The Minnesota DFL State Central Committee has passed a resolution for a moratorium on copper-nickel mining, which has negatively impacted workers of the Iron Range.
Sen. Paul Utke (R-Park Rapids) said the vote to remove Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) Commissioner Nancy Leppink wasn't a sudden decision, but came with the extreme difficulty she made it to work with her over the past years.
The Minnesota Senate has passed legislation that will make environmental protections a priority in the state, according to a press release from the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz passed an executive order that banned evictions until April 30 to help Minnesota residents during the financial crisis of COVID-19, but the order won't prevent evictions due to the pandemic in the long run.