MINNEAPOLIS — Smokers in Minneapolis will pay some of the highest cigarette prices in the country after the City Council voted unanimously Thursday to impose a minimum retail price of $15 per pack to promote public health. The ordinance not only sets a floor price. It prevents smokers and retailers from getting around it by […]
Earlier this month, we looked at the situation in Minneapolis, where the City Council passed new regulations leading Uber and Lyft to declare that they would be pulling out of the tri-city area. Such a change would obviously produce dramatic, negative outcomes for commuters, particularly among lower-income residents and those with mobility issues who rely […]
Last month, the Minneapolis City Council passed new labor regulations that would require ride-sharing companies to greatly increase the amount they pay drivers using their apps. This was ostensibly done to ensure that drivers would be able to at least earn the minimum wage mandated by the city. Uber and Lyft had both warned the […]
Minneapolis Public Schools have seen enrollment drop like a rock in recent years, as students flee to better school districts or simply drop off the map. As a result the school district is likely to become insolvent when the extra pandemic funding runs out later this year. The drop is driven by a larger and […]
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