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The Pentagon's DEI purge: Officials describe a scramble to remove and then restore online content

The Pentagon's DEI purge: Officials describe a scramble to remove and then restore online content

The Pentagon has faced questions from lawmakers, local leaders and citizens over the removal of military heroes and historic mentions from Defense Department websites and social media pages.
by The Associated Press

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DHS revokes legal protections for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

DHS revokes legal protections for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

The Department of Homeland Security's new policy, revoking legal protections for hundreds of thousands, impacts people who are already in the U.S. and who came under a humanitarian parole program.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota and six other states push to shift road funds to transit and bike projects as Trump threatens cuts

Minnesota and six other states push to shift road funds to transit and bike projects as Trump threatens cuts

A seven-state group known as the Clean Rides Network gained momentum this year in its advocacy for environmentally friendly transportation projects that it says the federal government has abandoned.
by The Associated Press

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Fate of Duluth lab unclear amid reports of possible closure of EPA’s research arm

Fate of Duluth lab unclear amid reports of possible closure of EPA’s research arm

More than 100 people work at the U.S. EPA lab in Duluth. It’s part of the agency’s Office of Research and Development, which the Trump administration is targeting for possible large-scale layoffs.
by Dan Kraker

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Politics Friday: What will Minnesota lawmakers do to fight fraud?

Politics Friday: What will Minnesota lawmakers do to fight fraud?

MPR News politics editor talks with two lawmakers about their efforts to fight fraud. Plus, a conversation with the newest U.S. Senate candidate Melisa López Franzen.
by Brian Bakst and Matthew Alvarez

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DFL, GOP educator-leaders respond to Trump‘s dismantling of the Education Department

DFL, GOP educator-leaders respond to Trump‘s dismantling of the Education Department

Assistant Majority Leader and Chair of the Senate Education Finance Committee Sen. Mary Kunesh, DFL-New Brighton — who is a library media specialist — and House Education Policy Committee Co-Vice Chair Rep. Patricia Mueller, R-Austin — who is a teacher — joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition to talk about the implications.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Walz proposes more cuts, seeks one-time aid for avian influenza and police training

Walz proposes more cuts, seeks one-time aid for avian influenza and police training

Lawmakers will consider the spending plan as they prepare budgets of their own. They have to write a proposal that can satisfy both Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature.
by Dana Ferguson and Clay Masters

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Craft brewers consider kicking the aluminum tariff can to customers

Craft brewers consider kicking the aluminum tariff can to customers

Craft brewers are feeling the impact of tariffs through increases in ingredient costs, but perhaps more significantly through tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel, which are pushing up the cost of their cans. Now breweries around the area are trying to decide how much they can pass on to customers.
by Hannah Yang

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