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Union leaders say the closure leaves staff members’ futures uncertain and poses safety risks to inmates, staff and the public ...
The DFL’s progressive wing has already signaled it won’t support ending MinnesotaCare benefits for immigrants, protesting ...
Labor leaders at the state’s second-largest prison said they were not consulted on the plan to shut it down. They argued at ...
State officials announced plans to shutter the Stillwater Prison, citing rising costs to maintain the century-old building.
Unions representing correction officers and staff at the Stillwater state prison are calling for a halt to the plan to closure the facility. “The proposed stated budget agreement that includes the ...
On Thursday, the Department of Corrections announced it will close the Stillwater prison in two phases spanning four years.
The request from correctional staff and unions comes in response to a budget deal from Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders ...
If the plan is approved by lawmakers, the closure would phase in over four years with final closure set for June 30, 2029.
Lawmakers at the Minnesota Capitol will be working through the weekend to complete the overall budget agreement.
Taymoi Epps knew that he wanted to expand his horizons in high school. The lifetime athlete started branching out into other kinds of extracurriculars in his junior year at Columbia ...
The EPA froze $60 million awarded to the nonprofit to fund public health and environmental remediation projects in the ...
Columbia Heights’ City Council, at the May 12 meeting, approved a resolution for a services agreement with WSB and $40,000 out of the Parks Capital Improvement Fund, to go towards ...