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The Forest Service says it's closing offices to cut costs. But the math doesn't add up
The Forest Service is trying to shut down research hubs because it says it needs to live within its means. But the agency plans to close facilities that cost less than $1 to rent while keeping open one that costs $1 million.
Walz requests Texas ICE agent charged with assault return to Minnesota
Texas federal immigration agent Christian Castro was charged in May with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime. Walz said his team sent a letter to Texas governor Greg Abbott earlier this week requesting Castro’s extradition.
DHS disenrolls 3,400 Medicaid providers while flagging small fraction for further fraud review
Minnesota’s Department of Human Services disenrolled 60 percent of providers from 14 high risk Medicaid programs as part of an agreement with the federal government to combat fraud. But only 59 providers were flagged for additional review.
Trump administration has separated dozens of children from their parents for a second time, AP finds
An Associated Press investigation reveals that dozens of children who were separated under the first Trump administration have been re-separated, despite a judge's order to reunite them.
Senate begins voting on funding immigration enforcement after Trump's settlement fund is dropped
The Republican-led Senate is moving forward with legislation to fund immigration enforcement agencies after forcing the White House to drop its settlement fund for political allies and stripping a separate proposal for White House security from the bill.
People with cancer or HIV could lose Medicaid under new work rules, advocates say
Adults on Medicaid will be required to work 80 hours per month. The Trump administration says people who are sick will have to prove they are too sick to work to be exempt from the new work rules.
Ex-DFL chair says Minnesota should consider scrapping endorsing conventions
“I do think at this point in time that's a really serious question that the Legislature should debate,” Mike Erlandson, chair of the Minnesota DFL from 1999 to 2005, said of ending endorsing conventions and going straight to primaries.