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Minnesota lawmakers consider allowing heavier ATVs

Minnesota lawmakers consider allowing heavier ATVs

The ATV industry says consumer preferences are shifting toward larger side-by-side vehicles. Some environmental groups question whether heavier vehicles could cause more trail damage.
by Kirsti Marohn

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House Republicans unveil bill to avoid shutdown and they're daring Democrats to oppose it

House Republicans unveil bill to avoid shutdown and they're daring Democrats to oppose it

House Republicans have unveiled a 99-page spending bill that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30. It would provide a slight boost to defense programs while trimming nondefense programs below 2024 budget year levels. Congress must act by midnight Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown. 
by The Associated Press

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Tribes and Native American students sue over Bureau of Indian Education firings

Tribes and Native American students sue over Bureau of Indian Education firings

Three tribal nations and five Native American students say in a lawsuit that the Trump administration has failed its legal obligations to tribes when it cut jobs at Bureau of Indian Education schools. According to the lawsuit filed Friday, the firings at two colleges have left students and staff with unsafe conditions, canceled classes and delayed financial aid. 
by The Associated Press

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Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans

Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans

A group of labor unions are asking a federal court for an emergency order to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the sensitive Social Security data of millions of Americans. The motion for emergency relief was filed late Friday in federal court in Maryland.
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Top Democrats ask Rubio for answers on now-canceled $400 million Tesla plan

Top Democrats ask Rubio for answers on now-canceled $400 million Tesla plan

A letter from two House Democrats presses Rubio for details about who approved an effort to try to use hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money on armored electric vehicles from Tesla.
by Bobby Allyn

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Minnesota among states that sued Trump administration over federal workers' mass firings

Minnesota among states that sued Trump administration over federal workers' mass firings

The lawsuit says the mass firings will cause irreparable burdens and expenses on the states, because they will have to support recently unemployed workers and adjudicate claims of unemployment assistance.
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War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge

War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge

References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorities are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts marked for deletion as the Defense Department works to purge diversity, equity and inclusion content.
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Tribal nations are concerned that Trump's cuts have the potential to violate trust responsibilities

Tribal nations are concerned that Trump's cuts have the potential to violate trust responsibilities

Tribal leaders across the United States are scrambling to respond to a directive from President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to close more than a quarter of Bureau of Indian Affairs offices, which provide vital services to Indigenous communities. 
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