MPR News PM Update

July 28, 2022

Attorney General Keith Ellison said Thursday that he won’t appeal a Ramsey County judge’s ruling that tossed out several restrictions on abortion. 

Those laws deal with timing, notification rules and where abortions can be done.  

That’s already drawn rebukes from Republicans challenging Ellison in this year’s campaign, who say he didn’t push back hard enough against the lawsuit from abortion rights groups. Ellison says his office put long hours and big expense into the case, and he doesn't think an appeal would yield a different outcome. 

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Regional food recovery effort keeps excess fresh food out of landfills, fills gaps in food insecurity
Even after food stores pass excess fresh food they cannot sell to food shelves, some of that produce may still go to waste. If food shelf clients don’t pick it up, it might go to the landfill. In Mankato, the South Central Minnesota Food Recovery Project has come up with another way to use that food, while also helping the planet.
 
Weekend weather: warmer temps return; Sunday rain chance favors the north
Warmer temps and higher dew points will return for the last weekend of July. We have the forecast details, including who could see some rain.
 
Thomas Søndergård chosen as Minnesota Orchestras next music director
The Minnesota Orchestra Thursday named Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård as its 11th music director. “The immediate love that I felt from the Orchestra was so wonderful, so I thought this is a great starting point. It was really like I was reaching out my hand and it was met with a warm welcome from their side," he said.
 
Private COVID lab created headaches for Minnesota consumers, health officials
Omaha-based GS Labs struggled to deliver on COVID-19 testing and has been accused of overbilling and pushing patients to get unnecessary tests, a nearly yearlong investigation by journalists from APM Reports found. State and federal investigators are now examining its testing practices.
 
Rev. Marlene Whiterabbit Helgemo remembered as beloved leader, mentor
The Rev. Marlene Whiterabbit Helgemo, a beloved faith leader who was the first Native American woman ordained in the Lutheran Church and led All Nations Church in south Minneapolis for several decades, died July 22 at age 75.
 
St. Paul pre-K funding proposal will be studied instead of passed on to voters this fall
The St. Paul city council Wednesday withdrew a proposal to put a question about an early childhood education tax levy on the November ballot. Instead, they’re creating an advisory committee to study the initiative.
 
American Crystal Sugar union workers reject contract offer
Union workers at five American Crystal Sugar Company factories in the Red River Valley have rejected a final contract offer. The Moorhead-based cooperative has agreed to extend the current contract and continue negotiations.
 
Most Minnesota ethics complaints dismissed against Omar Fateh
State Senator Omar Fateh, a DFL legislator from Minneapolis, had faced ethics complaints related to campaign finance and his campaign’s handling of absentee ballots. Later in the hearing, Omar’s former campaign manager and legislative aide, Dawson Kimyon, took the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions about his work on Omar’s 2020 campaign.
 
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