New Minnesota law takes aim at catalytic converter thieves. Will it be enough?
New Minnesota law takes aim at catalytic converter thieves. Will it be enough?
Under a new state law, Minnesota will spend $400,000 over the next two years on paint and engraving tools, sending the materials to the highest-theft areas. The law also requires all buyers to follow regulations that currently govern scrap metal dealers with an additional requirement to track anti-theft markings on any catalytic converter they buy.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - To crack down on catalytic converter thieves, Minnesota will launch an anti-theft program and impose new regulations on scrap buyers.
Environmentalists, Indigenous bands will continue to appeal Line 3 decision. The Department of Commerce will not
The move ends a legal challenge that began in former Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton s administration was continued by Gov. Tim Walz s administration. 5:32 pm, Jul. 15, 2021 ×
Protesters chant and raise signs as they march on Duluth s Lakewalk on Sept. 28, 2019, after a rally at Gichi-ode Akiing in protest of Enbridge Line 3. (Tyler Schank / File / News Tribune)
Environmental groups and Indigenous bands opposed to Enbridge s Line 3 oil pipeline have asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn a lower court s ruling that said regulators relied on the correct demand forecast when approving the pipeline.
Environmentalists, Indigenous bands will continue to appeal Line 3 decision
The move ends a legal challenge that began in former Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton s administration was continued by Gov. Tim Walz s administration. 5:46 pm, Jul. 15, 2021 ×
Protesters chant and raise signs as they march on Duluth s Lakewalk on Sept. 28, 2019, after a rally at Gichi-ode Akiing in protest of Enbridge Line 3. (Tyler Schank / File / News Tribune)
DULUTH, Minn. Environmental groups and Indigenous bands opposed to Enbridge s Line 3 oil pipeline have asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn a lower court s ruling that said regulators relied on the correct demand forecast when approving the pipeline.
COVID-19 leaves Minnesota s Weights and Measures office strapped for cash
The $1.5 million request for funding underscores what officials say is an increasingly unstable source of revenue for the department s Weights and Measures Division. The division, which also inspects gas station pumps and performs fuel quality checks, is funded primarily by a $1 fee charged to fuel distributors for every 1,000 gallons of petroleum they receive. Written By: Matthew Guerry | ×
An official with the Minnesota Department of Commerce s Weights and Measures Division holds up a box of weighted disks used in the state metrology lab in Burnsville on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Matthew Guerry / Forum News Service)