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President Trump's State of the Union: Key takeaways

MPR News host Catharine Richert and her guests analyze the major themes, claims, and policy proposals from President Donald Trump's State of the Union address.
by Catharine Richert and Cari Dwyer

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Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns

Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns

Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on misuse of public funds.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Federal officials: Fewer than 1,000 immigration agents remain in Minnesota

Federal officials: Fewer than 1,000 immigration agents remain in Minnesota

Federal officials say fewer than 1,000 immigration agents are left in Minnesota amid the reported winding down of what the White House has called “Operation Metro Surge.”

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St. Ben’s, St. John’s expand consent education after charges

St. Ben’s, St. John’s expand consent education after charges

College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University President Brian Bruess sent a message to students and staff, saying "sexual misconduct and gender-based violence have no place" at the central Minnesota schools. 
by Kirsti Marohn

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From skid row to folklore: Remaking the lumberjack

From skid row to folklore: Remaking the lumberjack

Historian Willa Brown’s new book, “Gentlemen of the Woods: Manhood, Myth, and the American Lumberjack,” dismantles the familiar lumberjack myth, revealing how 19th-century loggers were once feared, erased from the record, and later reinvented as folk heroes to serve industry and regional identity.
by Anika Besst

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FBI: Warrants being executed in Twin Cities related to drug trafficking case

The FBI’s Minneapolis Field Office issued a statement Wednesday saying it’s executing search and arrest warrants throughout the Twin Cities area in connection with a violent drug trafficking organization.
by MPR News Staff

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