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Fox21Online May 5, 2021 DULUTH, Minn. – On Monday, the Duluth City Council will vote on a resolution to forgive up to $900,000 of Spirit Mountain’s existing debt. The proposed debt forgiveness and repayment plan is a recommendation provided by the Spirit Mountain Task Force which was created by Mayor Larson last year. The 16-member task force was appointed by Mayor Larson last June after the pandemic pushed the resort into a deeper financial hole and was unable to open last summer. The recommendation states that the city and Spirit Mountain would “enter into a debt forgiveness and repay...

Created: April 23, 2021 08:25 PM The Duluth NAACP’s call for more police accountability from the Duluth Police Department was answered by city officials during a virtual presentation Friday. Duluth Police Chief Mike Tusken said he was committed to making progress in policing and welcomed the opportunity to work with the NAACP on improving policies and practices.  “We feel that the fingerprints of our community are truly all over this police department and every time we’ve opened up our doors, and every time we’ve shown our books, and every time we’ve talked about policie...

Opinion: California wildfires. Hurricanes on the coast. Is anywhere safe from the climate crisis? CNN 5 days ago © Provided by CNN John D. Sutter Tracy thought she'd built her forever home. She and her 5-year-old granddaughter live in an energy-efficient house in Northern California that Tracy designed — by a pond that's frequented by otters, ducks and herons (oh my!). Then came the fires, the smoke, the evacuations, the days when the sky turned red and they were unable to see the sun. It was terrifying, she said. Understandably. And it's poised to get worse because of the climate cri...

Fox21Online April 5, 2021 DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Mayor Emily Larson held a virtual State of the City address Monday night acknowledging last year’s painful struggles through the pandemic and social justice issues surrounding George Floyd’s death — while praising the city’s determination to come together peacefully with a focus on being a stronger, more equitable community. “None of this will be easy. Last year tested us, and I hope we’ll never go through anything like it again. But I’m also confident as we emerge from this dark year. There is a brighter path forward,” Larson...

Created: April 05, 2021 05:46 PM In the year ahead, Duluth Mayor Emily Larson wants to start a police accreditation process, attract new internet providers to the city and launch a system for citizens to communicate with city officials.  All of that and more was laid out in the 2021 State of the City address. Larson hasn't given a speech like this since 2019. She had one planned for 2020, but it was postponed when the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shutdowns began.  The speech was delivered virtually from City Hall. Community Policing Larson acknowledged the difficulty of the la...