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FBI raids Burnsville home of a second Feeding Our Future defendant
Mukhtar Shariff was one of five defendants convicted Friday of stealing 47 million dollars from taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs. Jurors found two others not guilty after a five-week trial.
Minnesota poll: Voters split on U.S. support of Israel’s war with Hamas, but it’s not a top issue
Minnesotans are divided over Israel’s military action in Gaza as it responds to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, but it doesn’t appear to be a deciding factor for them in their November presidential vote, new poll results released Wednesday morning show.
Scholar says he still wants U Holocaust center job despite controversy
The University of Minnesota has put its search for a new director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies on hold after its job offer to a controversial Israeli historian drew strong objections from two professors and some members of the Twin Cities Jewish community
State agencies allowed pandemic cash to go to ineligible Minnesotans, Legislative Auditor finds 
The Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor says the Department of Labor and Industry did not comply with some state requirements for the Frontline Worker Pay Program leading to many ineligible individuals getting paid pandemic-era funds.
‘It’s a loss’: The State Fair Foundation sunsets the Commemorative Art program
The Minnesota State Fair’s Commemorative Art program, which began in 2004 and featured work from 19 artists to expand connections to the arts community and generate revenue, has ended.