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continues to decline in Minnesota's colleges and universities

, as the Trump administration's student visa restrictions make it more difficult for students to come here.

The Minnesota Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Tuesday morning in the case of a Catholic school librarian who alleges she lost her job because she is transgender. 

A federal judge in Massachusetts this week will consider whether the federal government violated an injunction barring immigration enforcement at a Minneapolis church. Recent court records show an undercover federal agent was sent to an event at University Baptist Church in Minneapolis in May. 

The current version of the Farm Bill working its way through Congress would cut $2 billion from a program that provides conservation grants to farmers. The funding cut would be on top of staffing cuts at the Natural Resources Conservation Service. That's the federal agency that awards the grants and offers technical assistance to farmers adopting sustainable agriculture practices.

A philanthropy group has committed to putting up to $15 million dollars into developing downtown St. Paul.

Visa restrictions lead to fewer international students enrolling in MN colleges for 2nd year

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International student enrollment continues to decline in Minnesota's colleges and universities, as the Trump administration's student visa restrictions make it more difficult for students to come here.

International student enrollment continues to decline in Minnesota's colleges, universities

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