OF NOTE Jan Malcolm Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Eagan, announced that Jan Malcolm and Brian Thun have joined its board of trustees. Malcolm served as commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Health for three governors over the … Continued
In 27-year-old Russian forward Kirill Kaprizov, the Minnesota Wild have the first legitimate superstar in the quarter-century that the franchise has been around. Even in the midst of their worst slump of the 2024-25 season — four straight losses after … Continued
Edward Lotterman Consider the following situation: Two people are retiring. One worked entirely in a government job not covered by Social Security because it had a pension system of its own. The other worked entirely private-sector jobs requiring FICA. You … Continued
The St. Paul Downtown Improvement District — which is on the verge of expanding across downtown in January — has hired a new general manager. Kris Zagyva, who has more than 20 years of experience in downtown improvement initiatives in … Continued
The U.S. Forest Service has announced plans to buy more than 6,200 acres of land in the Superior National Forest from a conservation group. In a decision memo issued last week, Superior National Forest Supervisor Thomas Hall said the decision … Continued
Fresh on the heels of a record $18 billion surplus, Minnesota now finds itself facing a predicted $5 billion deficit. Holy cow. And even with the addition of billions of dollars in tax increases, Minnesota is back in budget crisis … Continued