Esme Murphy, a reporter and Sunday morning anchor for WCCO-TV, has been a member of the WCCO-TV staff since December 1990. She is also a weekend talk show host on WCCO Radio. Born and raised in New ...

Aki Nace has been a web producer for CBS Minnesota since 2019. She covers breaking news and makes short-form documentary films. Esme Murphy, a reporter and Sunday morning anchor for WCCO-TV, has been ...

The kick off of Minnesota’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave program is just over two months away and the pressure is on for a smooth rollout. Taxpayers will have high expectations because most ...

Initial projections for the first month of Minnesota’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave program indicated 15,000 to 20,000 people might apply for leave. On day two, the number already approached ...

Minnesota's new paid leave program is up and running. Although the policy doesn't technically take effect until the calendar flips to 2026 later this week, state officials revealed Tuesday that the ...

When Minnesota launches its taxpayer-funded paid family and medical leave program on Jan. 1, it will be the 13th state to offer such benefits — and one of only a few that has built its system from the ...

With launch day nearing, all eyes on Minnesota’s new paid leave program Political stakes are high for success of the program, which mandates 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginians may soon be able to take paid time off if they have or adopt a baby, need to care for a sick family member or have a serious health condition of their own that causes ...