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FBI agents this morning searched the offices of two autism treatment centers as part of a major investigation into Medicaid fraud. And the Minneapolis city council enacted its 2025 budget today, overriding a mayoral veto.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has vetoed the city council's budget, but the council could vote Thursday to override him. And the St. Paul City Council approved a budget with a property tax levy increase that is lower than what the mayor proposed.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he’s vetoing the 2025 budget approved by the city council last night. In a statement this afternoon, the mayor said he WILL approve the property tax levy, an increase of just under 7 percent. And the authors of Minnesota’s cannabis law are expressing disappointment over procedural delays that will push a retail market rollout into spring or summer.
The Minneapolis City Council has passed a 2025 budget. And state Senate leaders again are sparring over the membership of a lawmaker arrested for burglary. 
A strong cold front is bringing snow showers to Minnesota today — and a blast of arctic air tomorrow into Thursday. And Republican lawmakers in the Minnesota House are surveying state agencies ahead of the 2025 legislative session about areas for budget reductions.
The arrest of a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is a relief for people who worked with Thompson. St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter says he wants to raise taxes. And Frank Paro, a prominent figure in the American Indian Movement, has died.
Police have arrested a man they believe was involved in the fatal shooting of the CEO of United HealthCare. And more than seventy hospital and long-term care workers at Deer River Essentia Health began an open-ended unfair labor practice strike today.
Hundreds of law enforcement leaders will meet in downtown Minneapolis this week for a Justice Department summit on crime reduction. And Minnesota DNR officials were busy this fall apprehending people for illegally cutting the tops off of spruce trees.
The investigation into the fatal shooting of a Minnesota corporate executive in New York City is now in its third day. The St. Paul Public School district has named three finalists for its next superintendent. The district began its search after Joe Gothard left the post for a job in Wisconsin this spring.
Funeral services will be held Saturday for a Red Lake police officer who died in the line of duty last month. And Minnesota's top federal law enforcement official says he'll step down before Inauguration Day.