Target begins expected cuts of about 1,800 corporate jobs

Employees at Target’s Minneapolis headquarters are learning more Tuesday about expected layoffs. The company is cutting about 1,800 corporate jobs in an effort to streamline operations. That includes about 1,000 layoffs and closing hundreds of open positions. Next week, voters in two Senate districts will fill two vacancies and possibly flip control of the chamber. State Capitol security leaders are assigning an investigator to exclusively probe threats against elected officials. Threats against lawmakers, state executives and their offices have more than doubled compared to last year. Four Minnesota Head Start programs may not get their federal funding to operate if the government shutdown continues into November. Four Minneapolis mayoral candidates outlined their visions for the city during an MPR News/Star Tribune debate Monday.