St. Paul now majority renter

Renters has a majority in St. Paul. The Pioneer Press 'Frederick Melo writes:' At St. Paul's City Hall these days, the political conversation is on the agenda. … For starters, a coalition of anti-homelessness advocates, Ramsey Heading Home, has invited landlords and St. Paul City Council members to talk to each other about uncomfortable topics they can broach together – evictions. … Their inaugural meetings have drawn dozens of landlords and a paler audience. … Council Member Rebecca Noecker, who represents downtown St. Paul and surrounding areas with high-rent populations, attended a session on Thursday evening at the George Latimer Central Library. "

The "Health" in UnitedHealth mostly refers to the share price. MPR's Alisa Roth reports: "Max Tillitt's parents thought they were close to saving him. … They have struggled for years with mental health problems and substance use, products of a violent hit during a high school year of high school football. … It changed Max, creating behavioral problems that got him kicked out of school and mixed up with people who opened doors to marijuana, prescription painkillers and heroin. The young man who's grown up looking for help. … When Max was 21, the Tillitts thought they found an answer, a treatment center where their their finally seemed to be recovering. And they had insurance to cover it – a UnitedHealth plan they would pay for it. … UnitedHealth, however, had its own methods to decide how much was enough."

Spring is here. The Star Tribune's Janet Moore reports: "It's a bit of a sodden re-entry, but the annual spring launch Nice Ride Minnesota bikes started in Minneapolis on Monday, coinciding with Earth Day. … The Minneapolis-based nonprofit organization said earlier this year it's more than 600 bike hubs for dockless blue bikes, docked green bikes and electric bikes located throughout the city this year. This is the ninth year bike-sharing has been available in Minneapolis. "

The big Klobuchar electability argument. The New York Times Lisa Lerer writes: "She does not speak Norwegian. She never played bass in an emo-punk band. And she is not trying to lead a 'political revolution' … But Senator Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of Minnesota, is making a rather traditional political bet. While primary voters may be flirting with presidential candidates, they will settle down with a steady Midwestern senator in 2020."

In other news …

Fueling many complaints, no doubt: "Foreshadow signs painful summer at the pump" [KARE]

Divine intervention: "At Moorhead church accidentally canceled Mass. Parishioners say it when it was saved when the roof collapsed [West Central Tribune]

Will not the sails get caught up in the overhead wires? "Light Rail Trains To Run On Energy Wind On Earth Day" [WCCO]

Turner returns: "Stan Turner's radio show to return – from Heimie's Haberdashery" [Pioneer Press]

Take note: "Prince's memoir" The Beautiful Ones will finally be published this fall [Star Tribune]

Just one of Minneapolis' many great cultural contributions: "The Bizarre History of Buca di Beppo, America's Most Postmodern Red Sauce Chain" [Bon Appetit]