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1 week ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Ellie Roth
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. An immigration attorney who has recently sued the government on behalf of international students who’ve had their status terminated says there are more lawsuits to come. Attorney David Wilson represents Ziliang Jin and Rattanand Ratsantiboon, both of whom allege the Department of Homeland Security illegally terminated their student status.
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1 week ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Ellie Roth
NINA MOINI: Today is tax day for Americans. This year marks a shift in policy at the Internal Revenue Service, the IRS, which is responsible for collecting federal taxes. Last week, the Trump administration announced an agreement which allows ICE officials to ask the IRS for personal tax information of undocumented immigrants who are, quote, "under criminal investigation." Several top IRS officials have resigned following the announcement.
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3 weeks ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Ellie Roth
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. During the 2022 legislative session, the Legislature established what’s called a competency attainment board and a program of forensic navigators. The program, which aims to connect people found mentally incompetent to stand trial with services, has now been in effect for a year.
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3 weeks ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Ellie Roth
The contentious relationship between Twin Cities restaurants and employee unions is once again making headlines. Minneapolis restaurant business mogul Daniel del Prado’s DDP Restaurant Group announced that the four Café Cerés locations will close this month. In a statement, DDP Restaurant Group said they are closing the Café Cerés locations to focus on their other restaurants, which include fine dining restaurants Martina, Colita and Porzana.
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4 weeks ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Ellie Roth
Spending in a Wisconsin Supreme Court race that could determine the court’s ideological majority has surpassed $90 million. The two candidates, conservative Judge Brad Schimel and liberal Judge Susan Crawford, will face off on April 1. Both candidates have raised millions of dollars and garnered attention from some prominent names in politics, including Elon Musk, whose Department of Governmental Efficiency has slashed funding for government projects and cut thousands of federal jobs.
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1 month ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Aleesa Kuznetsov |Ellen Finn |Alanna Elder |Ellie Roth
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. On March 13, 2020, Gov. Tim Walz declared the COVID-19 pandemic a peacetime emergency. Unmasked and unaware of what was to come, Walz announced that day that cases had increased from nine to 14 from the previous day. That has turned into 1.9 million cases in Minnesota as counted by the health department. And the deaths of more than 17,000 Minnesotans.
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1 month ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Aleesa Kuznetsov |Ellie Roth
You can’t miss it at the grocery store: egg prices are at a record high. The latest report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture found in the Midwest, wholesale prices for large white eggs is $8.42 per dozen. Many grocery stores are even putting limits on how many eggs you can buy. Egg prices are hitting restaurants hard. Several Twin Cities restaurants have added temporary egg surcharges. Marty's Deli in northeast Minneapolis announced they are adding $1 to all sandwiches with eggs on Monday.
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1 month ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Ellie Roth
On Minnesota Now, we’re getting out of the studio and into the community, where news and life is happening. In a new series we are calling Out to Lunch, we sit down for a meal with people you may have heard from on the show and get to know them at a deeper, personal level over lunch. Our lunch guest: House Speaker Lisa DemuthThe restaurant: The New Louisiana Cafe in St. PaulThe following has been edited for length and clarity. Use the audio player above for the full conversation.
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1 month ago | 
sahanjournal.com | Nina Moini |Ellie Roth |Sarah Thamer |Alberto Gomez
This story comes to you from MPR News through a partnership with Sahan Journal. A new report released by the Minnesota Chamber Foundation highlights the contributions of immigrants to the state’s economy. According to the report, nearly 60 percent of the state’s total labor force and employment growth came from foreign-born workers from 2019 to 2023.
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2 months ago | 
inforum.com | Estelle Timar-Wilcox |Ellie Roth
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota-born U.S. Border Patrol agent killed in the line of duty last month was buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery on Saturday, Feb. 22. David Christopher “Chris” Maland, 44, was killed on Jan. 20 while working in Vermont. He pulled over a car, believing one of the two passengers had an expired visa. One of the passengers opened fire; the other allegedly also drew a gun, according to an FBI affidavit. Maland was fatally shot in the exchange.
