From the editorial: "For Minnesota workers, for the state’s tens of thousands of betrayed businesses and nonprofits, and so the state can stop throwing away $50,000 every single day, the unemployment-trust-fund issue needs to be promptly taken care of."
Local View: Worsening climate crisis will dwarf COVID-19 crisis
From the column: Global warming increasingly affects all of our lives. Its damage to our health and finances is climbing steadily like the current surge of COVID-19.
Written By:
Michael Overend | ×
Our war with the COVID-19 pandemic leaves severe heartache for countless Americans, with the mounting deaths of more than 250,000 of our loved ones and another major battle with this virus is unfolding right now.
Many infected have long and difficult recoveries, with severe, chronic adverse health effects. The economic toll is staggering, with millions losing their jobs and financial security while Congress spends enormous sums fighting this war. The need for more federal support has created frustrating partisan gridlock in a desperate time for many. We can thank Congressman Pete Stauber and U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith for their desire to and work in Congress to ease the suffering and