Minnesota Now: Feb. 23, 2026
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A group of parents from Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis are determined to push for change at the Capitol this session. More on their new coalition's mission. And we'll to talk to a state lawmaker introducing a bill to ban assault weapons in Minnesota.
The state has presented a roadmap for preventing and addressing fraud. We'll hear more about it.
And a 16-year-old asylum seeker is finally back in Minnesota after being apprehended last month by immigration agents and sent to Michigan.
Then to Worthington for the latest on how the federal surge of agents affected the small, southern Minnesota city, where almost half of the population is Hispanic or Latino.
Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Chorado” by Charles Lazarus and our Song of the Day was “Ferdy” by Sleeping Jesus.
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