2026.05.12
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lsandersonHennepin County property tax is due May 15th.
US inflation jumped to 3.8% in April as war with Iran continues to drive up prices
Prices rose 3.8% over the last year, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, highest jump since 2023
Gaya Gupta
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/12/us-inflation-april-iran-war
A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon, we're talking real money.
US war on Iran has cost about $29bn, Pentagon says
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/12/middle-east-crisis-us-iran-israel-donald-trump-ceasefire-peace-plan-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a0327d98f0883e855282e5f#block-6a0327d98f0883e855282e5f
Nerves run thin at the Legislature as clock ticks on bonding bill
Don’t expect state funding for infrastructure projects to come through until late in the session — if it comes through at all.
by Brian Arola
https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2026/05/nerves-run-thin-at-the-legislature-as-clock-ticks-on-bonding-bill/
More Minnesotans deserve an affordable American Dream
As life in Coon Rapids shows, too many people can’t find an affordable home or apartment. The Legislature can help.
by Peter Butler and Kari Rehrauer
https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2026/05/more-minnesotans-deserve-an-affordable-american-dream/
Former Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn, who resigned from the Senate last year after he was arrested in an underage prostitution sting and pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, is expected to change his plea to guilty this week, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported Monday. Via MinnPost
https://www.startribune.com/former-state-sen-justin-eichorn-signals-intent-to-plead-guilty-to-solicitation-of-a-minor/601841443?utm_source=gift
The hantavirus outbreak stemming from a cruise ship does not pose a serious public threat, according to the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research Director, Michael Osterholm, MPR News reported Monday. Via MinnPost
https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/05/11/hantavirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship-does-not-pose-public-threat-center-for-infectious-disease
How a legal challenge over gender dysphoria became a fight for disability rights
Republican AGs continue quietly pushing for a rollback of civil rights in Section 504 disability case.
Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline
https://19thnews.org/2026/05/gender-dysphoria-section-504-lawsuits-disability-rights/
This Fargo chef relearned how to cook after a car crash ruined her sense of smell
Harshawn Ratanpal
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/12/fargo-chef-candace-stock-relearned-how-to-cook-after-a-car-crash-ruined-her-sense-of-smell
On the hunt for China's most famous green tea (Paywalled?)
Megan Zhang
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260508-on-the-hunt-for-chinas-most-famous-green-tea
A countdown of the greatest literature ever published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide, 100-81. Come back tomorrow to see the next novels that made the list
https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-time
US inflation jumped to 3.8% in April as war with Iran continues to drive up prices
Prices rose 3.8% over the last year, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, highest jump since 2023
Gaya Gupta
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/12/us-inflation-april-iran-war
A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon, we're talking real money.
US war on Iran has cost about $29bn, Pentagon says
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/12/middle-east-crisis-us-iran-israel-donald-trump-ceasefire-peace-plan-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a0327d98f0883e855282e5f#block-6a0327d98f0883e855282e5f
Nerves run thin at the Legislature as clock ticks on bonding bill
Don’t expect state funding for infrastructure projects to come through until late in the session — if it comes through at all.
by Brian Arola
https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2026/05/nerves-run-thin-at-the-legislature-as-clock-ticks-on-bonding-bill/
More Minnesotans deserve an affordable American Dream
As life in Coon Rapids shows, too many people can’t find an affordable home or apartment. The Legislature can help.
by Peter Butler and Kari Rehrauer
https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2026/05/more-minnesotans-deserve-an-affordable-american-dream/
Former Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn, who resigned from the Senate last year after he was arrested in an underage prostitution sting and pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, is expected to change his plea to guilty this week, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported Monday. Via MinnPost
https://www.startribune.com/former-state-sen-justin-eichorn-signals-intent-to-plead-guilty-to-solicitation-of-a-minor/601841443?utm_source=gift
The hantavirus outbreak stemming from a cruise ship does not pose a serious public threat, according to the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research Director, Michael Osterholm, MPR News reported Monday. Via MinnPost
https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/05/11/hantavirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship-does-not-pose-public-threat-center-for-infectious-disease
How a legal challenge over gender dysphoria became a fight for disability rights
Republican AGs continue quietly pushing for a rollback of civil rights in Section 504 disability case.
Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline
https://19thnews.org/2026/05/gender-dysphoria-section-504-lawsuits-disability-rights/
This Fargo chef relearned how to cook after a car crash ruined her sense of smell
Harshawn Ratanpal
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/12/fargo-chef-candace-stock-relearned-how-to-cook-after-a-car-crash-ruined-her-sense-of-smell
On the hunt for China's most famous green tea (Paywalled?)
Megan Zhang
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260508-on-the-hunt-for-chinas-most-famous-green-tea
A countdown of the greatest literature ever published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide, 100-81. Come back tomorrow to see the next novels that made the list
https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-time
