Farmers, gas stations sue Walz over Minnesota "clean car" rule

Plus: Meet the Minnesota baker crushing the competition on the Food Network ͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Farmers, gas stations sue Walz over Minnesota "clean car" rule: A coalition of soybean farmers, gas stations, convenience stores and ethanol industry players has sued Gov. Tim Walz and state pollution regulators in federal court saying the requirements violate federal law and will damage their business. [Read more.]( - Holocaust survivor pushes for genocide curriculum in schools: Dora Zaidenweber, 99, pleaded with Minnesota legislators to pass a bill requiring schools to offer Holocaust and genocide education in middle and high school social studies curriculumtomake sure future generations know about the Holocaust. [Read more.]( - University of Minnesota provides new details on tuition shortfall: Tuition revenue at the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus is likely to come in $17.3 million less than administrators initially expected, according to new data presented to lawmakers this week. The university's flagship campus accounts for nearly three-quarters of the $24 million shortfall that administrators reported amid an effort to seek additional funding from the state. [Read more.]( - Two Minneapolis motels are being turned into affordable housing and their signs are up for auction: They're tall, they're weathered, and they're certainly one-of-a-kind. And if you're the lucky bidder, one or even two aging neon motel signs Hennepin County has put up for auction could be yours. The unique auction of the Metro Inn and Aqua City Motel parking lot signs comes as Hennepin County preps both sites for conversion to new affordable housing. [Read more.]( - Serial killer Harvey Carignan dies in Minnesota prison at 95: Carignan, a serial killer and rapist convicted of murdering two women in Minnesota nearly 50 years ago, died earlier this month at Oak Park Heights prison. He was also suspected in more killings and convicted in the 1970s in at least five sexual assault and rape cases against women and children as young as 13. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS Pentagon video shows Russian jet dumping fuel on U.S. drone: The Pentagon on Thursday released video of what it said was a Russian fighter jet dumping fuel on a U.S. Air Force surveillance drone before the warplane clipped the drone's propeller in international airspace, leading to its crash in the Black Sea and raising tensions between Moscow and Washington over the war in Ukraine. [See the video.]( *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING Meet the Minnesota baker crushing the competition on the Food Network: Jai Xiong of St. Paul's Amour Patisserie overcame hurdles to become the breakout star of "Spring Baking Championship." [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK New contract for Vikings' Alexander Mattison raises questions about Dalvin Cook's future: After four years in Minnesota, Mattison seemed set to hit the open market in search of a job that would come with a larger role. [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK Wealthy executives make millions trading competitors' stocks with remarkable timing: "Never-before-seen IRS records show that CEOs are sometimes making multimillion-dollar bets on the stocks of direct competitors and partners — and doing so with exquisite timing," Robert Faturechi and Ellis Simani report for ProPublica. [Read more.]( FROM THE ARCHIVES March 16, 2016: JD Johnson of Edina, who moved to Minnesota from Laguna Beach, Calif., about 8 years earlier to work at Target, rides a wave on Lake Superior near Stony Point, on the outskirts of Duluth. (Photo: David Joles/Star Tribune) Connect with Star Tribune [facebook]([twitter]([pinterest]([instagram]( [Manage email preferences]( • [Subscribe to Star Tribune]( • [Privacy Policy]( • [Unsubscribe]( This email was sent by: StarTribune, 650 3rd Ave S, Suite #1300, Minneapolis, MN, 55488 © 2023 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](