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On May 15, State Representative Dave Baker, R-Willmar, introduced HF 2648 in an attempt to bring employees back into the market with $2,000 bonuses after 90 days.

— As Minnesota begins dropping the restrictions put in place during the pandemic, businesses will begin returning to full capacity and employers are finding themselves in a bidding war, competing for a commodity essential to every business in the state: employees. In an attempt to bring employees back to the market, State Representative Dave Baker, R-Willmar, introduced House File 2648 to incentivize unemployed workers to rejoin the workforce. Proposed on May 15, the bill calls to establish a...

NationofChange Studies prove that such bans will help people quit smoking, especially those disproportionately affected by menthol cigarettes. Image Credit: Mira Laing/Special to S.F. Examiner The Biden administration announced a plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars effective immediately. Studies prove that such bans will help people quit smoking, especially those disproportionately affected by menthol cigarettes. “Banning menthol—the last allowable flavor—in cig...

Willmar city administrator finalists meet with city staff, chamber of commerce members on Thursday morning The two finalists for the Willmar city administrator position are in Willmar today for a day full of interviews, tours and meet and greets. The two met with city staff and the Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce in the morning. The groups had the chance to ask their own questions of the candidates. Later in the day the two will take part in a community meet and greet, follo...

EXPERTS ADVISORY The FDA has announced that it will ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars within the next year, a move the tobacco industry has pushed against for the last decade. University of Michigan experts can comment. David Mendez Thuy Le of the Department of Health Management and Policy at the School of Public Health recently authored a study showing that menthol cigarettes contributed to 378,000 premature deaths in the United States between 1980 and 2018. “Successful implementati...

Mickey Thompson launches SEMA-winner Baja Boss A/T tire Print STOW — Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels has launched the new Baja Boss A/T hybrid all-terrain tire, the 2020 winner of the Specialty Equipment Market Associations (SEMA) Best New Tire award. The tire is aimed at pickup, Jeep and SUV drivers who want aggressive looks and excellent performance with superior on-road handling and off-road traction, the company said. "The design and development of the new Baja Boss A/T is a direct respons...

Cindy Schultz State Sen. Rachel May never planned to run for office, and when she finally did, she didn’t expect to win. The Syracuse resident spent her entire career in higher education, while dabbling in progressive political activism. But she decided to challenge seven-term incumbent state Sen. David Valesky in 2018 because he belonged to the Independent Democratic Conference, a group of Democrats that caucused with Republicans. Despite a deal that reunified the IDC with the mainline Demo...

Menthol cigarettes contributed to 378,000 premature deaths in the United States between 1980 to 2018, according to a new study. The research also shows that about 10 million smokers were attributable to menthol cigarettes, which researchers estimate accounted for about 3 million life years lost. “Our results indicate that mentholated tobacco products have had a significant impact on public health and could continue to pose a substantial health risk,” says David Mendez, an associate professo...

Willamette Meteorite restored after vandals paint it gold The bronze copy in West Linns Fields Bridge Park had been spray-painted gold After being spray-painted gold in the past week, the replica of the Willamette Meteorite in Fields Bridge Park has been restored to its original color (though a few small spots of gold remain). The one-fifth-scale bronze replica of the actual Willamette Meteorite, which currently is displayed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, ...