All aboard the Flotsam! Ragtag circus floats on a Mississippi River adventure
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Former GOP operative, donor faces sentencing on sex trafficking charges. A jury in March found Anton “Tony” Lazzaro, 32, guilty of paying five teenage girls for sex, in violation of federal sex trafficking laws. Prosecutors are asking Judge Patrick Schiltz to impose a 30-year sentence.
Proposal to boost rideshare driver pay moves forward in Minneapolis. Members of the Minneapolis City Council are considering a measure designed to increase wages and improve working conditions for Uber and Lyft drivers in the city. Around two dozen people — many of them drivers — signed up to speak during a public hearing held in city council chambers Tuesday afternoon.
Minnesota wildland firefighters help stop Canada's wildfires, here's one on what she's seen. Lori Barrow is a forester with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and joined Minnesota Now after spending 18 days working to fight wildfires in Canada.
The challenge, and opportunity, of 'getting to green' in Minnesota. Margaret Cherne-Hendrick is the senior lead for innovation and impact at Fresh Energy, a St. Paul-based clean energy nonprofit working to identify equitable, decarbonization strategies that advance the clean energy economy. She spoke to MPR News’ Dan Kraker about her work and the challenges — and opportunities — of “getting to green” in Minnesota.
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