Immigration hearings continue at the Whipple Federal Building despite end of surge
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Minnesota lawmakers failed to add protections to an obscure discount drug program this year, amid complaints from the pharmaceutical industry that some large hospitals abuse the so called 340B program. The program allows some nonprofit and safety net hospitals to purchase drugs at a substantial discount, but charge the patient's insurance at full price, using the difference to offset losses from patient care.
Republican-endorsed governor candidate Kendall Qualls says the campaign focus this year shouldn't be on President Donald Trump. Qualls is one of several candidates in a GOP primary race to determine the party nominee. The top contenders all want to land Trump's backing. Mike Lindell, Lisa Demuth and Qualls have been reluctant to depart from anything the president has done.
An ICE detainee from Burnsville with serious health problems was released Wednesday. Andrea Pedro-Francisco is a twenty three year old asylum seeker who has lived in Burnsville with her family since 2019. She was detained by ICE in February and sent to Texas just before a planned surgery to remove an ovarian cyst. Her representatives say the cyst could kill her if it's not removed, but she couldn't get surgery in detention.
Immigration hearings are continuing at the Whipple Federal Building near Fort Snelling despite the official ending of the federal government's surge in Minnesota. About 120 hearings were scheduled for Friday alone.
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Nationwide, there's a backlog of more than 3.2 million pending immigration cases, according to tracking from Syracuse University. President Donald Trump's administration has changed federal rules to make it more challenging for immigrants to successfully claim asylum in the United States.
Three Minnesota literary organizations have received national funding to support their work. Less than 2 percent of annual private funding for the arts goes to support literary endeavors.
Rural hospitals worry about the future of an obscure discount drug program they rely on
Qualls sees 'pocketbook issues' as key to Minnesota governor's race
