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Minnesota Gov. Walz, Attorney General Ellison defend actions on fraud before Congress
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison testified before a congressional oversight committee Wednesday on fraud in state programs. The hearing drifted into debates over immigration law.
How much protein do you really need?
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two dietitians about protein. New federal dietary guidelines elevate protein in our diets, and it’s getting added to everything from pasta to lattes. How much do you really need?
Minnesotan killed in airstrike while serving in Kuwait was just days from returning home
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor was just days away from returning home to her husband and two children in Minnesota when a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait killed her and five other U.S. service members.
‘Winning hearts and minds’: How protest signs shaped the anti-ICE movement in Minnesota
Minnesota has seen an explosion of art made in response to ICE’s presence. Perhaps more than any other art form, artists and designers have made protest posters and signs en masse. “There’s never been a viable movement for social change without the arts as central to the movement,” one art historian says.
MPR News host Catharine Richert talks with Dan Harris — former ABC News anchor, host of the podcast “10% Happier,” and self-proclaimed meditation skeptic about the mental health benefits of mindfulness. 
State lawmakers consider ban on 287(g) agreements expanding local-federal immigration enforcement
If passed, the legislation would prohibit and terminate any agreements with the federal government that gives authority to state, county and local agencies to enforce civil immigration law.