in a long-awaited move Minneapolis leaders hope will spark downtown s commercial resurgence the Minnesota Star Tribune reports The question is whether the skyways and restaurants start to bustle Custodians maintenance staff and food utility workers in the University of Minnesota system went on strike late Monday The work stoppage is expected to spread to the Twin Cities campus Tuesday afternoon Workers are demanding parity with other university union settlements and preservation of hard-fought gains won in mediation the union stated in a report announcing the strike MPR News reports The Mayo Clinic will close six clinical locations across southern Minnesota before KROC reports shrinking the soundness system s locations from to Rural and public healthcare across the country is facing considerable challenges including staffing shortages and declining individual volumes reads a news release announcing the closures Are we in for a colorful fall We had about average weather Trees seem pretty happy Eli Sagore forestry specialist with the University of Minnesota informed WCCO My guess is that this is going to be a pretty good fall foliage season That is if an early freeze doesn t come The post Minnesota House Dems choose Melissa Hortman successor appeared first on MinnPost