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D.C. Memo: Omar, Emmer clash over Gaza protests; Ukraine aid boosts Lockheed Martin
Omar called the student pro-Palestinian protesters “brave,” while Emmer called them “pro-terrorist antisemites.”
The Glean: Latest headlines from around Minnesota
Abortion opponents to spend $1 million to defeat the Equal Rights Amendment
Plus: Minnetonka High students testing positive for whooping cough; concern over contaminated venison in the deaths of two deer hunters; where all the “Peanuts” statues in St. Paul went; and more.
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Minneapolis fails to get council buy-in on former Third Precinct proposal
With or without a vote, Frey could move forward. So why was the council asked to vote?
The U’s men’s gymnastics team is thriving … just without the U
Three years after the University of Minnesota eliminated its century-old men’s intercollegiate gymnastics program, a different sort of program lives on – something between NCAA Division I and club.
Will a break-in put the brakes on the Minnesota DFL’s state government trifecta?
Calculating the odds of status quo, a resignation, a power-sharing agreement and a special election after DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell is charged with felony burglary.
Defense wins championships … or at least the first two games of the NBA playoffs for the Minnesota Timberwolves
Wolves take 2-0 lead to the desert against the Suns.
Pre-Mother’s Day dinner and health expo targets breast cancer disparities
The May 11 event in Richfield will offer free mammograms.
MinnPost analysis: Cities, suburbs helped ensure housing density measures’ defeat despite broad support
The issue highlighted how the politics over local control can play out in unpredictable ways.
Commentary and opinion
Revisiting homelessness myths as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs criminality of sleeping outside
In Hennepin County alone, 4,000 people were turned away from shelters in 2023.
Minnesota should end sub-minimum wage for workers with disabilities
More than 3,000 workers with disabilities in Minnesota are paid less under a federal certificate that allows it, but the state Legislature has a chance to phase it out.
Let’s hope the feds approve the proposed Capital One-Discover merger
More competition from such a deal would benefit Minnesota’s marginalized communities.
The role of peer counselors in addiction recovery is more essential than ever
Proposed legislative changes could lead to fewer of these mentors, taking hope away from people with few other options.
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