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Database: More than 13,000 gender reassignment procedures on minors between 2019-23

Tue, 08 Oct 2024
Database: More than 13,000 gender reassignment procedures on minors between 2019-23

(The Center Square) – Sex reassignment procedures and surgeries on children have gained national prominence in recent years, and half of U.S. states now have laws passed either restricting or banning them.

Newly released data provided by the nonprofit... Read more


EPA tailpipe emission rules facing strong opposition in Illinois, elsewhere

Mon, 07 Oct 2024
EPA tailpipe emission rules facing strong opposition in Illinois, elsewhere

(The Center Square) – The assault on the Biden administration's tough tailpipe emissions standards continue.

Under the rules, the auto industry could meet the standards if 56% of new vehicle sales are electric vehicles and at least 13% of... Read more


Report: More than 50 jihadist cases in 29 states show 'persistent terror threat'

Sun, 06 Oct 2024
Report: More than 50 jihadist cases in 29 states show 'persistent terror threat'

(The Center Square) – A new report published by the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security states that “foreign jihadist networks and homegrown violent extremists” represent a “persistent terror threat to America.”

It identifies more than 50 cases in... Read more


Report: Minnesota's financial condition improved by $6B in 2023

Thu, 03 Oct 2024
Report: Minnesota's financial condition improved by $6B in 2023

(The Center Square) – Minnesota ranked 11th and was given a “B” grade with $1,000 of taxpayer surplus per taxpayer in Truth in Accounting’s Financial State of the States report.

Each year, the nonprofit group looks at the overall... Read more


Minnesota looking to grow business; corporate tax climate remains burdensome

Tue, 10 Sep 2024
Minnesota looking to grow business; corporate tax climate remains burdensome

(The Center Square) – Gov. Tim Walz has launched a nationwide campaign to attract businesses to Minnesota, even as the state imposes some of the highest costs and regulatory burdens on corporations in the nation.

“From small businesses to... Read more


Walz subpoenaed for oversight of $250M fraud scheme

Wed, 04 Sep 2024
Walz subpoenaed for oversight of $250M fraud scheme

(The Center Square) – Reputation associated with his military record already shattered, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz now faces a reckoning tied to a signature education accomplishment – feeding schoolchildren – from a congressional committee chaired by a North Carolina congresswoman.

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Poll: Harris loses 2 points, Trump gains 3 among Minnesota voters

Tue, 03 Sep 2024
Poll: Harris loses 2 points, Trump gains 3 among Minnesota voters

(The Center Square) – Vice President Kamala Harris continues to lead former president Donald Trump in Minnesota, but the gap between the candidates halved in the span of a month, a new KSTP/SurveyUSA poll released over the weekend shows.

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$3.3 million available for biofuel infrastructure at Minnesota gas stations

Fri, 30 Aug 2024
$3.3 million available for biofuel infrastructure at Minnesota gas stations

(The Center Square) – Gas stations in Minnesota may be eligible for funding to upgrade or replace existing infrastructure in the state’s newest move to expand biofuel availability.

Gov. Tim Walz announced the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Biofuels... Read more


South Dakota Supreme Court remands Summit Carbon Pipeline case to lower court

Fri, 23 Aug 2024
South Dakota Supreme Court remands Summit Carbon Pipeline case to lower court

(The Center Square) - The South Dakota Supreme Court is asking a lower court to revisit questions about the status of Summit Carbon Solutions and its authorization to conduct surveys on private land.

The company announced the 2,500-mile pipeline... Read more


DOJ files antitrust lawsuit against rental property pricing software company RealPage

Fri, 23 Aug 2024
DOJ files antitrust lawsuit against rental property pricing software company RealPage

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice and eight U.S. states filed suit Friday against RealPage Inc. for an alleged anti-competitive practices that hurt renters.

The Justice Department sued RealPage in North Carolina alleging the company's software,... Read more


Minnesota special education program hands out $10 million in grants

Thu, 22 Aug 2024
Minnesota special education program hands out $10 million in grants

(The Center Square) – Minnesota’s Department of Education awarded $10 million in education grants to support and train special education teachers in more than 35 public school districts, charter schools and co-ops.

“As a former classroom teacher for over... Read more


Omar wins in 5th congressional district, White in senate

Wed, 14 Aug 2024
Omar wins in 5th congressional district, White in senate

(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar easily turned back a Democratic primary challenge Tuesday in Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District, avoiding a fate two other "squad" experienced earlier this year.

Omar lead former Minneapolis City Council member Don... Read more


Omar, U.S. Senate seat focus in Minnesota primary

Fri, 09 Aug 2024
Omar, U.S. Senate seat focus in Minnesota primary

(The Center Square) – With Minnesota primaries Tuesday, there are a few key races to watch for.

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar faces a rematch against former Minneapolis City Council Member Don Samuels, who lost by 2.1% in the 2022 primary.

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Minnesota wants public feedback on first draft of cannabis sale regulations

Thu, 08 Aug 2024
Minnesota wants public feedback on first draft of cannabis sale regulations

(The Center Square) – Minnesota's Office of Cannabis Management released its first draft of recreational marijuana sales regulations, and it wants public input.

Since recreational marijuana was legalized in August, this will be the first set of rules for... Read more


What Minnesotans can expect if Walz becomes vice president

Tue, 06 Aug 2024
What Minnesotans can expect if Walz becomes vice president

(The Center Square) – If Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz becomes the vice president of the United States, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan would become the first female governor the state and the nation's first Native American governor.

According to state... Read more


Kamala Harris picks Walz as running mate

Tue, 06 Aug 2024
Kamala Harris picks Walz as running mate

(The Center Square) – Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for the Democrats' presidential ticket against Republican former President Donald Trump.

The news comes 16 days after President Joe Biden said he would not... Read more


McNabb to add a voice for USA Powerlifting at Minnesota Supreme Court

Tue, 06 Aug 2024
McNabb to add a voice for USA Powerlifting at Minnesota Supreme Court

(The Center Square) – Payton McNabb, a high school volleyball player in 2022 injured from the volleyball spike of a boy playing girls sports, is filing a friend of the court brief to the Minnesota Supreme Court in support of an appellate court’s decision in a case involving USA Powerlifting.

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Oddsmakers move Walz behind Shapiro as Kamala Harris' pick

Mon, 05 Aug 2024
Oddsmakers move Walz behind Shapiro as Kamala Harris' pick

(The Center Square) – As the final hours tick down to an expected announcement, the pick for vice president on the Democrats' ticket remains shrouded in secrecy and angled toward the governor of Pennsylvania.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ reveal... Read more


Odds, tour stops point to Harris choosing Shapiro

Thu, 01 Aug 2024
Odds, tour stops point to Harris choosing Shapiro

(The Center Square) – Eleven days after President Joe Biden’s awkward exit, and just under three weeks prior to the party’s national convention, oddsmakers agree Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will be the running mate with Kamala Harris for Democrats.

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Minnesota's Walz being considered for VP pick

Thu, 25 Jul 2024
Minnesota's Walz being considered for VP pick

(The Center Square) – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is currently being vetted by Kamala Harris’s campaign as a potential vice president nominee pick.

Walz would serve as a progressive foil to Trump’s fellow midwesterner pick, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.... Read more