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1 month ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Aleesa Kuznetsov
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. The Trump administration is canceling $1 billion in school mental health grants. It will impact at least $17 million in funding in Minnesota. The White House said an Education Department review of the programs found they violated the purpose of federal civil rights law.
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1 month ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Annie Baxter |Aleesa Kuznetsov
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. President Donald Trump has now been in office for 100 days. He held the first rally of his current tenure last night in Michigan to mark the milestone. MPR News has been fanning out across the state to find out what Minnesotans think of Trump’s job performance so far. MPR News editor Annie Baxter spearheaded the effort and joins MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about it.
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1 month ago | 
mprnews.org | Emily Bright |Aleesa Kuznetsov
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday it will begin collecting student loans that are in default starting in May. According to data from The New York Federal Reserve, Minnesota has about 844,000 student loan borrowers, for a total balance of $28 billion. Of those borrowers, about one percent are delinquent.
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1 month ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Aleesa Kuznetsov
New data from the Minneapolis Federal Reserve is giving a first look at tribally-owned businesses across the country and their impact on economic development. The data was collected by the Center for Indian Country Development, which is within the Minneapolis Federal Reserve. It finds that nearly every federally recognized tribe owns businesses and that those businesses are across a wide variety of sectors.
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1 month ago | 
albertleatribune.com | Nina Moini |Aleesa Kuznetsov
Published 9:15 am Wednesday, April 16, 2025 By Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov, Minnesota Public Radio NewsStarting May 7, you will need a special driver’s license or a passport to board a plane, even if you are flying domestically. It’s known as the Real ID and has been 20 years in the making. Congress enacted the Real ID Act in 2005 following the Sept. 11 attacks. According to the Department of Vehicle Services, as of April 1, 60 percent of Minnesotans do not have a Real ID.
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1 month ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Aleesa Kuznetsov
Starting May 7, you will need a special driver's license to board a plane, even if you are flying domestically. It’s known as the REAL ID and has been 20 years in the making. Congress enacted the REAL ID Act in 2005 following the Sept. 11 attacks. According to the Department of Vehicle Services, as of April 1, 60 percent of Minnesotans do not have a REAL ID. Now there’s a rush of people looking to get one.
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1 month ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Aleesa Kuznetsov
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Millennials are Minnesota’s largest generation by population and are the largest portion of the workforce. That’s according to the most recent state data from 2023 obtained by MPR News. The generation ranges from age 29 at the youngest and in their early 40s at the oldest. They are an important part of our economy. But they’ve faced a lot of economic headwinds.
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2 months ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Aleesa Kuznetsov
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. A package of bills aimed at protecting infants and toddlers at childcare centers is making its way through the Minnesota House. The bills are authored by Republican Rep. Nolan West, after his family discovered that their daughter was abused at a daycare center in Blaine. Rep.
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2 months ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Aleesa Kuznetsov
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. A group of youth in the Twin Cities are turning to each other to build the education system they want. The organization is called Good Trouble and it’s increasing student motivation by pushing schools, districts and policymakers to listen to students. Last week, the organization held their first State of the Youth event.
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2 months ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Matt Sepic |Aleesa Kuznetsov
There has been little new information released about the detainment of an international graduated student by Immigration Customs Enforcement, or ICE. University leaders say the student was at an off-campus residence when ICE removed them on Thursday. But it’s unclear who this student is and why they may be under investigation. On Monday afternoon, hundreds of people gathered on campus to protest the incident.
