Minnesota advocates urge immigrant parents to plan for kids amid rising ICE detentions
Minnesota families are being advised to make plans they may have never considered before: finding someone to care for their children if immigration agents whisk them away. The goal is to avoid foster care, and any additional trauma or instability.
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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says that Northern Iron has repeatedly refused to be regulated and flouted the state with late and incomplete permit applications. Now the agency is officially moving forward with an attempt to revoke its permit.
Minneapolis City Council considers raising power bill fees to fund eco-friendly improvements
The city aimed to allocate $10 million from utility fees for climate spending in 2023, but fell short. Now, the council is considering raising fees to help home and property owners pay for improvements that will lower greenhouse gas emissions.
St. Paul residents hope for improvements as legal battle over metal foundry continues
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BUSINESS & WORK
As immigration crackdown continues, Minnesota workers navigate increasingly complex relationship with employers
Workers’ advocates say some employers are not protecting their employees. Many workplaces say they’re doing their best in an unprecedented situation.
Minnesota ICE raids leave immigrant workers home, businesses struggling
Several businesses across the Twin Cities metro are fighting to stay functioning as ICE raids fuel fears among workers and customers.
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The new café was born when owners decided to create a third space especially welcoming to Palestinian and Salvadoran customers.
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As Minnesota grants more cannabis licenses, small-scale Black and brown entrepreneurs say the state is not creating an equitable system for legal marijuana sales.
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