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Feds to close Grand Rapids lab that does global-leading research on forestry, climate change

Feds to close Grand Rapids lab that does global-leading research on forestry, climate change

The Trump administration plans to close two northern Minnesota U.S. Forest Service research facilities, including one in Grand Rapids that led globally recognized research on the impacts of climate change on forests and peatlands.
by Dan Kraker

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Half of those arrested by federal agents in Minnesota this winter have already been deported

Half of those arrested by federal agents in Minnesota this winter have already been deported

The federal government moved at a rapid pace to deport nearly 1,700 people picked up during a surge of immigration enforcement in Minnesota this winter, according to data analyzed by APM Reports and MPR News.
by Jon Collins and Kate Martin

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Politics Friday: 3 congressional candidates vying for their party's endorsement

A check-in on the only Minnesota congressional race guaranteed to send a new person to Washington. MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst speaks with three candidates seeking to represent the 2nd Congressional District.
by Brian Bakst and Matthew Alvarez

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Hegseth asks the Army's top uniformed officer to step down

Hegseth asks the Army's top uniformed officer to step down

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the Army’s top uniformed officer, Gen. Randy George, to step down as the United States wages a war against Iran.
by The Associated Press

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Trump says Pam Bondi, loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, out as attorney general

Trump says Pam Bondi, loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, out as attorney general

President Donald Trump says Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general. Bondi's departure ends the contentious tenure of a Trump loyalist who upended the Justice Department’s culture of independence from the White House, oversaw firings of career employees and moved to investigate the Republican president’s perceived enemies.
by The Associated Press

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Interim Hennepin Healthcare leader steps down

Interim Hennepin Healthcare leader steps down

Dr. Kevin Croston resigned Wednesday. He was appointed to the position after the previous interim CEO stepped down in January.
by Erica Zurek

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Minnesota's top election official says recent executive order to create voter list isn't feasible

Minnesota's top election official says recent executive order to create voter list isn't feasible

A new executive order directs the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Postal Service to work with each other to develop a list of eligible voters and only mail ballots to them.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Minnesota lawmakers tweak cannabis regulations as state issues first recalls

Minnesota lawmakers tweak cannabis regulations as state issues first recalls

Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management Director Eric Taubel told Morning Edition that those recalls mean the office is running as it should as the state rolls out new regulations for legalized cannabis.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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