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Latino business owners say customers are staying away in wake of deportation threats

Latino business owners say customers are staying away in wake of deportation threats

Some Latino business owners say customers have been staying away out of fear of being detained and deported. Twin Cities business and city leaders are encouraging people to buy from Latino-owned shops this Saturday.
by Regina Medina

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Trump administration yanks CDC flu vaccine campaign

Trump administration yanks CDC flu vaccine campaign

As flu rages, the Trump administration has pulled the plug on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu immunization campaign that targeted high-risk groups, including pregnant women.
by Will Stone

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Minnesota bill seeks to disable AI tech used to create nude or sexual images of people

Minnesota bill seeks to disable AI tech used to create nude or sexual images of people

The plan would require artificial intelligence companies to deactivate a feature that allows users to make people appear naked or engaged in sexual acts in photos or videos without their consent.
by Dana Ferguson, Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Lawmaker who led state to require ethnic studies in schools decries effort to undo it

Lawmaker who led state to require ethnic studies in schools decries effort to undo it

State Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura, DFL-Minneapolis, authored the bill that set ethnic studies standards a few years ago. She joined Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer on Wednesday in response to Republican Rep. Ron Kresha’s legislation.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Minnesota business leader among thousands of federal workers axed in Trump cuts

Minnesota business leader among thousands of federal workers axed in Trump cuts

Thousands of probationary employees who have not been in their jobs long enough to qualify for certain protections have been terminated by federal agencies around the country, including in Minnesota.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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