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(The Center Square) – Fraud concerns rank among the top issues for Minnesota voters in a new poll, trailing only inflation and the cost of living as the midterm elections draw near.
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(The Center Square) – The taxpayer cost of Minnesota’s “free” school meal program continues to grow each year, with the program running significantly over budget.
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(The Center Square) – Suspended U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Christian Castro appeared in both state and federal courts this week in Minnesota for initial hearings.
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(The Center Square) – A hearing has been scheduled for Sept. 24 involving a bond request from Paramount Skydance amid its legal battles over a proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery that could put state governments on the hook for nearly $2 billion.
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(The Center Square) – Suspended U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Christian Castro was arrested Wednesday by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension ahead of state and federal hearings in Minnesota.
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(Legal Newsline) – The Republican challenger leads Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison by two percentage points as the Democrat seeks a third term, a recent poll has found.
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(The Center Square) – Minnesota is continuing to use a COVID-era waiver allowing SNAP applicants to provide verbal signatures by phone without an audio recording, but state and federal officials appear to disagree over how broadly the waiver applies.
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(The Center Square) – Minnesota ranked 45th nationally in a new report examining election integrity across all 50 states.
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(The Center Square) – An Exxon Mobil fuel refinery southwest of Chicago went offline over the weekend, causing a halting of production and driving already heightened fuel costs even higher for Midwestern motorists, who likely won’t see prices ease until days later.
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(The Center Square) – White House border czar Tom Homan confirmed over the weekend that U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is still actively under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security.
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(The Center Square) – Minnesota gas prices saw some of the largest increases of any state over the past week, rising by 27 cents per gallon.
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(The Center Square) – Nearly nine months after allegations of widespread daycare fraud first emerged in Minnesota, state Republicans are criticizing Democrats for inaction as newly-released court records show officials received early warnings in at least one case.
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(The Center Square) – Minnesota ranked 38th nationally in a new report from the American Legislative Exchange Council.
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