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1 week ago | 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.

1 week ago | minnesotareformer.com | Christopher Ingraham |Minnesota Reformer

by Christopher Ingraham, Minnesota Reformer April 16, 2025 In March, Republicans in Minnesota’s 7thCongressional District chose Bret Bussman, a Browerville veteran with a slim political resume, to chair the party in the district. Bussman ousted longtime 7th District chair Craig Bishop, a staffer for U.S. Rep.

1 week ago | minnesotareformer.com | J. Patrick Coolican |Kayseh Magan |Minnesota Reformer

In a recently unearthed audio recording, Attorney General Keith Ellison can be heard expressing frustration about state agencies  — i.e., his clients — and claiming they are being too hard on government contractors.

1 week ago | minnesotareformer.com | Tim Henderson |Minnesota Reformer

Cities and states fighting a historic measles outbreak find themselves undermined by the Trump administration as they struggle to provide crucial vaccinations and overcome disinformation. As of this week, cases were nearing 650 in 22 states, on track to reach a 34-year high. A second unvaccinated child died of measles in West Texas last week. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

1 week ago | minnesotareformer.com | Madison McVan |Minnesota Reformer

At Vista Village apartments in St. Paul, residents of the affordable complex reported faulty furnaces and ice building up inside of their windows on cold days. Parts of the floor were water-damaged, and after more than 50 years of housing low-income residents, wear and tear on the building was becoming impossible to ignore.