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Proposed cut in local aid to prevent aquatic invasive species sparks fears of more infested lakes
For the past decade, Minnesota has distributed about $10 million a year to counties for aquatic invasive species prevention. Gov. Tim Walz’s proposed budget reduced that amount by 50 percent. Some lake advocates worry cutting the funding could potentially lead to more infested waters.
Democratic-backed Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, cementing liberal majority
Susan Crawford, a Dane County judge who led legal fights to protect union power and abortion rights and to oppose voter ID, defeated Republican-backed Brad Schimel in a race that broke records for spending.
Medical examiner confirms U.S. Bank exec Terry Dolan died in Brooklyn Park plane crash
Bank officials had said Sunday that they believed Dolan was on the plane but could not officially confirm his death. There were no other fatalities, and the cause of the crash is still under investigation.
Top scientists warn that Trump policies are causing a ‘climate of fear’ in research
Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being “decimated” by the Trump administration’s cuts to research.
Lawsuit: U of M grad student detained by ICE ‘feared he was being kidnapped’
According to a federal lawsuit, Doğukan Günaydin, who is studying business at the University of Minnesota, was stripped of his phone and belongings, taken to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in St. Paul, “and was left waiting for hours on end without access to his family, friends or attorney.”
Layoffs begin at U.S. health agencies responsible for research, tracking disease and regulating food
Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people.
U of M faculty accuse university leadership of censoring statements on war in Gaza
Faculty members at the University of Minnesota are accusing university leaders of censorship, after statements in support of Palestinians were removed from the websites of six U of M departments and centers.