🩻 Solventum, the Maplewood-based healthcare business that 3M spun off six months ago, launched a round of layoffs yesterday. (Star Tribune)
👀 President-elect Trump isn't working the phones for Forest Lake native Pete Hegseth, leaving the embattled Department of Defense nominee to press his own case to skeptical senators. (Axios Hill Leaders)
Former Minnesota U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman has been accompanying the embattled nominee to meetings on Capitol Hill, per Politico.
⚖️ A Brooklyn Park City Council member is suing the city's mayor and four council colleagues after they publicly urged her to seek a mental health evaluation. (CCX Media)
🏛️ Dakota County officials settled a $2.25 million wrongful death lawsuit with the father of 6-year-old Eli Hart, who was killed by his mother in 2022. (KARE 11)
🗳️ Minneapolis City Council member Emily Koski officially launched her campaign for mayor yesterday. (Background via Axios)
🍔 The Angry Line Cook, a popular food truck known for its burgers and fries, is launching a curbside pick-up site in St. Paul. (Info)
