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After Trump campaign bill goes unpaid, St. Cloud changes policy for charging event fees
The city is looking to recover staff time for providing police officers and setting up barriers at festivals, parades and other events. The action was spurred in part by an unpaid bill for security and other services St. Cloud provided for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign rally last summer.
At their funeral, Hortmans remembered for humility, humanity in a harsh political world
Hundreds of mourners, including former President Joe Biden, honored Melissa and Mark Hortman Saturday at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis. Gov. Tim Walz said Melissa Hortman would be remembered as “the most consequential speaker in Minnesota history.”
 Feds unveil new investigation over Minnesota’s transgender athlete policy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it will examine whether the state’s policy allowing transgender athletes to play on women’s and girl’s sports teams constitutes sex discrimination. It’s the last in a legal tug of war over the issue.
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of birthright citizenship unclear
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued decisions on the final six cases that were left on its docket for the summer, including emergency appeals relating to President Donald Trump's agenda.
Asked to flag ‘negative’ National Park content, visitors gave their own 2 cents instead
Signs installed earlier in National Parks earlier in June asked for feedback on signs “that are negative about past or living Americans.” Comments viewed by NPR didn't provide the requested feedback.
Minnesotans mourn Melissa and Mark Hortman at the Capitol; Biden pays respects
Thousands of people lined up Friday to pay their respects to the late DFL House Leader Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman at the Minnesota Capitol rotunda. They included former President Joe Biden, who came to the Capitol late in the afternoon.