ALL EYES ARE ON THE WEATHER. DEPENDING WHERE YOU LOOK, YOU’LL SEE PROJECTIONS UP TO 24 INCHES THROUGH NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, BEGINNING WITH LIGHTER SNOW TODAY, HEAVY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AND SOME OF TOMORROW, SLOWING AND LASTING POSSIBLY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THROUGH IT, WIND CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 30 MILES PER HOUR LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
Debates around tax relief, recreational cannabis, paid family and medical leave — as well as the bulk of a $72 billion budget proposal — are ahead. And details about what will make it through the DFL-controlled Capitol this year will become clearer in the next couple weeks. LAWMAKERS WILL TAKE A RECESS FOR EASTER AND PASSOVER.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESIDENT JOAN GABEL IS LEAVING TO TAKE A CHANCELLORS JOB AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH. SHE HAS BEEN HERE SINCE 2019.
ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, MINNESOTA RANKS FIFTH IN THE NATION IN AG PRODUCTION AT $16.7 BILLION. STATE EXPORTS ARE AT $7.1 BILLION PER YEAR. THE AG INDUSTRY HELPS TO GENERATE OVER $112 BILLION ANNUALLY IN TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT.
SATURDAY, APRIL 22 HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED AS ONE OF MINNESOTA’S FREE STATE PARK DAYS, WHERE YOU WILL NOT NEED TO HAVE A PARK PERMIT TO ENTER. THOSE WITH THE DNR URGE YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE AS A STATE PARK IS LOCATED WITHIN 30 MILES OF ALMOST EVERY MINNESOTAN.
MAIL BALLOTS FOR THE SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION FOR ROSEAU COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 ARE BEING MAILED THIS WEEK TO ALL WHO ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN A MAIL-BALLOT PRECINCT. THOSE WOULD NEED TO BE RETURNED BY ELECTION DAY, MAY 9. IF YOU MAIL YOUR BALLOT BACK, PLEASE ALLOW FOR 5-7 BUSINESS DAYS FOR DELIVERY.
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