Good afternoon and thank
you for for joining us.
Some big changes are coming.
Now that the state
legislative session is over.
We want to catch you up on that.
Right now, recreational cannabir
adults is headed to Governor Walls's desk.
There's also the controversial
Public Safety bill.
It includes 2 gun control measu.
Universal background
checks and red flag laws.
There are also those one time rebate checks.
They are part of the massive tax bill that
is waiting for the governor's signature.
The state Department of Revenue
tells us they expect payments to
start in early fall and it will
range anywhere from 260 to $130.
How much you get depends on
whether you're single or marrie,
how much you make,
and how many kids you have.
Another important move at the
capital the passage of the biggt
transportation bill since 2008.
That bill will raise the state gas tax
with inflation starting in Janu,
along with increasing vehicle
sales tax and annual car tab fe.
Plus there will be a sales tax
in the seven county metro area
for transit and roads.
Now it might sound like a whole
lot when we have a huge surplus,
but an expert we spoke with
says it's not that easy.
Transportation is largely not
funded by the state general fun,
and that was one of the paradoxs
of this whole session in the see
that you have all this money.
But because most of the money fr
transportation comes from dedicated funds,
politically it's always been just a sort
of a incredibly difficult road to hull.
This is important for online shoppers.
There will be a $0.50 retail delivery
fee on orders over $100. Howeve,
clothes and food will be exempt from that.
Well, today there is an air quality alert
for southern Minnesota and all of the metro.
You can see this map here that r
quality is considered moderate d
that is bad for sensitive group.
The state is advising everyone to limit
their time doing physical activity outdoors.
Now if you live in one of the
impacted counties and you have a
burning permit from the state,
they say those will not activate
today because of our air qualit.
And no open burning is
allowed statewide today.
The DNR is also discouraging anyone from
having any sort of outdoor fire today.
Let's check out some of the haz.
You can see it right there
from our tower camera.
Guy Brown's got our forecast right now and
can explain a little more about our air.
Enjoy
temperatures later on this even,
about 10 degrees or more above
average with a little bit of
haze up there in the atmosphere.
Cold front will push S later
on tonight and tomorrow.
And that will bring the chance r
some clouds and a few spotty showers.
Now we're still looking at
more dry time than wet,
but the chance still there with
this cold front to produce
some showers tomorrow morning.
Air quality alerts will lift
at 8:00 PM tonight.
Includes much of the state,
at least about 65% of the state.
Unhealthy for sensitive health groups.
Lows tonight 50s and 60s.
Few showers start to make theiry
southward tonight as that cold front moves.
SI think about mid morning.
Tomorrow is fair for a few of te
showers kind of pushed on throu.
Just a couple showers tomorrow d
cooler air. Noticeably cooler wh
temperatures in the 60s and 70s.
These temperatures actually seasonal,
a little bit warmer.
You're still pushing above avere
temperatures as you head South and West.
Here's your 7 day forecast after
some showers again tomorrow.
Tomorrow afternoon we clear up.
Lovely.
Another chance of a few spotty
showers early Thursday morning,
but breezy by afternoon and sun2
warming up Friday, Saturday, Su.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
I'm tracking the chance for
rain on Memorial Day 83.
All right, thank you, Guy.
And today's a perfect day to
download the Care 11 Weather ap.
You can monitor our air quality,
of course, the sunshine.
It is free in every App Store.
At 4:30 today,
MN dot is hosting the first of o
public meetings on a major stretch of Rd.
between Roseville and Maplewood.
The department has been studying Hwy.
36 since January to figure out
exactly what commuters need that
meetings at the Ramsey County Pc
Library if you want to attend.
Right now, leaders from all 32 NFL teams
are in Eagan meeting to talk abt
the league's future and some new rules.
One of them would help the
league hire more diverse coache.
Right now,
NFL teams are required to
interview at least one person of
color when hiring a new coach.
Morgan Wolf is at those meeting,
and we'll explain more tonight n
breaking the news at 6:30. We'll have
another local NEWS UPDATE in just 1/2
an hour, and more national
stories are coming your way.
Next on NBC News. Now.
Have a good afternoon, friends.