St. Paul's City Council is set for a final vote today on raising the minimum wage to $15 dollars an hour. In his inaugural address, Mayor Melvin Carter said that he intended to implement a $15 minimum wage "as soon as possible." Minneapolis made the jump to 15 bucks this summer.
Thousands of parents have spoken and the school board listened. Last night a plan was approved to start classes after Labor Day again. This starts next school year. The board says it's changing the policy because of significant public input.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is holding its only public hearing on the Trump administration's plans to roll back Obama-era rules for methane pollution from the oil and gas industry. The EPA wants to replace a 2016 rule by the Obama administration that required energy companies to step up the detection and elimination of methane leaks at well sites and other oil and gas facilities. The EPA says relaxing the 2016 rules will save $75 million annually in regulatory costs. But the agency concedes it would allow additional methane into the atmosphere, which could degrade air quality and worsen public health.
