Both the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers and Minneapolis Public Schools said negotiations lasted for hours on Saturday and Sunday, with proposals presented from both sides.
Meanwhile in St. Paul, bargaining continued today with similar demands expressed by educators. St. Paul’s administrators, like their counterparts in Minneapolis, say they can not afford to pay more. The St. Paul district says if a settlement is reached after 9 p.m., school tomorrow still will be canceled.
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A bipartisan group of scientists and health and policy experts calling themselves the COVID roadmap group are releasing a blueprint Monday on how we could move into what they call “the next normal.” A member of that group is Michael Osterholm, the head of the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.
City leaders and advocates are working to improve the condition of Duluth sidewalks, but many residents still struggle with uncleared snow, packed snow piles blocking pedestrian paths, and diminished access during the winter months.
The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine is deepening as Russian forces intensify their shelling and food, water, heat and medicine grow increasingly scarce. Ukraine says it is facing a medieval-style siege by Moscow to batter it into submission.
The Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation's Paint the Town effort is poised to fund its 300th painting project. The foundation teams up with several Ace and Arrow hardware stores to provide free paint for murals, welcome signs and other projects in towns across its 20-county region.
In her Paralympics debut, cross-country skier Sydney Peterson of Lake Elmo claimed silver in the women's 15-kilometer race. And St. Cloud's Mike Schultz took the silver in the men's snowboard cross — adding to the gold and silver medals he won four years ago.
