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Stories from August 1, 2025

Minnesota to halt program using Medicaid for housing after suspected fraud

The Minnesota Department of Human Services wants to terminate a housing stabilization program recently flagged for possible fraud. The department announced Friday it is asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services to end the program. Minnesota was the first state to use Medicaid funds to find more stable housing options for residents.
by Emily Bright

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Minnesota moves to end housing stabilization program after reports of possible fraud

Minnesota moves to end housing stabilization program after reports of possible fraud

The Department of Human Services said it didn’t have adequate guardrails on the program to prevent bad actors from improperly obtaining the funds. It said it would work with the Legislature to redevelop the program.
by MPR News Staff

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A taste of the Fringe Festival: Four shows

A taste of the Fringe Festival: Four shows

With more than 100 productions scattered across the city, the Minnesota Fringe Festival is too sprawling to capture in a single take. From a reanimated insult comic to a Shakespeare lottery, here’s a glimpse of what this year’s Fringe has to offer.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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Trump demands official overseeing jobs data be fired after dismal employment report

Trump demands official overseeing jobs data be fired after dismal employment report

President Donald Trump on Friday called for the firing of the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than previously reported.
by The Associated Press

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Remember running the mile in school? The Presidential Fitness Test is coming back

Remember running the mile in school? The Presidential Fitness Test is coming back

The Cold War-era test was a staple of school gyms for half a century before the Obama administration replaced it. President Donald Trump says his focus on childhood fitness is for both physical and patriotic reasons.
by Rachel Treisman

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Warm and Wet: July by the Numbers

Warm and Wet: July by the Numbers

July started off hot and dry, but a shift in the pattern brought wetter-than-normal conditions by mid to late month, leaving us with a warm and wet end to the month overall.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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The White House sets a swath of new tariff rates — and a new date — for dozens of countries

The White House sets a swath of new tariff rates — and a new date — for dozens of countries

An executive order says most of the tariffs will not take effect for at least a week, despite an earlier assertion that new rates would take effect on Friday. Some goods from Canada would get a new 35 percent tariff rate beginning Friday, though.
by NPR Washington Desk

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Trump calls for firing of senior Labor official after job market weakens in July

Trump calls for firing of senior Labor official after job market weakens in July

Trump called for the firing of the Labor statistics official after data earlier showed employers added just 73,000 jobs in July, while job gains for the previous two months were largely erased.
by Scott Horsley

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Federal judge delays expiration of TPS for Hondurans, Nicaraguans and Nepalese

Federal judge delays expiration of TPS for Hondurans, Nicaraguans and Nepalese

The Trump administration has said the conditions in the three countries have improved, therefore the immigrants can return back to their homelands. But federal Judge Trina Thompson suggested Trump's motives are discriminatory.
by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

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Post Coldplay drama, here’s what to know about kiss cams in the Twin Cities

Post Coldplay drama, here’s what to know about kiss cams in the Twin Cities

A fan cam exposed a cheating couple at a Coldplay concert earlier in July. MPR News investigates which local venues deploy similar efforts at audience engagement and how to maintain your privacy.
by Feven Gerezgiher

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Rochester’s new bus line comes with pain — and promise — for local businesses

Rochester’s new bus line comes with pain — and promise — for local businesses

Rochester is a decade into the largest economic development project in state history. And a big part of the plan is a rapid bus line that stands to move more than 10,000 people around Rochester daily. For local businesses, it comes with some pain — and promise.
by Catharine Richert

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Trump’s dream of building a ballroom at the White House is becoming a reality

Trump’s dream of building a ballroom at the White House is becoming a reality

After at least 15 years of talking about it, President Trump is building a ballroom at the White House. Work will begin this September, with a price tag of $200 million, the White House says.
by Tamara Keith

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