Will Minnesota Power sell to private equity?

The Minnesota Community Utilities Commission PUC is set to decide in October whether they will approve the billion sale of Duluth-based Allete parent company of Minnesota Power to an ownership group led by BlackRock But disagreements surrounding the sale abound the Minnesota Star Tribune reports within left-leaning advocacy groups Certain hope to guarantee money for the infrastructure costs of a carbon-free grid Others want to block private equity for them a symbol of capitalism run amok from getting control of a power company A property owner in Minneapolis has permitted an unhoused encampment to form on his vacant lot along East Lake Street An estimated people have set up tents and makeshift shelters there Hamoudi Sabri does not believe citizens governing body and agencies are doing a good enough job with solutions Fox reports preferring his strategy of giving the unhoused a place to stay in the district The city has declared the encampment a citizens physical condition nuisance has saddled Sabri with multiple fines and is exploring legal action against him Sen John Hoffman made his first constituents appearance since he was shot nine times in the attempted assassination at his home in June At the Democratic National Committee s summer meeting in Minneapolis Monday he reported his fellow Democrats to choose governance over grievance and implored all Americans to reject political violence WCCO reports Hoffman also remembered Melissa Hortman killed shortly after the attack on his home calling her the largest part consequential House speaker in state history Did you know a family once lived on the Minnesota State Fair grounds year-round Bill Hermes former gardener and groundskeeper raised his six children in a big pale yellow house which is attached to a collection of greenhouses right next to the Space Tower and across the street from the Agriculture-Horticulture building MPR News reports MPR caught up with the family about growing up literally at the Great Minnesota Get-Together The post Will Minnesota Power sell to private equity appeared first on MinnPost