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DFL, GOP team up on bills to battle absenteeism in Minnesota schools
Minnesota lawmakers this week are moving forward on five bills aimed at addressing chronic absenteeism in Minnesota schools, and DFLers and Republicans are working together on policy solutions.  
Minnesota cancer researchers face uncertainty amid sudden proposed changes to NIH funding rules
The Trump administration wants to cap NIH funding for indirect costs associated with medical research to a set 15 percent rate. The current rate at the University of Minnesota is 54 percent. The cap is not supposed to affect the research itself, but the university said the two cannot be separated.
Federal freeze on energy and climate funding causing concern, confusion in Minnesota
Some of the money has been released since federal judges ordered the funding to be unfrozen. But weatherization programs and rebates for home efficiency upgrades are still on hold. State and local officials say a lack of communication has led to confusion and uncertainty.
Art Hounds recommend one-act plays, two generations of artists and art of the fjords
Art Hounds recommend Theatre Du Mississippi’s One Act Play Festival, “Reflections and Conversations: Monica Rudquist and Jerry Rudquist” and the exhibit “Sund: Notes from the Sea.”
Musk says federal workers should expect another round of ‘pulse check’ emails
President Trump warned federal workers who did not reply to recent emails asking them to describe “five things” they accomplished are “on the bubble” suggesting they are at risk of losing their jobs.
NIH partially lifts freeze on funding process for medical research
Thousands of grant applications had been stalled when the Trump administration blocked the National Institutes of Health from posting notices to the Federal Register.
Hennepin County reviewing deputies’ actions after video shows them punching man during arrest
The one-minute clip captures deputies yelling at the 34-year-old man to put his hand back and punching him in the head, while bystanders call out the use of force. One onlooker protests that the man is not resisting.
Minneapolis, St. Paul join lawsuit against president over immigration enforcement
The White House argues St. Paul’s 2004 separation ordinance interferes with federal immigration enforcements, but St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said the city’s policy does not oppose lawful immigration enforcement.
Trump’s social media video garners pushback from Arabs and Muslims in U.S. and Gaza
In a seemingly AI-generated video that the president posted on social media, images of destruction due to the war in Gaza are transformed into a glitzy resort called “TRUMP GAZA.”