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Public health worker in Minneapolis laid off in mass firings by the Trump administration

Public health worker in Minneapolis laid off in mass firings by the Trump administration

MacClement Guthrie was working with Minneapolis schools on the prevention of sexually transmitted infections as a part of a fellowship program under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when he was let go suddenly.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Appetites: How to cook PFAS-free now that Minnesota ban is in effect

Appetites: How to cook PFAS-free now that Minnesota ban is in effect

Nicole Hvidsten, taste editor at the Minnesota Star Tribune, offers tips on how to check if your cookware contains PFAS and suggests non-stick alternatives now that these “forever chemicals” are banned in Minnesota.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Wisconsin’s Northland College to close at the end of the academic year

Wisconsin’s Northland College to close at the end of the academic year

In early 2024, it was unclear whether Northland would continue but the college announced it would drastically reduce its majors and cut staff. Despite these efforts, the board chair said the school no longer has the resources to continue.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota bill seeks to disable AI tech used to create nude or sexual images of people

Minnesota bill seeks to disable AI tech used to create nude or sexual images of people

The plan would require artificial intelligence companies to deactivate a feature that allows users to make people appear naked or engaged in sexual acts in photos or videos without their consent.
by Dana Ferguson, Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Lawmaker who led state to require ethnic studies in schools decries effort to undo it

Lawmaker who led state to require ethnic studies in schools decries effort to undo it

State Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura, DFL-Minneapolis, authored the bill that set ethnic studies standards a few years ago. She joined Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer on Wednesday in response to Republican Rep. Ron Kresha’s legislation.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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‘Outrageous’ and ‘chilling’: Local orgs react to new DEI restrictions from the National Endowments for the Arts

‘Outrageous’ and ‘chilling’: Local orgs react to new DEI restrictions from the National Endowments for the Arts

The Playwrights’ Center of Minneapolis has rejected a $35,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts due to new federal restrictions barring grant recipients from promoting diversity, equity, inclusion and gender ideology, joining a growing number of arts organizations nationwide in condemning the policy.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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DOJ asks for pause in Minneapolis police federal consent decree

DOJ asks for pause in Minneapolis police federal consent decree

A few days into his new administration, President Donald Trump’s DOJ leadership issued a memo directing attorneys to provide notice of any court-enforceable agreements to reform police agencies that had been finalized within the last 90 days. The memo said the new administration “may wish to reconsider” such agreements.
by Cari Spencer

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Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier welcomed home after release from prison

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier welcomed home after release from prison

After nearly 50 years of incarceration, Native American political activist Leonard Peltier has been released from prison. Former President Joe Biden commuted his sentence in January before leaving office. In 1977 Peltier was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of two FBI agents. 
by Allison Herrera and Chandra Colvin

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