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During the Humphrey-Mondale dinner in Minnesota, USA, on Friday, Dan Engelhart, a member of the Twin Cities Ceasefire Choir ... Show more
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Will Uber and Lyft leave Minneapolis? Here's a guide.: The Minneapolis City Council will vote Thursday on overriding Mayor Jacob Frey’s veto of a rideshare pay ...
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Will Uber and Lyft leave Minneapolis? Here's a guide.
Quick Glance: Uber and Lyft's Potential Departure from Minneapolis Over Driver Earnings
  • The conversation around ride-hailing driver pay has been intensifying in Minneapolis over the past year.

  • The Minneapolis City Council passed an ordinance requiring ride-hailing companies to pay drivers $1.40 per mile and $0.51 per minute.

  • Uber and Lyft have threatened to shut down operations in Minneapolis if the ordinance takes effect.

  • The debate over minimum pay for ride-hailing drivers has been escalating in Minneapolis, with differing perspectives between companies and drivers.
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Minneapolis City Council could reconsider Uber/Lyft vote: Such a move by the Minneapolis City Council could undo the council’s override of Mayor Jacob Frey’s ...
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Minneapolis City Council could reconsider Uber/Lyft vote
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Super Tuesday Highlights Biden’s Gaza Problem: Democratic voters showed up in significant numbers to protest Biden at the ballot box in Tuesday’s primaries
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Super Tuesday Highlights Biden’s Gaza Problem
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Greene seizes on a dubious social media attack to call for Omar’s deportation: The Georgia representative picked up an apparently incorrect social media meme to ...
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Greene seizes on a dubious social media attack to call for Omar’s ...
Quick Glance: Greene Calls for Vote on Omar Censure
  • Rep. Greene calls for a vote to censure Rep. Omar over contentious remarks about Somalia and Somaliland.

  • She initiated a privileged resolution, forcing a vote within two legislative days.

  • Greene informed leadership but received no indication of their response.

  • Greene’s resolution would remove Omar from two committees, in addition to the formal censure.
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'An Invasion... of Economic Growth': CBO Says Immigrants Will Boost US GDP, Tax Revenue
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'An Invasion... of Economic Growth': CBO Says Immigrants Will ...
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey vetoes Uber Lyft driver raise: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed the plan, approved by the City Council Thursday ...
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey vetoes Uber Lyft driver raise
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Senators Klobuchar, Grassley Seek to Restore Antitrust Funding to Spending Bill: A bipartisan group of lawmakers are urging colleagues to reinstate funding to ...
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Senators Klobuchar, Grassley Seek to Restore Antitrust Funding to Spending ...
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AI use by government agencies needs guardrails, Sen. Klobuchar says - UPI.com: Lawmakers on the Senate Rules and Administration Committee urged caution in using ...
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AI use by government agencies needs guardrails, Sen. Klobuchar says - UPI ...
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Live Nation doubled lobbying spending to $2.4M in 2023 amid antitrust threat: Live Nation Entertainment more than doubled its federal lobbying spending to $2 ...
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Live Nation doubled lobbying spending to $2.4M in 2023 amid antitrust ...
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Minnesota, Wisconsin get $1 billion in federal funding for aging Blatnik Bridge: President Biden will visit the Twin Ports on Thursday, days after the major ...
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Minnesota, Wisconsin get $1 billion in federal funding for aging Blatnik ...
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New public health insurance could reach 100,000 Minnesotans, state estimates: DFL leaders want a new public option. But Republicans, hospitals and insurers are ...
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New public health insurance could reach 100,000 Minnesotans ...
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Minnesota public colleges sought $1 billion for building projects; Walz plan offers much less
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Minnesota public colleges sought $1 billion for building projects; Walz ...
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Justice Margaret Chutich announces retirement from Minnesota Supreme Court: Her departure means four of the seven justices on the state's high court will be ...
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Justice Margaret Chutich announces retirement from Minnesota Supreme Court
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Gov. Walz pitches $982 million in infrastructure projects for 2024: The governor's bonding proposal sets the framework for discussions about borrowing and ...
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Gov. Walz pitches $982 million in infrastructure projects for 2024
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Ilhan Omar Condemns Leading Muslim Nations: The Minnesota Democratic congresswoman is aiming to block millions in U.S. arm sales to two Middle Eastern nations.
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Ilhan Omar Condemns Leading Muslim Nations
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Amid Holiday Shopping, Dems Back Bangladeshi Garment Workers in Wage Fight: "The historic challenges faced by garment workers in Bangladesh are part of a ...
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Amid Holiday Shopping, Dems Back Bangladeshi Garment Workers in Wage Fight
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Public safety agencies across Minnesota receive $300 million boost in state funding
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Public safety agencies across Minnesota receive $300 million boost in ...
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey returns from holiday sporting mustache: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the feedback on his news mustache “has been vast majority ...
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey returns from holiday sporting mustache
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State spent everything everywhere all at once, then reality bit: Revenue poured into state coffers over the last two years, leading to a huge jump in spending ...
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State spent everything everywhere all at once, then reality bit
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz picked to lead the Democratic Governors Association: Walz will help campaign and raise funds for Democrats running for governor in 11 ...
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz picked to lead the Democratic Governors ...
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Citing War Crimes, Omar Moves to Block US Weapons to Israel: "We must not allow weapons sales that will be used to directly violate U.S ...
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Citing War Crimes, Omar Moves to Block US Weapons to Israel
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A number of US politicians and rabbis gathered outside the US capital and called for an immediate ceasefire in the war in Gaza and the delivery of humanitarian ... Show more
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Yuen: Tou Ger Xiong was an optimist, and that's why his brutal murder hurts the most
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Yuen: Tou Ger Xiong was an optimist, and that's why his brutal murder ...
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Gov. Tim Walz is on his fifth trade trip since taking office. Why Australia?: State officials see the potential to significantly grow exports with Australian in ...
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Gov. Tim Walz is on his fifth trade trip since taking office ...
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IRS Will Tax Your ‘Walz Check’ Minnesota Rebate: What To Know: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz used some choice words to describe the IRS decision to tax Minnesota 2023 ...
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IRS Will Tax Your ‘Walz Check’ Minnesota Rebate: What To Know
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Govs. Walz, Evers seeking $1 billion in federal funds for Blatnik Bridge upgrade: The Blatnik Bridge project is expected to cost about $1.8 billion — funding ...
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Govs. Walz, Evers seeking $1 billion in federal funds for Blatnik Bridge ...
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Minnesota eliminates four-year degree requirements for most state government jobs
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Minnesota eliminates four-year degree requirements for most state ...
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Two senators are calling on two federal agencies to crack down on the growing threat posed by AI voice scams. Their requests come as Americans increasingly ... Show more
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Hammer time: Minneapolis takes the first swing at the worst Kmart: Living the Minneapolis dream, current and former city officials take a ceremonial swing at the ...
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Hammer time: Minneapolis takes the first swing at the worst Kmart
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Minnesota's newly designated med-tech hub eligible for millions in federal funding
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Minnesota's newly designated med-tech hub eligible for millions in federal ...
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Klobuchar Says AI Regulation Still Possible Before End of Year: The Democratic senator believes there’s a “good chance” that AI regulation will pass as part of ...
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Klobuchar Says AI Regulation Still Possible Before End of Year
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Third Precinct debate could run well past Election Day, as Frey faces resistance on his site choice
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Third Precinct debate could run well past Election Day, as Frey faces ...
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Frey picks Minnehaha lot for 3rd Precinct Minneapolis police station: The Minneapolis mayor says he wants to build a new police station on a vacant city-owned ...
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Frey picks Minnehaha lot for 3rd Precinct Minneapolis police station
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Omar Condemns Millionaire Republicans for Pushing Huge Cuts to Medicaid and Food Benefits
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Omar Condemns Millionaire Republicans for Pushing Huge Cuts to Medicaid ...
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Minnesota's First Feline goes missing: The orange tabby belonging to Gov. Tim Walz and his family is seven years old and is known to love scratches and treats ...
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Minnesota's First Feline goes missing
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Top GOP senator teams up with key Dem on ‘light-touch’ AI bill: John Thune, the Senate’s No. 2 Republican, is set to unveil a major AI bill with backing from Amy ...
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Top GOP senator teams up with key Dem on ‘light-touch’ AI bill
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Klobuchar, Ilhan Omar post steamy photos of firefighters at Minnesota State Fair: Minnesota Democrats Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Ilhan Omar raised eyebrows on ...
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Klobuchar, Ilhan Omar post steamy photos of firefighters at Minnesota ...
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This week, the Federal Trade Commission brought its much-anticipated antitrust case against Amazon, which alleges that the e-commerce giant is protecting its ... Show more
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Minnesota Mayor Vetoes Guaranteed Minimum Wage for App Drivers: In Minnesota, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has vetoed a city ordinance that would have granted a ...
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Minnesota Mayor Vetoes Guaranteed Minimum Wage for App Drivers
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Klobuchar on planned Musk, Zuckerberg fight: ‘Whatever’: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) called out Elon Musk, the owner of X, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s ...
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Klobuchar on planned Musk, Zuckerberg fight: ‘Whatever’
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Governor Celebrates Sending Out New $1,300 Direct Payments: Minnesotans of different income brackets will see extra money in their bank accounts and pockets in ...
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Governor Celebrates Sending Out New $1,300 Direct Payments
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Hennepin Chief Judge Todd Barnette is Frey's nominee for Minneapolis community safety commissioner
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Hennepin Chief Judge Todd Barnette is Frey's nominee for Minneapolis ...
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Vote to override Frey's rideshare veto falls short: Nine votes were needed, but only four were cast in favor, so the mayor's veto stands.
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Vote to override Frey's rideshare veto falls short
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Justice Natalie Hudson will be first Black chief of Minnesota Supreme Court: Gov. Walz also named his former general counsel Karl Procaccini to the state's ...
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Justice Natalie Hudson will be first Black chief of Minnesota Supreme ...
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'No way in hell': Rep. Ilhan Omar says she won't attend Israeli president's address in protest
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'No way in hell': Rep. Ilhan Omar says she won't attend Israeli ...
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Minneapolis mayor vetoes rideshare benefits but announces pay boost for Uber drivers
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In the House, it’s open season on LGBTQ Americans: The House GOP took the markup of the humdrum Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill ...
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In the House, it’s open season on LGBTQ Americans
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From US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's controversial visit to POK to man arrested for jumping off Eiffel Tower with parachute ... Show more
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Walz creating task force on future of health system at University of Minnesota: Jan Malcolm, the former health commissioner, will lead a group charged with ...
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Walz creating task force on future of health system at University of ...
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St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter offers budget with smaller property tax increase, urges voters to hike sales tax
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St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter offers budget with smaller property tax ...
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Taylor Swift's 'Dramatic' Message to Fan Goes Viral: Swift supposedly replied to a fan who messaged her on Instagram about trouble getting tickets to her shows ...
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Taylor Swift's 'Dramatic' Message to Fan Goes Viral
Quick Glance: Technical Issues with Ticketmaster: SingPost Outlets Face Challenges Selling Taylor Swift Concert Tickets
  • Staff at three SingPost outlets report technical difficulties

  • First fans in line at Toa Payoh North branch unable to get tickets

  • Ticketmaster has experienced system problems before

  • Only those with access codes can purchase tickets from SingPost on Friday
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Task force formed to consider Met Council changes is taking shape: The Southwest LRT debacle has fueled new efforts to retool the council.
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Task force formed to consider Met Council changes is taking shape
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Klobuchar says she supports allowing abortion restrictions in late pregnancy: Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Sunday she supports allowing limitations on ...
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Klobuchar says she supports allowing abortion restrictions in late ...
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AOC is going to stream on Twitch again: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is going to stream on Twitch again July 22nd. She’ll be streaming with Hasan ...
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AOC is going to stream on Twitch again
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Democrats look to spend their way out of school culture wars: Party leaders say they’re serious about improving students’ lives while Republicans engage in LGBTQ ...
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Democrats look to spend their way out of school culture wars
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'Scary hour': A terrible time management idea: The term taking TikTok by storm refers to "an hour-long block where you only work on tasks you've been holding off ...
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'Scary hour': A terrible time management idea
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Here are the top education issues state lawmakers battled over this year: Democrats and Republicans went head-to-head on education policy in state legislatures ...
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Here are the top education issues state lawmakers battled over this year
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Minn. Gov. vetoes pay raise for drivers after Uber, Lyft threaten price hikes: Governor had no conversations with drivers before vetoing bill, senator says.
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Minn. Gov. vetoes pay raise for drivers after Uber, Lyft threaten price ...