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Trump signs executive action to lower drug prices
The action is intended to build upon the existing program for Medicare drug price negotiations, which was created by the Inflation Reduction Act that passed during the Biden administration.
States push Medicaid work rules, but few programs help enrollees find jobs
Some lawmakers are pushing to require that Medicaid recipients work in order to get or keep coverage, and some states already try to help them find jobs. But the effects of those efforts are unclear.
Where does ICE access to IRS data leave undocumented Minnesotans?
This Tax Day marks a shift in policy at the Internal Revenue Service after the Trump administration gave Immigration and Customs Enforcement permission to access data from the agency.
Marshall man claims ICE detained him for protests over police killings
A Marshall man was detained by federal immigration authorities who claim he overstayed his student visa after it was revoked. However, he tells MPR News from the Kandiyohi County Jail that his arrest may have been politically motivated.
Trump plans order to cut funding for NPR and PBS
President Trump and GOP members of Congress have accused the public broadcasters of biased and "woke" programming. The president plans a rescission, which would give Congress 45 days to approve the directive or allow funding to be restored.
In Pelican Rapids, teens learn the skill of civil discourse
In a deeply polarized country, a new program in Minnesota is teaching middle and high schoolers how to find common ground in their communities. Program leaders say it’s an effort to inspire young people to become engaged politically and in their towns. 
Medicaid puzzle confronts Minnesota lawmakers. Federal cuts could hit health safety net program
Republicans in Washington are working on slashing the federal budget to help pay for a slate of tax breaks. State lawmakers know it could mean a health care funding hole, but they don’t know how much they’ll have to backfill.
Trump administration freezes $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard over campus activism
The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, since the institution said Monday it won’t comply with the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus.