🏈 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)
🗳 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)
🌆 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)
4️⃣ 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)
