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How SNAP eligibility has changed for 38,000 Minnesotans this month
Major changes to SNAP eligibility have taken effect under the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” the Republican tax and spending law passed by Congress in July. Nine thousand refugees and immigrants in Minnesota are no longer eligible, and there are new work requirements for 29,000 Minnesotans.
He vowed to 'protect the unborn.' Now he’s blocking a bill to expand Medicaid for Wisconsin’s new moms.
Splitting with anti-abortion members of his own party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has refused to join 48 other states in ensuring that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving care for up to a year after giving birth.
Breaking down the compromise that ended the government shutdown
MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks with two political scientists about what the deal to end the shutdown tells us about power, priorities and politics in Washington.