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	Podcast:		Minnesota Today
	Episode:		Kaohly Her to be sworn in as mayor of St. Paul
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:05:03
	Publish Date:		2026-01-02 12:32:00
	Description:		Kaohly Her will be sworn in as mayor of St. Paul on Friday. She’s the first woman and first Hmong-American to have the role. Her will make history in the office, but her plans are focused on basics — making it easier to start and run a business in the city of St. Paul. Her also says plans are underway already for addressing some of the empty buildings in downtown St. Paul. She says she plans on restructuring the mayor’s office to make it more collaborative among her cabinet members. The Anoka-Hennepin teachers union and school board are set to return to mediation Friday. The district and its teachers union have been negotiating a contract since July. Last month the union filed an intent to strike. Union leaders say the current offer would cost some members pay cuts in the hundreds of dollars per paycheck. They say certain school board members are stalling progress at the bargaining table. Minnesota farmers, cities, businesses and industries will pay higher fees to use the state’s water under a law change that took effect Thursday. Representatives of a business targeted in a recent viral video are speaking out to defend their child day care operations. A YouTube influencer traveled to Minnesota and is seen on the video knocking on doors and accusing Somali-owned day care centers of fraud. The latest statewide data from the Minnesota Department of Health shows flu cases nearly tripled between Dec. 7 and Dec. 21. More than 5,000 people in the state have tested positive for the flu. Go deeper with the latest edition of the Minnesota Today newsletter. Kaohly Her makes St. Paul mayoral history as she looks toward the future Anoka-Hennepin teachers union fails to reach agreement with district leadership during mediation These new laws take effect in Minnesota as 2026 arrives Somali child care providers report vandalism, threats after viral fraud video Flu positivity rates and hospitalizations increase in Minnesota Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or RSS.
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