New York property owner opens up about the impact of rent freezes New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrates the Rent Guidelines Board’s approval of a rent freeze, impacting a significant portion of the city’s rental stock. Property owner Humberto Lopes warns this decision will hurt landlords due to rising expenses and zero rent increases. … Read more
Ilhan Omar under new investigation over finances Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., faces a new investigation by the House Ethics Committee into her finances, stemming from a controversial change in her financial disclosures. The revision drastically cut her family’s reported wealth from up to $30 million to less than $100,000. Minnesota State Representative Kristin Robbins demands … Read more
A Minneapolis prosecutor said this was the first time a federal agent has been criminally charged for conduct during Operation Metro Surge. Source link
An ICE agent who was part of the federal immigration surge in Minnesota earlier this year was charged with felony second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, a Minnesota prosecutor announced Thursday. The agent, Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr., is accused of pointing a gun at the heads of two civilians in a vehicle, Hennepin County Attorney … Read more
When Pinterest and Dow announced layoffs last month, they attributed the job cuts in part to a shift to artificial intelligence — a sign that some employers are stepping up their investment in AI as they pare their payrolls. Although economists have generally downplayed the impact to date of generative AI on the broader U.S. … Read more