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Red Lake Nation leader condemns Trump orders during State of the Band Address 

Red Lake Nation leader condemns Trump orders during State of the Band Address 

During the Red Lake Nation State of the Band Address Friday, chair Darrell Seki Jr., condemned President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders, saying they have created a crisis throughout Indian Country.  
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party will elect a new chair on Saturday

The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party will elect a new chair on Saturday

Two Democrats are vying to lead the state’s DFL Party. Members of the DFL will vote Saturday for a replacement to longtime party chair Ken Martin who left earlier this year to head up the Democratic National Committee.
by Clay Masters

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Minnesota loses $27.5 million in behavioral health funds as part of Trump administration cuts

Minnesota loses $27.5 million in behavioral health funds as part of Trump administration cuts

Overnight this week, the Minnesota Department of Human Services lost hundreds of contracts, amounting to $27.5 million, after massive federal cuts from the Trump administration.
by Tom Crann and Gretchen Brown

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Politics Friday: The Legislature gears up for the big budget push. How will it go?

Politics Friday: The Legislature gears up for the big budget push. How will it go?

MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst talks with two Minnesota House leaders for a special broadcast of Politics Friday from the UBS Forum in St. Paul. Then, two political analysts talk about the dynamics in St. Paul and Washington.
by Brian Bakst and Matthew Alvarez

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Musk promises to go to Wisconsin to personally deliver $2 million to voters in Supreme Court race

Musk promises to go to Wisconsin to personally deliver $2 million to voters in Supreme Court race

Billionaire Elon Musk says he plans to hold a rally in Wisconsin to “personally hand over” $2 million to a pair of voters who have already cast their ballots in the state’s hotly contested Supreme Court race.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota doctor: Hospitals in ‘existential crisis’ and potential Medicaid cuts won’t help

Minnesota doctor: Hospitals in ‘existential crisis’ and potential Medicaid cuts won’t help

Dr. Rahul Koranne, president and CEO of the Minnesota Hospital Association, joined Cathy Wurzer to talk about what recent job loss and federal volatility mean for the health care of all Minnesotans.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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