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University of Minnesota eliminates nutrition outreach program amid federal SNAP cuts
KSTP - Minnesota
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July 10, 2025
A program dedicated to nutrition education for low-income residents across Minnesota is coming to an end after 35 years. This week, the University of Minnesota Extension Service laid off all 60 of its full-time SNAP-Ed educators. The $7.2 million...
25 LGBTQ+ Athletes You Need to Know About
The Good Men Project - California
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July 10, 2025
Every moment of an athlete’s career—and oftentimes their personal lives—is placed on display, dissected by analysts, media, and in some instances, betting sites to determine what their future season could look like. With such a public profession,...
Trump’s Threats Against Mamdani Put a Target on the Back of All Immigrants
Truthout
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July 10, 2025
Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! I used to take my United States citizenship for granted. Don’t get me wrong, I was always aware of the benefits conferred on me by a U.S. passport,...
In opening bell ceremony, Minnesota CEOs take economy’s pulse
Star Tribune - Minnesota
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July 10, 2025
Harmening said companies don’t just invest in office space when they choose Minnesota for their headquarters. They invest in neighborhoods, schools, parks and cultural institutions, he said. Best Buy CEO Corie Barry, who grew up in rural...
Trump administration opens investigation into Minnesota agency's affirmative action...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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The Department of Justice said in a statement that the policy “seems to be part of a broader effort by the state to engage in race- and sex-based employment practices in its ‘affirmative action’ objectives.” The Trump administration has been using...
DOJ investigating Minnesota state agency's hiring practices
CBS 4 - Minnesota
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The Trump administration said Thursday that it has opened an investigation into whether a Minnesota state agency's newly updated affirmative action policy violates civil rights laws. The Minnesota Department of Human Services' policy requires...
‘Sisters Speak Out:’ A prayer and public witness for immigrants and a just economy
The Central Minnesota Catholic
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July 10, 2025
By Mike Schut We all know not to talk politics, sex and money in polite company. But what if such conversations are intimately connected to the Gospels, to Jesus’ life and teachings? Let’s take three examples. First, say you read, “Love your...
Justice Department investigating State of Minnesota, Minnesota DHS
KARE 11 - Minnesota
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July 10, 2025
DHS said in a statement that it follows all state and federal hiring laws, saying that justification for non-affirmative action hires has been required since 1987. ST PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Justice Department is looking into the hiring practices...
Tim Walz blasted for costing Minnesota taxpayers $430K in legal prep ahead of Hill hearing
KLIN News Talk - Nebraska
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July 10, 2025
Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss why Minnesota is being sued over tuition benefits for migrants, why critics are outraged over Zohran Mamdani's policies and his new book, 'They're Coming for You.' NEWYou can now...
Minnesota GOP questions $430,000 bill for Gov. Walz's Congressional hearing preparation
KARE 11 - Minnesota
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July 10, 2025
Republicans in Congress called several Democratic governors to the Capitol last month. ST PAUL, Minn. — When Governor Tim Walz testified before Congress last month, it cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands to prepare for. $430,000 is the bill to be...
US probes Minnesota, George Mason University over DEI, hiring practises
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 10, 2025
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government on Thursday announced probes into hiring practices and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives by the state of Minnesota and Virginia’s George Mason University. It was the latest...
Trump administration opens investigation into Minnesota agency's affirmative action policy
Local 10 - Florida
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July 10, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS – The Trump administration said Thursday that it has opened an investigation into whether a Minnesota state agency's newly updated affirmative action policy violates civil rights laws. The Minnesota Department of Human Services' policy...
Minneapolis nonprofit takes travelers across rural Italy: ‘Walk with your hearts’
Star Tribune - Minnesota
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July 10, 2025
On a brisk spring morning in Rimini, I stood in a hushed cathedral with 11 other hikers, waiting for a bishop’s blessing.Ahead lay days of strenuous trekking through Italy’s mountainous Emilia-Romagna region to the Sanctuary of La Verna, a...
Message of church leaders needs every platform — Greg Erlandson
Dialog - Delaware
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July 10, 2025
Recently, lots of bishops have been speaking out. Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin must be smiling, for 40 years after he argued that Catholic social teaching was a “seamless garment” that preached a “consistent ethic of life,” some of his brother...
Minnesota joins multi-state lawsuit to force ICE agents to show faces during raids
WKBT - Wisconsin
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COPYRIGHT 2025 BY NEWS 8 NOW/NEWS 8000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. • Minnesota joins 17 other states in lawsuit demanding ICE agents remove masks during immigration raids •...
Saint Andrew Lutheran Church set to install new pastor on Sunday, July 13
Williamson Herald - Tennessee
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The Rev. Terrance Jacob will be installed as the new pastor for Saint Andrew Lutheran Church (St. Andrew) on Sunday, July 13, at 4 p.m. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America’s (ELCA) Southeastern Synod Bishop, Rev. Dr. Kevin Strickland, will...
Descendents, supporters celebrate Caribou church History, service, blessing of graves and a meal
Kittson County Enterprise - Minnesota
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July 10, 2025
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY for the 120th celebration at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church at Caribou on Saturday, June 14. (Enterprise photo by Anna Jauhola) About 100 people gathered in the northernmost reaches of Kittson County on Saturday,...
I Didn’t Really Understand ‘Uff-da’ Until I Moved to Minnesota, Now I Can’t Stop Saying It
Minnesota Now
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July 10, 2025
When I moved to Minnesota from Texas years ago, I knew it would be different, but I quickly found out there are quite a few cultural differences I hadn’t anticipated. Some that, to this day, still make me tilt my head in confusion (looking at you,...
Best public middle schools in the Minneapolis metro area
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Best public middle schools in the Minneapolis metro area Stacker compiled a list of the best public middle schools in the Minneapolis metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses five weighted factors for its rankings: academics grade,...
What to know about the layoffs at the Science Museum of Minnesota
St. Cloud Times - Minnesota
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The Science Museum of Minnesota is laying off 43 full-time employees, or 13% of its workforce, in response to diminished attendance and decreased government support, the institution announced July 9. In its statement, the museum said the changes...