THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED CHANGES TO THE CITY’S GOLF CART
RULES, WHICH ONE OFFICIAL DESCRIBED AS A “WORK IN PROGRESS”. IN THE
NEW ORDINANCE, WHICH REFLECTS STATE-MANDATED RULES, 13 TO 16 YEAR OLDS
CAN DRIVE A GOLF CART ON CITY STREETS, IF THEY COMPLETE A TRAINING
COURSE. THOSE TEENAGERS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED A PASSENGER IN THEIR CART.
THE FINE FOR VIOLATIONS STARTS AT FIFTY DOLLARS, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO
OTHER CITY ADMINISTRATIVE FEES. GOLF CARTS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE
DOWNTOWN AREA, AND A SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE SIGN AND REARVIEW MIRROR WOULD
BE REQUIRED ON THE GOLF CART, AS WELL AS PROOF OF INSURANCE. A REQUIRED
THREE-YEAR PERMIT WOULD COST FIVE DOLLARS.
THE FILING PERIOD FOR MUNICIPAL COUNCIL SEATS BEGINS JULY 14TH, AND ENDS
JULY 28TH. THE FOUR-YEAR TERMS OF ROSEAU COUNCIL MEMBERS AMY
BASSINGTHWAITE AND BRADY JOHNSON ARE UP AT THE END OF THIS CALENDAR
YEAR. THE TERM OF MAYOR IS TWO YEARS. DAN FABIAN IS ROSEAU’S INCUMBENT
MAYOR.
THIS YEAR, 17,000 FEWER MINNESOTANS ARE ENROLLED IN A MNSURE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE MNSURE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ JUNE 24 MEETING.
IN MAY 2026, THAT FIGURE DECLINED 12% TO 125,700 EFFECTUATED ENROLLMENTS
STATE OFFICIALS ANTICIPATED THIS DROP IN ENROLLMENT AS A RESULT OF THE FEDERAL ENHANCED ADVANCE PREMIUM TAX CREDIT’S EXPIRATION AT THE END OF 2025.
IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF MINNESOTA’S PAID LEAVE PROGRAM, NEARLY 75,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN APPROVED OUT OF 126,373 TOTAL APPLICANTS, ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THE PROGRAM, WHICH OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED ON JAN. 1, ALLOWS UP TO 12 WEEKS FOR BOTH MEDICAL AND FAMILY LEAVE — WITH A TOTAL LIMIT OF 20 WEEKS A YEAR. THE PROGRAM, WHICH PASSED DURING A DFL TRIFECTA IN 2023, IS SUPPORTED THROUGH PAYROLL TAXES COLLECTED FROM WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS.
“WE’VE REALLY LEVELED OFF,” HE SAID. “WE’RE SEEING A PRETTY CONSISTENT APPLICATION VOLUME AS WE’VE GOTTEN INTO APRIL, MAY AND JUNE — AND THAT’S WHAT WE’VE EXPECTED TO SEE, AND I THINK THAT’S WHAT HAS BEEN THE EXPERIENCE IN OTHER STATES.”
- 58% OF APPLICANTS ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 40.
- 64% OF APPLICANTS ARE WOMEN.
- ONLY 15% OF THE APPLICANTS ARE COMING FROM THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE STATE, THE LOWEST PERCENTAGE FOR ANY REGION.
- 54% OF APPLICANTS MAKE LESS THAN $78,000 A YEAR, AND 26% OF APPLICANTS MAKE LESS THAN $52,000 A YEAR.
- RIGHT NOW, THE AVERAGE WEEKLY BENEFIT PAYMENT IS $1,083. THE MAXIMUM UNDER STATE LAW IS $1,423.
THE AVERAGE LEAVE DURATION IS 8.2 WEEKS FOR BONDING, 6.5 WEEKS FOR MEDICAL, AND 5.7 WEEKS FOR CARING LEAVES.
THE BODY OF A 64-YEAR-OLD DULUTH MAN WAS FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF PALISADE HEAD ON MONDAY.
THE LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAID IT RECEIVED A REPORT OF A BODY, LATER IDENTIFIED AS MICHAEL MORSE, ON THE ROCKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CLIFF JUST AFTER 11 A.M. MONDAY, JULY 6.
IT’S THE SECOND BODY FOUND AT THE BASE OF PALISADE HEAD, A 300-FOOT CLIFF ABOVE LAKE SUPERIOR IN TETTEGOUCHE STATE PARK, THIS YEAR.
ON MAY 27, AUTHORITIES RECOVERED THE BODY OF SETH PIPHO, 29, OF MINNEAPOLIS.
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