Sunny weather draws out Minnesotans, ticks

I know we talk about the weather a lot in Minnesota but when we have a stretch of days as nice as this one it s worth mentioning Minnesota s forecast shows a week full of sunshine and above-average temperatures FOX reports Get outside if you can If you do go outside however make sure you check for ticks When the weather is nice not only do we humans come alive so do the pests that lurk in the weeds According to WCCO News Alex Carlson with Metropolitan Mosquito Control District disclosed Ticks are out as soon as it s warm enough And then they ll stay out long after the other bugs are gone When it s warm construction heats up too Minnesota Reformer reports that saw more apartments built in the last years but the boom isn t expected to last there has been a steep slowdown in construction starts as the newly completed apartments come online The increased supply has lowered rents and increased vacancy rates making new evolution less profitable Several experts according to the story also say tariffs on construction materials and labor shortages caused by dips in immigration will create headwinds for new construction The Feds are looking to build on momentum for two controversial mining projects in northern Minnesota After moves by both Congress and the Trump administration last week Twin Metals near Ely and NewRange Copper Nickel on the Iron Range have been included in the House Committee on Natural Guidance portion in the budget reconciliation bill Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion s fate remains in limbo after a deadlocked - vote in the Senate Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct the Star Tribune reports The committee which has two Republican and two Democratic members received a complaint last month from a group of GOP senators against Champion alleging he violated the chamber s rules when he pushed bill to provide a grant to a nonprofit he had represented in his private quota as an attorney Certainly nowadays the Minnesota Supreme Court overturned the indecent exposure conviction of a woman who exposed her breasts in Rochester in finding that prosecutors did not prove the conduct was of a sexual nature Bring Me The News reports The court ascertained that a woman merely exposing her breasts in population is not a lewd act and does not constitute indecent exposure The post Sunny weather draws out Minnesotans ticks appeared first on MinnPost