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Liberian government official moonlights as Minnesota group home director

Companies linked to Sekou Dukuly received $36 million in taxpayer money over the past decade to care for disabled adults in Minnesota group homes — despite multiple residents dying and repeated findings of neglect. But the state kept sending payments to the group home companies even after he took a job more than 5,000 miles away.
by Ellie Roth, Jennifer Lu, Christopher Peak and Alyson Clary

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Feds spying in Minneapolis church may have violated court order

Feds spying in Minneapolis church may have violated court order

Homeland Security spied on a Minneapolis church in May as part of an investigation into alleged anti-ICE activities, potentially violating a court order barring federal agents from enforcing civil immigration in churches in their network.
by Jon Collins

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'We have a voice': Minnesota students help craft national AI policy

'We have a voice': Minnesota students help craft national AI policy

Students from Minnesota were among a group of high schoolers that gathered for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Day of AI to create a national policy around the use artificial intelligence in schools.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Minnesota Forge ready to serve up a new era of pro volleyball

Minnesota Forge ready to serve up a new era of pro volleyball

Minnesota Forge, the state’s new Major League Volleyball team, will begin play in January 2027 at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, with a mission to bring top-level women’s volleyball talent home to Minnesota.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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First results from state survey of LGBTQ+ Minnesotans released

First results from state survey of LGBTQ+ Minnesotans released

More than 7,000 Minnesotans responded to the survey by the Council on LGBTQIA2S+ Minnesotans. The findings highlight both challenges and encouraging factors.
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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