by GLC Staff | Jan 26, 2026 | civil, crime, culture, economy, education, education, environment, firearms, hunting, legal, minneapolis, minnesota, opinion, politics, united states
(Photo: iStock) Minneapolis, MN — January 26, 2026 — The tragic death of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37‑year‑old ICU nurse lawfully carrying a firearm, at the hands of federal immigration agents in Minneapolis on January 24, 2026, should have reopened a national...
by GLC Staff | Jan 25, 2026 | albert lea, art, art + food, austin, brainerd, business, business, crookston, culture, duluth, economy, education, education, election, environment, environment, events, faribault, firearms, garrison, grand marais, health, healthcare, housing, housing, immigration, infrastructure, legal, mankato, minneapolis, minnesota, moorhead, owatonna, politics, retail, rochester, silver bay, st. cloud, st. paul, technology, united states, winona, zoning
(Photo: WBUR) Minneapolis, MN — January 25, 2026 In what organizers are calling the largest general strike in Minnesota’s recent history, tens of thousands of workers across multiple sectors walked off the job on January 24, 2026, halting public transit, schools,...
by GLC Staff | Jan 23, 2026 | agriculture, business, business, culture, economy, education, education, election, entertainment, entertainment, environment, environment, events, health, healthcare, housing, housing, immigration, infrastructure, legal, marketing, minneapolis, minnesota, opinion, politics, retail, technology, technology, united states
(Photo: Star Tribune) Minneapolis, MN — January 23, 2026 — Tens of thousands of Minnesotans took part in a large‑scale general strike and economic blackout across the state today to protest the expanded presence of federal immigration authorities and recent fatal...
by GLC Staff | Jan 20, 2026 | agriculture, albert lea, austin, Blooming Prairie, brainerd, business, business, cannabis, cannabis, cannabis, civil, crime, crookston, culture, duluth, economy, education, entertainment, environment, environment, faribault, garrison, grand marais, health, legal, marketing, minneapolis, minnesota, moorhead, opinion, owatonna, politics, retail, rochester, silver bay, small business, st. cloud, st. paul, united states, violations, winona
(Photo: Youtube) Albert Lea, MN — January 20, 2026 Jacob Schlichter, a cannabis entrepreneur in Albert Lea, Minnesota, has recently faced intense scrutiny from media outlets including the Albert Lea Tribune, Alpha News, and KAAL. Yet the full story reveals serious...
by GLC Staff | Oct 18, 2025 | art, art + food, business, business, culture, economy, education, education, election, entertainment, environment, environment, events, health, healthcare, housing, housing, illinois, immigration, indiana, infrastructure, legal, michigan, minnesota, nevada, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, politics, retail, technology, technology, united states, washington, wisconsin
(Photo: Mobilize) Great Lakes Region — June–October 2025 — In what became one of the most widely felt protest movements of the year, the No Kings rallies rippled across the Great Lakes region in 2025, drawing thousands into the streets to oppose what demonstrators...
by GLC Staff | Aug 12, 2025 | charleston, culture, education, education, legal, opinion, politics, south carolina, united states
(Photo: Unilad) Charleston, SC — August 12, 2025 Chronic absenteeism continues to plague schools across the United States, undermining student achievement and dragging down graduation rates. In 2025, one of the most talked‑about responses comes from Charleston County,...
