The U.S. Labor Department reported on Wednesday the puzzling news that while employers are posting a record number of job openings, millions of unemployed Americans are reluctant to take the jobs they are offering. Employers are boosting pay levels and offering signing bonuses to get more ...

Minneapolis voters have a big question on their ballot this fall. Do they want to keep the Minneapolis Police Department which is deeply unpopular with the people it is supposed to be protecting and serving, or do they want to start over with the new Department of Public Safety that could ...

Has Minnesota’s health policy become politicized? Apparently, yes. Last year Gov. Tim Walz asked for and received approval for emergency powers that allowed him to issue rules to slow the spread of COVID-19 infections in the state. They were widespread and very impactful. Restaurants, bars ...

It has been an odd couple of years for labor in the U.S. The COVID-19 pandemic put a lot of businesses, large and small, in shutdown. Employees of those businesses found themselves laid off, or furloughed. But as those jobs have come back, employers are finding it hard to hire enough people, ...

Concerts in park THUMBS UP: Another season of summer concerts in German Park has come to an end. A variety of bands, local and area, have entertained crowds on Mondays, and the New Ulm Municipal Band played several Wednesdays throughout the summer. This year the experience was made special ...

Nobody likes the idea of our nation’s Capitol or our state capitols surrounded by chain link fences and barricades. These are the “people’s houses,” where the representative they elect go to enact laws. People should have access to do what the first amendment says they have the right to ...