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Steve Karnowski

The Associated Press

Minneapolis, MN, United States

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Past articles by Steve:

Minnesota governor vetoes Uber/Lyft driver pay raise bill, citing cost and service concerns

Gov. Tim Walz has vetoed a bill that would have mandated higher pay and job security for Lyft and Uber drivers in Minnesota → Read More

Minnesota governor signs paid family and medical leave act to give workers up to 20 weeks off

Minnesota workers will be entitled to paid time off when they’re seriously ill or to care for newborns and loved ones starting in 2026 → Read More

Minnesota governor signs paid family and medical leave act to give workers up to 20 weeks off

Minnesota workers will be entitled to paid time off when they’re seriously ill or to care for newborns and loved ones starting in 2026 → Read More

Minnesota gets $60.5M in settlement with e-cigarette maker Juul, tobacco giant Altria

Minnesota says it settled its lawsuit against e-cigarette maker Juul Labs and tobacco giant Altria for $60.5 million → Read More

Minnesota to announce details of settlement with e-cigarette maker Juul

Minnesota’s attorney general and governor are preparing to announce details Wednesday of the settlement that the state reached just ahead of closing arguments last month in its lawsuit against Juul Labs and tobacco giant Altria → Read More

Minnesota prepares for near-total ban on 'forever chemicals'

Minnesota is on the verge of banning non-essential uses of “forever chemicals.” → Read More

Minnesota prepares for near-total ban on 'forever chemicals'

Minnesota is on the verge of banning non-essential uses of “forever chemicals.” → Read More

Washington, Minnesota become trans refuges, shield abortions

Democratic governors in Washington state and Minnesota have enacted legal protections for people who travel to those states seeking reproductive and gender-affirming procedures and treatment → Read More

Minnesota is latest to settle with e-cigarette maker Juul

Minnesota has announced a settlement in its lawsuit against Juul Labs and tobacco giant Altria → Read More

Anti-abortion group sues over Minneapolis clinic ordinance

An anti-abortion group is suing the city of Minneapolis to overturn an ordinance that prohibits the obstruction of entrances and driveways to abortion clinics → Read More

Explainer: Why Minnesota taxes Social Security income

It’s shaping up as one of the biggest issues of the 2023 legislative session. → Read More

Minnesota governor protects rights to gender affirming care

Gov. Tim Walz has signed an executive order protecting the rights of LGBTQ people from Minnesota and other states to seek and receive gender affirming health care → Read More

50 years ago, Wounded Knee occupation put spotlight on Native American issues

Tensions that had been smoldering on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota flared up 50 years ago this week, when activists from the American Indian Movement took over the town of Wounded Knee… → Read More

Memories of Wounded Knee reflect mixed legacy after 50 years

Tensions were already high on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota when activists from the American Indian Movement took over the town of Wounded Knee 50 years ago on Monday → Read More

Meat plant cleaning service fined $1.5M for hiring minors

One of the country’s largest cleaning services for food processing companies employed more than 100 children in dangerous jobs at 13 meatpacking plants across the country. → Read More

Meat plant cleaning service fined $1.5M for hiring minors

The Department of Labor says one of the country’s largest cleaning services for food processing companies employed more than 100 children in dangerous jobs at 13 meatpacking plants across the country → Read More

Meat plant cleaning service fined $1.5M for hiring minors

One of the country’s largest cleaning services for food processing companies employed more than 100 children in dangerous jobs at 13 meatpacking plants across the country, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday as it announced over $1.5 million in civil penalties. → Read More

Meat plant cleaning service fined $1.5M for hiring minors

One of the country's largest cleaning services for food processing companies employed more than 100 children in dangerous jobs at 13 meatpacking plants... → Read More

Gun safety bills advance at Minnesota Legislature, but future uncertain

Advocates are moving ahead as the national debate over preventing gun violence becomes increasingly polarized. → Read More

Walz signs carbon-free power legislation as N.D. threatens legal action

Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum this week renewed his threat to sue his neighboring state over the requirements. → Read More