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New bill makes it harder for employers to incorrectly classify employees as independent contractors Bill was based on a policy proposal from AG Ellison’s task force on misclassification fraud Today, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison celebrated Governor Walz’s signing of a landmark bill to combat employer misclassification fraud. The new law, provisions of which went…
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Rock the Square is happening on Saturday, July 27th at the Rainy Lake Square! And we had the opportunity to talk to Wes Debungie who will be performing with his band Dark Horse at the event. He was then asked about where the idea came for Remember the Rockers being the theme for Rock the…
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Flom Farm Fest kicks off today, and everyone’s invited. This year’s theme is Oktoberfest in July, and event representative Christina Lien tells us what they have planned for today. With it being an Oktoberfest theme Lien says people are also encouraged to dress up in their Oktoberfest attire. For more information on Flom Farm Fest:…
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If you go to an event in Norman County there’s a good chance that you might see Ernie Saeland and his small engine collection. Whether it be the Norman County Fair, Twin Valley Town and Country Days or the Flom Parade you have likely seen Ernie with pieces from his collection. R&J News has the…
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The Minnesota Senate’s Legislative Task Force on Child Protection recently held a meeting regarding Minnesota’s relative foster care system. During the meeting the committee heard a presentation from Joanna Woolman who is a part of the Institute to Transform Childhood Protection, which is an organization looking to influence change in the Minnesota relative foster care…
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After a disappointing 2024 Bonding Bill the Red River Watershed Management Board (RRWMB) will be moving forward with their plans for the upcoming year. Rob Sip of the RRWMB gives us an update on their levy for the upcoming year. Sip also broke down the budget, and how the money will be used. Unfortunately for…
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A Pennsylvania man has been arrested and accused of scamming a woman from Warren, Minnesota out of over $100,000 in gold bars and cash. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office says it first received information from a police officer in McKinney, Texas about Mutahir Ahmed Kahn. The Sheriff’s Office says Kahm convinced her to send him…
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R&J Broadcasting’s Jim & Bernadette Birkemeyer are on the Holiday Vacations trip to Alaska. Here are some sights from the trip Thursday, July 25, 2024. Jim talks with musher Riley Dyche at the Iditarod sled dog trail race headquarters Some other sights
Restaurant Week 2024 is just a couple weeks away! We had reached out again to Elizabeth Kelly, the Resource Development & Events Director at United Way NE MN, to talk about the event. So who are the restaurants participating so far? Elizabeth Kelly then shares the goals of Restaurant Week. With all that support, what…
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Katelyn Landis (Thompson Plot Day) Heather Dufault (Polk County Extension) Grant Mering (Bayer Crop Science) Mark Botel (NDSU Extension) Sarah Swenson (BSF) Peter Haak (NDSU) Scott Youngren (Hallock Area Farmer) Dr Eric Branch (St Thomas Plot Tour) Troy Dumars (Cavalier Area Farmer) Dr Chu (USDA)