Stribber Liz Navratil said, “Minneapolis residents may face The property tax will increase by as much as 6.5% next year. While its effects won’t be felt evenly across the city, the disparity worries some members of the Assessment and Taxation Committee. In a split vote Wednesday, the six-member committee cleared the way for officials to approve Mayor Jacob Frey’s proposed levy later this year. He will negotiate the number with the city council this fall, but in recent years the city council has often adopted his advice. Board Chair Samantha Pree-Stinson and Vice President Steve Brandt — both directly elected to the board — voted to set the top property tax low, noting that historically marginalized and home to many Ward colors in the North End are likely to have the biggest impact. “
In MPR News, Emily Bright and Megan Burks said, “…The All Things Considered team wanted to take a step back and understand the financial health of the state’s health system during this phase of the pandemic. University of Minnesota School of Public Health Health Policy Sayeh Nikpay, a health economist and associate professor at the Department of Management, attended the show on Tuesday.… So we hear a lot of criticism about executive compensation. How is this different from the Minnesota health system? So we know from the data from nonprofit hospitals that when you compare compensation, on average, CEOs earn about 8% of the salaries of non-college-educated hospital staff, on average across the country. times [higher]. Too much, too little, it really depends on the situation. But what I’m saying is that if you’re a nurse and you’re getting out of this stressful and potentially dangerous work condition, you’d look at how hospitals are doing post-pandemic and think it seems reasonable that they should share . Some of these gains. Because one of the things the research tells us is that many hospitals end up going back to where they were before the pandemic started.but There are some hospitals — including the local Twin Cities market, the Minnesota market — that are actually doing better than they were before the pandemic started because of these unprecedented subsidies. “
For KSTP-TV Mia Laube’s report, “A man has died following a Minneapolis police shooting that occurred in response to a 911 hang-up call at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, the department said Wednesday morning. 2nd Precinct officers went to a home in the 3400 block northeast of Fifth Street after a 911 caller hung up during dispatch, Minneapolis police said. Officers tried to get through a window. Communicated with people in the home and were directed to the back of the home. Officers walked through an unlocked back door, announced their presence, and heard “cries for help,” police said. A man confronted one of the officers with a gun, sparking an exchange of fire, police said. It was not immediately clear who fired first or how long the shots lasted. “
In Minnesota reformer Deena Winter, “The former senior policy assistant to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Frey’s appointee of Minneapolis The former chairman of the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority – was one of 48 people charged Tuesday in connection with what the federal government says was a scheme to defraud the government and poor children of 125 million meals. These are just the alleged frauds Two of the most high-profile examples of tentacles reaching deep into the city’s elite political circles: “We thank U.S. Attorney (Andy) Luger for his work on this case,” the mayor’s office said in a statement to reformers. The allegations are shocking‘”
Stribber Kelly Smith reports: “Hanna Marekegn says her catering business is financially devastated because she refuses to offer Feeding Our Future a $150,000 rebate, which she says the nonprofit asked for in exchange for federal support for feeding. Compensation. Poor children. “I was fired because I was asked to offer a kickback and I refused to offer it,” Marekegn told the Star Tribune in February that she could not record because it was a verbal request. Marekegn, who owns Brava Cafe in Minneapolis, said a Feeding Our Future employee asked her for a kickback to “do it like everyone else.” But when she refused, St. Aimee Bock, head of Anthony’s nonprofit, then accused her of fraud and overcharging and stopped working with her. “
“Audit of $200M in Grants to Healthcare Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Finds Flaws in Minnesota’s Process,” KMSP-TV’s Theo Keith said But no waste or fraud was found. A Legislative Audit Office report released Wednesday showed the Minnesota Department of Health generally has adequate control over appropriations. But auditors found that the agency failed to consistently document conflict of interest disclosures, how it evaluates grant applications or how it complies with state requirements. Health officials don’t always recover unspent funds from grantees. “
Susan Lynch said in a Reuters report: “Mike Lindell, CEO of My Pillow Inc and an ally of former President Donald Trump, is US federal investigation for identity theft and conspiracy to damage protected computer Related to a suspected security breach of voting equipment in Colorado. On Wednesday, Lindell’s attorneys uploaded a copy of a search warrant approved by U.S. District Judge Leung Chun-ying for federal court in Minnesota, confirming new details on Wednesday about the focus of the investigation. 7.”
In a talking points memo Christina Cabrera said, “Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, who led the state’s 2020 sham election audit and found no voter fraud, urged his conservative colleagues to A ‘revolution’ earlier this month. Gableman made the push when he spoke at the Republican Outagamie County Dinner on Sept. 9, as seen in a video posted by freedom activist Lauren Windsor. It’s time to wonder if America’s best days are over,” he said. The former judge asserted that Americans’ “consolation” was “preventing us from taking necessary action.” ‘It’s a beautiful world. But it’s The comfort that keeps us from what our founders knew The only way to maintain honest government is revolution,” Goldman said. “