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House votes to slap back Trump's tariffs on Canada in rare bipartisan rebuke

House votes to slap back Trump's tariffs on Canada in rare bipartisan rebuke

The House has voted to slap back President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada. The tally offered a rare rebuke of the White House agenda, though it wouldn’t actually undo the tariffs without support from Trump himself, which is highly unlikely.
by The Associated Press

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Border czar Tom Homan: Immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota coming to an end

Border czar Tom Homan: Immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota coming to an end

The immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota is ending, said Tom Homan, the border czar for President Donald Trump. “I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude.”
by Anna Haecherl, Andrew Krueger, Cari Spencer, Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Dana Ferguson

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These sex workers in Minneapolis never thought they would own a gun. Then ICE came to town

These sex workers in Minneapolis never thought they would own a gun. Then ICE came to town

More than 8,200 permit to carry applications were filed in the state in January. For populations worried about their safety during the ICE surge, ownership seems like a path to security. 
by Sam Stroozas

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Mankato explores ordinance requiring federal agents to demask, wear IDs and body cams

Mankato explores ordinance requiring federal agents to demask, wear IDs and body cams

The Mankato City Council is moving to demask ICE, Border Patrol and other law enforcement officers from outside the city, while requiring them to wear body cameras and something that identifies who they work for.
by Hannah Yang

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Art Hounds: A space this week for beauty and joy

Art Hounds: A space this week for beauty and joy

Art Hounds recommend “Fíodóireacht Bheirte / A Weaving of Two,” “Fiber, Fragment and Form" and “Nordic Echoes.”
by Emily Bright

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Indie bookstores provide readers with information, relief amid ICE surge 

Indie bookstores provide readers with information, relief amid ICE surge 

Twin Cities bookstores are responding to heightened fear around ICE activity by transforming their shops into hubs for community support, political understanding and emotional refuge, as readers turn to books, children’s resources and author fundraisers to navigate a climate of anxiety and resistance.
by Emily Bright

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How building community supports mental health

In times of stress, building community can support our mental health. MPR News host Catharine Richert talks with organizers Autumn Brown and adrienne maree brown about new communities forming in Minnesota — and how to stay connected even with people who see things very differently.
by Catharine Richert and Cari Dwyer

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Legal Aid lawyers warn against school seclusion rooms for Minnesota’s youngest learners 

Legal Aid lawyers warn against school seclusion rooms for Minnesota’s youngest learners 

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid attorneys on Wednesday released a report showing spartan conditions in school seclusion rooms across Minnesota as they urged lawmakers to continue the state’s ban on using those rooms for kids in kindergarten through third grade.
by Kyra Miles

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