Bill Lukitsch

MINNEAPOLIS — If Minnesota lawmakers have their way, children 15 and under would need parental permission to have social media accounts, and the features available to them would be sharply limited.

MINNEAPOLIS — If Minnesota lawmakers have their way, children 15 and under would need parental permission to have social media accounts, and the features available to them would be sharply limited.

To follow the law, social media companies must figure out which users are under 16, and turn off “addictive” features.

A newly adopted Minnesota law would require social media companies to obtain parental consent for any users 15 or younger, and disable certain "addictive" features for children.

MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill into law Tuesday meant to protect kids and teens from the jmmt pg tpdjbm nfejb.

MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill into law Tuesday meant to protect kids and teens from the ills of social media.

A new take on “scoop” technology is meant to reduce the danger to single-engine aerial firefighting pilots.

Roughly 6,300 transactions over a five-year period amounted to more than $240,000 in excessive fees on stock purchases.

Financial services firm RBC is reimbursing thousands of Minnesota clients who were overcharged while buying stock, according to state officials.

Prosecutors dismissed the case against St. Paul banking executive Justin Butler, who is now exploring civil claims against Washington County.