ON FRIDAY, REPRESENTATIVE JOHN BURKEL ISSUED A STATEMENT REGARDING THE PASSAGE IN THE HOUSE OF WHAT HE CALLED AN EXTREME ABORTION BILL, SAYING THE BILL “WOULD PUT MINNESOTA ON PAR WITH ABORTION LAWS IN COUNTRIES LIKE CHINA AND NORTH KOREA.”
THE GRAND FORKS HERALD ONLINE HAS A STORY ON THE CONTINUED INVESTIGATION INTO THE DETAILS OF THE DEATH OF THE PATEL FAMILY THAT WERE FOUND FROZEN TO DEATH IN THE WINTER ELEMENTS LAST JANUARY NEAR EMERSON, MANITOBA. NOW A YEAR LATER, THEY ARE STILL LOOKING TO FILL HOLES IN THE TIMELINE OF HOW THEY TRAVELED TO AND ACROSS CANADA. MOSTLY, THEY ARE LOOKING TO FILL A TWO-DAY SPOT WHERE THE FAMILY WOULD HAVE TRAVELED FROM SOUTHERN ONTARIO TO THE AREA WHERE THEY DIED, AND WHAT THEIR EVENTUAL DESTINATION MAY HAVE BEEN ONCE SUCCESSFULLY REACHING THE UNITED STATES.
SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR MADE STOPS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THE PAST COUPLE WEEK, STOPPING AT MARVIN IN WARROAD, MATTRACKS IN KARLSTAD AND ALSO DIGI-KEY IN THIEF RIVER FALLS. SHE LISTENED TO LEADERS WITHIN THOSE COMPANIES TO ISSUES THEY ARE FACING FROM SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, TO TARIFFS, TO THE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE.
THOSE INTERESTED IN A FISHING TRIP TO THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS CAN BEGIN APPLYING FOR PERMITS NEXT WEDNESDAY AT 9 AM. THE NUMBER OF PERMITS THIS YEAR IS UNCHANGED, AFTER THERE WAS A REDUCTION LAST YEAR AFTER COMPLAINTS OF OVERCROWDING.
MINNESOTA LOST JOBS IN DECEMBER, SNAPPING A STREAK OF 14 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS OF GROWTH. THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ALSO WENT UP BY .2%, TO 2.5%, BUT IS STILL WELL BELOW THE NATIONAL RATE OF 3.5%.
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