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Minnesota's economic forecast; Twin Cities tenants could strike

Minnesota's budget picture has improved since November - with a larger surplus than was expected just a few months ago. And tenant organizers could hold a vote tomorrow to authorize a Twin Cities-wide rent strike.
by Emily Reese

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Judge orders Minnesota’s top federal law enforcement official to appear in court

A judge in St. Paul Thursday ordered Minnesota’s top federal law enforcement official to appear in court next week and explain why immigration authorities failed to return the belongings of more than two dozen people they illegally detained.
by Emily Bright

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Minnesota braces for Medicaid funding freeze

A proposal to tie up Medicaid funds to Minnesota could force tough budget choices. Gov. Tim Walz says the announced halt in Medicaid funding continues a campaign of retribution from the Trump administration.
by Emily Reese

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Health officials in Trump administration freeze $259 million dollars in Medicaid payments

Minnesota won’t get federal payments for quarterly Medicaid services unless it supplies a corrective plan and more data to the federal government. Health officials in the Trump administration have frozen $259 million dollars in payments bound for the state.
by Emily Bright

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Minnesota gun bills stall, other lawmakers hear bill aimed at preventing grooming

The House Committee on Public Safety voted 10-10 on the bills that would ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. Meanwhile, the House Education Policy Committee heard arguments for a new bill that would designate grooming a child a felony charge.
by Emily Bright

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Whistleblower: ICE training is broken

A whistleblower says Immigration and Customs Enforcement sent poorly trained cadets to Minnesota. Ryan Schwank was a lawyer for ICE who helped train cadets until he resigned eleven days ago. He says ICE has cut training hours by nearly half and removed all legal instruction about use of force. And Pine Island says Google is behind a massive data center project, and the big tech company is promising to bring in new jobs and tax revenue.
by Emily Reese

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Minneapolis shooting suspect shot and killed in confrontation with police in Brooklyn Center

Minneapolis police think a man who fatally shot two of his cousins Monday afternoon on the city’s northside was later killed in a confrontation with police in Brooklyn Center. Police said officers provided medical aid and that the man was pronounced dead at the hospital. Officers involved in the shooting are on leave.
by Emily Bright

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State fraud review calls for independent watchdog

A state review released Monday says that state agencies need better oversight and training to prevent fraud. The state's Director of Program Integrity Tim O'Malley said the state government has failed to prevent fraud despite years of warnings. A group of Minnesota religious leaders has sued the Department of Homeland Security for blocking them from visiting immigration detainees at the Whipple Federal Building.
by Emily Reese

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Hundreds march to remember Alex Pretti who was shot and killed by federal agents 1 month ago

Over the weekend, hundreds gathered for a march on the streets of south Minneapolis to mark four weeks since Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents. Meanwhile, a House state government committee will take another run this week at a proposal to set up an Office of the Inspector General.
by Jacob Aloi

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