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Abortion once more plays a key role in a state political fight, this time in Wisconsin's court race
The winner of the April 1 election could hold the power to determine the fate of future litigation in Wisconsin over abortion because the outcome of the race will decide whether liberals or conservatives hold a majority on the state’s highest court.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.