Mille Lacs Health System at risk of closing after delayed Medicare payments

A rural Minnesota hospital system could be forced to close within weeks as millions of dollars in Medicare payments have been delayed. The Mille Lacs Health System is at risk of closing its hospital and rural health clinics that serve multiple counties. That’s because the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has withheld about $2.5 million dollars in Medicare payments since January.

A new lawsuit is challenging the Trump Administration’s move to fast-track deportations of Somalis. The Advocates for Human Rights — a Minneapolis nonprofit — is suing the Justice Department over its effort to speed up deportations of non-citizens from Somalia. The government had already targeted many for removal, but the plaintiffs allege that the administration is fast-tracking court hearings for Somalis after President Donald Trump called them "garbage."

Gov. Tim Walz says his No. 1 priority during the legislative session is to getting funding for construction projects across Minnesota through a bonding bill.

The first Mississippi River towboat of the season arrived in the Twin Cities earlier this week. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the Crockett and its two barges passed through Lock and Dam No. 2 in Hastings on Monday en route to St. Paul.

For the fifth consecutive time, the EPA has granted a waiver allowing year-round sales of E15, a blend of corn-based ethanol and gasoline. The move comes amid rising fuel prices due to the war in Iran.

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