Michelle Griffith
Reporter at Minnesota Reformer
Reporter @MNReformer ~ Previously: @inforum, @Report4America ~ [email protected]
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minnesotareformer.com | Michelle Griffith
Federal education dollars are now at risk thanks to President Donald Trump’s dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, which could significantly hurt Minnesota public school districts — the majority of which receive at least 10% of their budgets from the feds, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank. Tribal nations within Minnesota’s borders would be even more impacted, as a larger share of their budgets comes from the feds.
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minnesotareformer.com | Michelle Griffith |Minnesota Reformer
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday suggested the Justice Department is considering legal action against Minnesota for allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls’ and women’s sports. The Trump administration on Wednesday sued Maine over policies that allow some trans athletes to compete in women’s sports. Bondi said Maine is violating federal law intended to prevent discrimination based on sex.
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yahoo.com | Michelle Griffith
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing for U.S. attorney general in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday suggested the Justice Department is considering legal action against Minnesota for allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls’ and women’s sports.
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minnesotareformer.com | Michelle Griffith
Patrick Chesla’s friend — a Vietnam War veteran named Ted — lives at the Martin Luther Campus, an assisted living facility in Bloomington. He’s been able to receive treatments for urinary infections and other ailments and is being cared for at the facility thanks to Medicaid. Chesla, who was in tears, said his friend would be homeless without the program for low-income and disabled Minnesotans. “If he lost his care here, where would he go? Would he become homeless?” Chesla said of his friend Ted.
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minnesotareformer.com | Michelle Griffith |Minnesota Reformer
by Michelle Griffith, Minnesota Reformer April 11, 2025 Minnesota Senate Republicans filed an ethics complaint against Senate President Bobby Joe Champion, DFL-Minneapolis, arguing that he used his elected position to steer funding for his legal client. The Reformer first reported last week that Champion, a practicing attorney, had advocated for millions in grants for a nonprofit headed up by one of his legal clients, the Rev. Jerry McAfee.
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Low-income Minnesota school districts in and near tribal nations receive 30-40% of their budget from the feds, study finds. https://t.co/8B0dqQbD9h
RT @_cingraham: More Champion revelations from the Strib, with previously unreported info. This latest statement from Champion is a direct…
Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion directed public funds to another nonprofit he later did legal work for, records show. By @_cingraham https://t.co/j5EEBgYgpB