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  • 1 week ago | fox9.com | Corin Hoggard

    ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - An explosive day at the Capitol has revealed some deep divisions as legislators try to work out a state budget before a special session. Good, bad, ugly They’re on the clock to avoid a government shutdown and we saw the good, the bad and the ugly Tuesday.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Corin Hoggard

    The BriefLegislative leaders expressed optimism Tuesday that a budget deal could be finalized by the end of this week and a special session would start next week. An explosive taxes meeting -- one of the few working groups meeting publicly -- revealed some deep divisions on the road to finalizing agreements. Layoff notices will likely need to go out to state employees next week because July 1 is when a government shutdown would happen without a deal. ST. PAUL, Minn.

  • 1 week ago | fox9.com | Corin Hoggard

    The Trump administration is looking to cut funding for Job Corps in its upcoming budget, saying the program is "unsustainable" and a "failed experiment." But its participants tell FOX 9 that the program has been life-changing for them. (FOX 9) - One of the notable cuts in President Trump’s budget that passed the House last week is to Job Corps. What's Job Corps? The 61-year-old program offers education and vocational training to Americans between the ages of 16 and 24.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Corin Hoggard

    The BriefJob Corps is one of the most notable cuts in the Trump administration's budget – from $1.56 billion in funding to $0. The administration says it's financially unsustainable and a failed experiment. The program originated in 1964 and offers education and vocational training to Americans between the ages of 16 and 24. About 50,000 people participate every year, getting room and board, and a very small stipend.

  • 2 weeks ago | fox9.com | Corin Hoggard

    ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - The latest deadline at the Capitol has come and gone. Deadline missed  Teams were supposed to finish negotiating the remaining bills by 5 p.m. Wednesday. They got closer, but not especially close. One legislative leader told FOX 9 that three out of the remaining 11 big omnibus bills may be finished. Secret deals? But almost everything now is happening behind closed doors and the whole process is a lot different from how it happened during the regular session.

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Corin Hoggard
Corin Hoggard @corinhoggard
8 May 25

On MN Care coverage for undocumented immigrants, Gov. Walz says it’s morally and fiscally the right thing to do, but he knows the GOP wants to negotiate it. He says his red line is coverage for children. https://t.co/hmZaLoBjb9

Corin Hoggard
Corin Hoggard @corinhoggard
7 May 25

AUTISM REGISTRY BLOCKED MN Senate passed a human services bill that includes an amendment preventing license holders from sharing identifiable data w/anyone attempting to create an autism registry. Reporting indicated RFK, Jr., wants to do that, but Trump admin says it won’t.

Corin Hoggard
Corin Hoggard @corinhoggard
22 Apr 25

NOW: Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison sues the Trump administration over threatened withholding of federal funding based on allowing trans girls play sports. Specifics threats to three law enforcement grants for St. Paul, UM, and Metro State (which has no sports.) https://t.co/clnBBY16JT