Minnesotans hoping to go camping Memorial Day weekend are out of luck, for the most part. All campgrounds, aside from the and , are closed due to the coronavirus — as they have been for over two months.Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday announced that campgrounds, public and private, will be with new cleaning and social distancing protocols in place. But for the rest of May, dispersed camping on national and is the only camping option, other than the Boundary Waters and Voyageurs, which are federally managed. Essentially, dispersed camping is pitching a tent in the woods with none of the...…Minnesotans hoping to go camping Memorial Day weekend are out of luck, for the most part. All campgrounds, aside from the and , are closed due to the coronavirus — as they have been for over two months.Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday announced that campgrounds, public and private, will be with new cleaning and social distancing protocols in place. But for the rest of May, dispersed camping on national and is the only camping option, other than the Boundary Waters and Voyageurs, which are federally managed. Essentially, dispersed camping is pitching a tent in the woods with none of the...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldNew Mexico seeks to become an economy less reliant on oil and gas, but the extractive industries continue to exert their might on the state and its peopleSupported byLast modified on Wed 23 Jun 2021 16.26 EDTAntoinette Sedillo Lopez quickly learned the harsh reality of New Mexico politics after she was appointed to fill an empty seat in the state senate two years ago.One of the first bills she pushed sought a four-year pause on new fracking permits on state lands, taking that time to study the environmental, health and...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldNew Mexico seeks to become an economy less reliant on oil and gas, but the extractive industries continue to exert their might on the state and its peopleSupported byLast modified on Wed 23 Jun 2021 16.26 EDTAntoinette Sedillo Lopez quickly learned the harsh reality of New Mexico politics after she was appointed to fill an empty seat in the state senate two years ago.One of the first bills she pushed sought a four-year pause on new fracking permits on state lands, taking that time to study the environmental, health and...WW…

The COVID-19 pandemic is posing unprecedented challenges for the 2020 election, creating that could shift the makeup of who casts ballots and who doesn’t. But in Minnesota, most people can vote without leaving home. Here’s a rundown of how to vote by mail in Minnesota’s August primary election:Registering first isn’t required to cast a mail-in ballot, but state elections officials say it . In Minnesota, you can register to vote or update your registration online if you have a Minnesota driver’s license or state identification card. If not, you still can download a you can mail in or...…The COVID-19 pandemic is posing unprecedented challenges for the 2020 election, creating that could shift the makeup of who casts ballots and who doesn’t. But in Minnesota, most people can vote without leaving home. Here’s a rundown of how to vote by mail in Minnesota’s August primary election:Registering first isn’t required to cast a mail-in ballot, but state elections officials say it . In Minnesota, you can register to vote or update your registration online if you have a Minnesota driver’s license or state identification card. If not, you still can download a you can mail in or...WW…

This shouldn’t be a shock to anyone paying attention, but Minnesota has serious racial inequality issues.A by the finance and business news publication 24/7 Wall St. just underscores the problem.To see the most glaring disparity, look at the prison system.“The differences in imprisonment might be the most shockingly unequal outcome of ongoing race-related disparities in the United States,” writes Michael Sauter in his analysis for the report.For every 100,000 Minnesotans, there were 111 white people incarcerated and 1,219 black people, according to the report.Other highlights:• Median...…This shouldn’t be a shock to anyone paying attention, but Minnesota has serious racial inequality issues.A by the finance and business news publication 24/7 Wall St. just underscores the problem.To see the most glaring disparity, look at the prison system.“The differences in imprisonment might be the most shockingly unequal outcome of ongoing race-related disparities in the United States,” writes Michael Sauter in his analysis for the report.For every 100,000 Minnesotans, there were 111 white people incarcerated and 1,219 black people, according to the report.Other highlights:• Median...WW…