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February 7, 2025 4:16 PM

Judge sentences Feeding Our Future defendant to 3 1/2 years, citing ‘flagrant fraud’

Sharon Ross of Big Lake pleaded guilty in early 2024 to stealing $2.4 million from taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs as part of what federal prosecutors in Minnesota say was a $250 million scam involving 70 people and “the single largest COVID-19 fraud scheme in the country.”

by Matt Sepic

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February 7, 2025 2:41 PM

Rape crisis centers see funding delays amid Trump administration spending upheaval

Groups addressing sexual violence report not getting expected payments from grants that they depend on to keep running.

by Will Stone

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February 7, 2025 10:54 AM

Tribal colleges and universities react to executive order rescinding support efforts for Indigenous education

The Trump administration’s sweeping orders could force some tribal colleges and universities to shut down, school leaders said.

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February 7, 2025 10:35 AM

New Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth on priorities, vision for 2025 session

Under a new power-sharing deal, Demuth will be speaker at least through next year. She spoke with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer.

by Cathy Wurzer, Gretchen Brown, Ngoc Bui and Jeff Jones

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February 7, 2025 7:01 AM

GM, Pepsi, Disney, 3M, others scrub some DEI references from investor reports

Some companies have announced diversity rollbacks — but many more are deleting or softening language from their investor disclosures, an NPR analysis finds.

by Maria Aspan

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February 7, 2025 5:35 AM

Historic Black church given ‘Proud Boys’ trademark calls for stand against hate

A judge ordered the naming rights of the extremist group the Proud Boys be given to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.

by Chandelis Duster

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February 7, 2025 5:29 AM

NASA instructs employees to remove pronouns from all work communications

An email seen by NPR says the move is to comply with a presidential order to “restore biological truth” to the government.

by Geoff Brumfiel

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February 6, 2025 6:15 PM

Member of Elon Musk’s DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface

Marko Elez had recently been given special access by a federal judge to highly sensitive payment systems in the Department of Treasury.

by Bobby Allyn and Shannon Bond

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February 6, 2025 4:39 PM

Politics Friday: Blur of action in Washington, back to action in St. Paul

MPR News host Brian Bakst talks about the blistering change in Washington with U.S. Sen. Tina Smith. And the scuffle in the Minnesota House is over. We discuss how lawmakers struck a deal to gavel in the session.

by Brian Bakst and Matthew Alvarez

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February 6, 2025 3:54 PM

‘No-shenanigans handshake’ helps usher in Minnesota House return after prolonged power standoff

The legislative session was resuscitated after weeks of a Minnesota House deadlock. Party leaders agreed to pact where they will share power on committees if a tie returns and clear away other areas of dispute.

by Dana Ferguson, Clay Masters and Peter Cox

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Politics and Election News

Judge sentences Feeding Our Future defendant to 3 1/2 years, citing ‘flagrant fraud’

Rape crisis centers see funding delays amid Trump administration spending upheaval

Tribal colleges and universities react to executive order rescinding support efforts for Indigenous education

New Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth on priorities, vision for 2025 session

GM, Pepsi, Disney, 3M, others scrub some DEI references from investor reports

Historic Black church given ‘Proud Boys’ trademark calls for stand against hate

NASA instructs employees to remove pronouns from all work communications

Member of Elon Musk’s DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface

Politics Friday: Blur of action in Washington, back to action in St. Paul

‘No-shenanigans handshake’ helps usher in Minnesota House return after prolonged power standoff

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