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State DFL stands firm on its retraction of Minneapolis mayoral endorsement
A statewide DFL committee pulled an endorsement for candidate Omar Fateh last month after it found the Minneapolis convention used “a flawed electronic voting system.” The Minneapolis DFL lost its appeal of that decision Monday.
Minnesota leaders take spat public as they tussle over special session on gun violence prevention
More than a month after a shooting killed two children and injured more at a Minneapolis Catholic church, state lawmakers are struggling to come to consensus on an agenda to head off gun violence and to shore up school safety.
In St. Paul, a push to create new opportunities for Latina child care providers
The CLUES Family Wellness and Childcare Business Incubator is one of the first of its kind to launch Latina-owned child care business support. The incubator’s directors hope to build a pipeline of Latino business owners.
Upset by slow pace of repairs, more renters in Minnesota are forming tenant unions
More renters across the state are forming tenant unions to push for repairs and improvements in their buildings under a new state law that adds protections for tenant organizing.
In the last two weeks, federal prosecutors have charged nine people with defrauding two Medicaid programs in Minnesota, and alleged fraud has been uncovered in a third program.
BCA program to identify danger signs before shootings faces federal cuts
As Minnesota legislators and others debate policies in response to the mass shooting last month at Annunciation Church and School in Minneapolis that killed two children and wounded 21 other people, an approach to try to prevent violent shootings is under threat from Trump administration funding cuts.