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Community Action Duluth employees vote to unionize

On Aug. 3, 2023, the employees of Community Action Duluth (CAD) officially unionized, with 8 eligible employees casting an affirmative vote. This was 6 fewer than the 14 employees...

Monitor wins state award for Swanson coverage

The year 2022 will undoubtedly be remembered by residents of Two Harbors, Minnesota, as an unusual time. That was the year their self-proclaimed “visionary” mayor, Chris Swanson, announced that...

Safe Haven casual employees unionize, negotiate

This past May, seven casual employees with the Safe Haven Battered Women’s Shelter, in Duluth, voted to unionize. A “casual employee” is one who works 16 hours or less...

Press release: Former Minnesota Governor Launches Series of Forums Detailing Threats to Minnesota Water

Former Governor Arne Carlson has returned to the public stage recently. The Monitor passes along the following press release, which was sent to us by Mr. Carlson's group. Detailing Threats...

Sky Harbor Airport changes planned

Beginning in August, new construction will commence on Park Point at Sky Harbor Airport, which is located at the end of Lake Avenue. Currently, the 82-acre airport has nine buildings...

State auditor flags concerns with DECC accounting, use of public funds

On June 30, 2023, the Minnesota State Auditor’s Office released the 2022 Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) audit report, which found “significant deficiencies” in areas related to financial recordkeeping...

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Commissioner Musolf’s stalker has history of erratic behavior

On May 6, 2026, a union business manager working on a project in Sioux City, Iowa, called the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office to...

Tallas Bay to be dredged again

Located below Spirit Mountain on the St. Louis River, Tallas Bay is a long, narrow corridor of water which separates the river shoreline from...

Gnesen Township supervisor damages broadband line while digging trench to save township money

Gnesen Township, 13 miles north of Duluth, had been contemplating the installation of lighting for the town hall flagpole for some time. When Township...

Superior landfill gas-to-data project terminated over a year ago

In November of 2023, the City of Superior entered into a contract with Vespene Energy, a California company interested in constructing a small data...

How the data center guided the new Hermantown Comprehensive Plan

The most important document underlying Google’s proposed data center in Adolph is the City of Hermantown’s 2045 Comprehensive Plan. The city would not have...