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Biden moves to expand DACA recipients' access to government-funded health insurance
The Department of Health and Human Services will propose an amended definition of "lawful presence" to include recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the White House said.
After calls to resign, Feinstein seeks Judiciary replacement
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California is asking to be temporarily replaced on the Judiciary Committee while she recovers from a case of shingles. Her announcement Wednesday came after two House Democrats called on her to resign because of her extended absence from Washington.
‘It’s a struggle right now’: Nursing homes press Minnesota lawmakers for help
The pandemic, inflation and the state’s broader workforce shortage have caused a unique strain for nursing homes around the state. And they say they need urgent financial help from the state to stay afloat.
Hennepin County leaders press lawmakers to spend surplus on public safety
Elected officials in Hennepin County are urging Minnesota lawmakers to spend part of the state's surplus on public safety. Governor Tim Walz has proposed setting aside $550 million for local police and fire departments and other public safety agencies across Minnesota.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty discusses reassignment of juvenile case to state attorney general
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty campaigned on a desire to reform the juvenile justice system. Now, four months into the job, her platform is getting its first big test — in the case of two teenagers charged with killing a 23-year-old woman in her Brooklyn Park apartment. She talks about it with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer.
Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin launches run for 3rd term
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is seeking a third term in battleground Wisconsin. Baldwin says in a statement released Wednesday she'll continue to fight for the working class and families struggling with inflation and to oppose Wisconsin’s abortion ban.
North Dakota governor signs trans athlete bans into law
North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed two transgender athlete bans into law. Transgender girls and women are now prohibited from joining female sports teams in K-12 and college.
Judge lectures Fox attorneys over dual roles for Rupert Murdoch
A judge said Fox lawyers previously "represented to him more than once" that Murdoch was not an officer for the cable network. Such information "could have" led him to make different rulings, he said.
A Navy ship named for a Confederate victory now honors a Black Union hero
The Navy has renamed the USS Chancelorsville, a name honoring a Confederate victory, to the USS Robert Smalls, after an enslaved man who escaped the south by stealing a Confederate steamship.