🌊 U.S. Sen. Tina Smith introduced legislation that would ban new mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. The Democrat's bill faces long odds in the Republican-controlled Congress. (MPR News)
GOP U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber denounced the legislation in a statement, saying new mining would "create good-paying union jobs and revitalize our economy."
🏥 Fairview Health Services, the state's fourth-largest employer, reported its first annual operating profit since 2018. (Star Tribune)
💵 Minneapolis Federal Reserve presidentNeel Kashkari cast doubt on the notion that interest rates will change any time soon, writing that tariffs weakened the case for either cuts or increases. (Yahoo Finance)
Kashkari published his comments before President Trump paused most of the tariffs he announced last week.
🥭 The Minneapolis City Council is considering a new ordinance that would allow more sidewalk food carts to operate in more neighborhoods. (Sahan Journal)
🐈 Pugsley, a Maine Coon from Mound, has clinched the Guinness World Record for the longest tail on a living domestic cat. (WCCO)
