| GOP proposes work requirement for public health care | | A group of House and Senate Republicans introduced a bill Monday that would require Medical Assistance enrollees to work at least 80 hours a month, seek employment or enroll in job training programs. It exempts many at-home parents as well as people living with disabilities. The plan would apply to about 125,000 Medical Assistance recipients across the state, lawmakers said. | |
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| | Florida fundraiser, new account point to Pawlenty run for governor | | Pawlenty has yet to announce a formal campaign for the office, which won't have an incumbent on November's ballot. But all signs point to a campaign, including his decision to leave a high-paid Washington D.C. job lobbying for financial services companies. He's also fundraising in Minnesota. | |
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| | Minnesota out front as curling enjoys a post-Olympic bump | | Minnesota this year cemented its place as the nation's home for curling after the U.S. men's curling team took home a gold medal in the Winter Olympics with four of five members from Minnesota. That dominance was clear over the weekend when the best curling players in the country gathered in Fargo for the U.S. Curling National Championships. Almost half the players had ties to Minnesota. | |
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| Wolverine podcast has a Minnesota backstory | | When Marvel decided to create its first podcast, it turned to Minnesota author Benjamin Percy. In reply, his proposal ran to 30 single-spaced pages. Percy lives in Northfield. He writes literary fiction, leaning toward horror and science fiction. But writing Wolverine, Percy said — well, that's something special. | |
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| Austin police say deadly package explosions could be a hate crime | | A teenager was killed and a woman was injured when a package exploded at a home near Martin Luther King Boulevard and Springdale before 7 a.m. Monday. A few hours later, a 75-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries after an explosion in the Montopolis neighborhood. | |
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| MN Senate panel advances MNLARS bill | | The Minnesota Senate Transportation Committee advanced legislation Monday to provide $7.3 million for ongoing repairs and improvements to the state’s motor vehicle licensing system and to establish a new layer of legislative oversight for future funding. | | |
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| Twins sign pitcher Lance Lynn into promising rotation | | With baseball's opening day only a couple weeks away, the Minnesota Twins made their 2018 season even more interesting, signing Lance Lynn, an intriguing, experienced starting pitcher. Lynn, 30, spent six solid seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals. The right-hander has a career 3.38 earned run average. | |
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