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Simone Biles tops the leaderboard on night one of U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (KTTC) – Simone Biles completed night one of Women’s Gymnastics U.S. Team Olympic Team Trials atop the leaderboard.
It was a packed house Friday at Target Center with thousands of fans eager to see Biles, the seven-time Olympic medalist.
The crowd gave her a standing ovation after her performance on vault.
The stadium also showed love for Minnesota’s own Suni Lee, the all-around gold medalist in Tokyo as she competed on home turf.
After night one, Lee stands in third place just behind fellow Tokyo Olympian Jordan Chiles.
“I think, honestly, once you get out there and put yourself out there, and you know what you’re capable of doing and the potential, day two is a little easier, because you’re like, ‘Okay, I’ve done it once already, let’s just do it again,’” Chiles said.
Injuries have also played a big role in trials.
Competition took a devastating turn Friday night for Kayla DiCello who was an alternate for Team USA in Tokyo.
On the very first event, she sustained an injury on vault. Medical personnel escorted her out for evaluation and she did not return.
Shilese Jones also left Friday’s competition for a medical evaluation after warming up on vault.
Skye Blakely was hurt during Wednesday’s practice and did not compete Friday.
Women return for night two of competition Sunday.
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MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis City Council is set to vote on a proposal on Thursday that would establish a labor standards board, a move that worries some small business owners.
Those who helped make the board happen say it’s intended to be a collaboration between employers and employees.
The 15-member board would be comprised of employers, workers, consumers and other community stakeholders. They would advise the mayor and the City Council on industry-specific regulations and workplace policies.
One-hundred-and-twenty restaurant owners and hospitality leaders have recently come out against the board’s creation, some saying it’s a solution in search of a problem.
Those in favor of it say it allows working-class people who are experts in their sectors to actively participate in policymaking.
The vote is set to happen sometime around 9:30 a.m.
This is a developing story. Stay with WCCO.com for more.
Minneapolis council to vote on Labor Standards Board
The Minneapolis City Council will vote on a controversial measure on Thursday that has drawn ire from the business community. The proposal, which would create a Labor Standards Board, would task a 15-member panel with making recommendations to the city council and mayor about wages, benefits, working conditions and other regulations.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The Minneapolis City Council will vote on a controversial measure on Thursday that has drawn ire from the business community.
The proposal, which would create a Labor Standards Board, would task a 15-member panel with making recommendations to the city council and mayor about wages, benefits, working conditions and other regulations.
What we know
The appointed panel would consist of representatives for employees, businesses and workplace experts. It would cost taxpayers $150,000 per year, which would pay for the salary of a coordinator.
While supporters said the effort would give workers a voice, business owners feared it would create costly hurdles.
“We really don’t know what to expect,” said David Benowitz, president of Craft and Crew Hospitality, which owns two restaurants in Minneapolis. “I fear that the little profits we do make in Minneapolis aren’t going to be there anymore, and we may have to reconsider how we’re operating.”
Other business owners echoed a similar sentiment at a news conference on Tuesday.
“The city council simply is not listening,” said Jared Brewington.
But supporters said the proposal would involve several stakeholders.
What city leaders are saying
“It’s more of a democratic process than it is a top-down mandate,” said Ward 7 Council Member Katie Cashman, one of the measure’s three co-sponsors. “I get it. That industry has very slim margins. It is a really tough industry to be in. They have struggled so much from the pandemic and are still trying to come back….”
The proposal is co-sponsored by Council Members Aisha Chughtai, Aurin Chowdhury and Katie Cashman.
In a statement on Wednesday, Mayor Jacob Frey’s office said: “The mayor has long supported a Labor Standards Board that is balanced, but the council’s proposal is not. This lack of balance has led the business community to pull out and not participate. This doesn’t work. The mayor’s position is simple: get participation from both business and labor and pass a balanced board that can benefit good governance.”
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