Dana Ferguson at MPR News reports: “A nearly four-week standoff over control in the Minnesota House appears to be near an end, with Democrats and Republicans planning to announce a deal on Thursday. The House has been unable to convene as Democrats have boycotted since the Jan. 14 session start and Republicans couldn’t muster the 68 members to conduct business.” Via MinnPost https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/02/05/minnesota-house-dfl-gop-say-they-have-agreement-to-end-stalemate

The Strib’s Deena Miller reports: “The city of Minneapolis is poised to settle another batch of workers’ compensation cases with police officers, including one who cost the city over $400,000 in legal fees after he was sued for beating people up while off duty.” Via MinnPost
https://www.minnpost.com/glean/2025/02/dfl-gop-come-to-agreement-over-control-of-the-minnesota-house/

Winona man sentenced in sextortion scheme involving minors By KTTC Staff https://www.kttc.com/2025/02/05/winona-man-sentenced-sextortion-scheme-involving-minors/

Nothing to see here, folks. Move along. Kansas reckons with large tuberculosis outbreak as health officials hamstrung Experts fear consequences of Trump’s restrictions on CDC as state sees one of largest outbreaks ever recorded in US Melody Schreiber https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/06/kansas-tuberculosis-public-health

US health department condemns private equity firms for role in declining healthcare access Government report says private equity investment in nursing homes led to 11% increase in patient deaths Hannah Harris Green https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/06/private-equity-healthcare

Nothing to see here either, folks. Move along. Hottest January on record mystifies climate scientists EU monitor says global temperatures were 1.75C above preindustrial levels, extending run of unprecedented highs https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/06/hottest-january-on-record-climate-scientists-global-temperatures-high

US supreme court may revive doctrine that would curb federal agencies’ power Case on nondelegation doctrine comes after conservative court substantially curbed regulatory power in recent years Tom Perkins https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/06/nondelegation-doctrine-supreme-court

Lost cities of the Amazon: how science is revealing ancient garden towns hidden in the rainforest Archaeologists using 3D mapping are uncovering the remains of thousands of green metropolises with composted gardens, fisheries, and forests groomed into orchards By Mac Margolis in Rio de Janeiro and Belém, Brazil https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/feb/06/ancient-garden-cities-amazon-indigenous-technologies-archaeology-lost-civilisations-environment-terra-preta