The Duluth City Council is scheduled to vote tonight on a resolution asking the Minnesota Legislature to stop trying to restrict local governments’ regulatory powers. At issue is a bill that would pre-empt local ordinances requiring employers to provide sick and family leave to workers, and prevent local governments from increasing the minimum wage beyond the statewide level. The Duluth News Tribune quotes one city councilor who warns passing a resolution opposing the bill could hurt the city’s efforts to get state bonding money for public works projects.