Buttigieg, pictured here at the 2022 State Fair with Walz, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, Sen. Tina Smith and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, is back in Minnesota this week. Photo: Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via Getty Images
👀 Pete Buttigieg is reportedly playing GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance in Gov. Tim Walz's debate prep sessions. (New York Times)
He was here in the Twin Cities this week as part of the preparations.
💰 St. Thomas says it received the state's largest scholarship donation given to a university in Minnesota history. (Star Tribune)
They won't say the exact amount, but it's over $50 million. Students will start getting scholarships funded by the gift next year.
🏡 The Minneapolis City Councilapproved a new ordinance aimed at slowing the eviction process, requiring landlords give tenants 30 days' notice before taking a case to court. (Background via Axios)
⚖️ A man who received a controversial plea deal from Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty's office for his involvement in a fatal carjacking as a teen is now facing a new felony charge. (MPR News)
Dakota County prosecutors allege that Husayn Braveheart "ran multiple stop signs" and exceeded 100 mph as he fled an Eagan police officer in a stolen vehicle.
