๐ A bipartisan bill backed by the Vikings would earmark up to $20 million a year in electronic pulltab revenue for U.S. Bank Stadium maintenance. (Star Tribune)
๐ณ Republican Kendall Qualls says he'll run for governor again in 2026. He lost his bid for the GOP endorsement in 2022. (KSTP)
In other campaign news: State Sen. Matt Klein (DFL-Mendota Heights) is running for the newly open 2nd Congressional District. (Star Tribune)
๐ Downtown Minneapolis' residential population has eclipsed 60,000 for the first time, Mayor Jacob Frey said during his state of the city address. (Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal)
4๏ธโฃ Minnesota is the fourth-best state in the nation, according to a ranking that includes education, health care, infrastructure, crime and natural environment, among other factors. (U.S. News & World Report)