🏛️ Congress is gearing up for a vote on President Trump’s war powers in Iran — after the battle began. Congress is set to vote on bipartisan war powers resolutions this week meant to limit President Trump's military operations in Iran. The dual efforts in the House and Senate face uphill battles to become law, as previous efforts have failed in asserting congressional authority to declare war.
👮🏻 The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office says 38 people demonstrating outside the Whipple building Sunday morning were cited and released and one person faces a riot charge and has been jailed. Demonstrators gathered at the building as part of a weeks-long effort to oppose ICE action in the state. The sheriff's office Facebook page announced that the arrests occurred after deputies declared an illegal assembly and issued orders for the crowd to disperse.
🥬 Cannabis consumers will soon have another option when shopping in the Twin Cities.
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community said it plans to open a cannabis dispensary on its land near Prior Lake. The tribe says it plans to open Fire & Flora dispensary in early April but did not give a specific date for the opening.
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☀️ Monday: Sunny. Highs in the mid-30s to lower 40s.
☁️ Monday night: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of light freezing drizzle south. Lows 16 to 24 north, to lower 30s south.
🌤️ Tuesday: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid-30s to lower 40s north, to mid-40s to lower 50s south.
A new Minnesota economic forecast will give state lawmakers more wiggle room this session as they weigh spending proposals and tax cuts. Leaders say they’ll move forward cautiously given plenty of uncertainty still in the air.
Over 150 people gathered in Minneapolis Saturday afternoon for a demonstration led by the Minnesota Peace Action Coalition following U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran.
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🪖 3 American soldiers killed as U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran continue into second day. Three U.S. service members have been killed and at least five seriously wounded, according to the U.S. Central Command.
🧑⚖️ Decline in new filings coincides with ICE reduction announcement, but courts still busy. According to an MPR News analysis of court filings, the number of people challenging ICE arrests and detentions is
falling as federal officials report a reduction in personnel in the state.
⚖️ Federal judge blocks DHS plan to detain legal refugees in Minnesota. A federal judge in Minnesota has blocked a new Trump administration policy that would have allowed immigration officials to arrest and detain thousands of legally admitted refugees.
🗣️ 'Language is a need': Ojibwe, Dakota speakers work to preserve, revive Indigenous languages. The effort to preserve Indigenous languages in Minnesota got a big boost in recent days, as more than 100 people came together in Morton in an effort to celebrate and revive Dakota and Ojibwe languages.
⛪ Attorney general announces indictments against 30 more people who protested at a Minnesota church. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that 30 more people have been indicted for allegedly taking part in an anti-immigration enforcement protest at a Minnesota church.
📱 In observer trainings, visitors learn from Minnesotans on how to engage with ICE. As the world has watched Minnesota during the federal immigration enforcement surge, many people from outside the state looked at how Minnesotans were protesting and observing ICE actions.
📦 Minneapolis man finds loaded gun in Amazon package delivered to his doorstep.
The package was the vest he’d ordered, but Meier said it felt heavier than he’d expected. So he checked the pockets.
Inside was a holstered handgun — a Ruger LCP 380.
🤔 In greater Minnesota, immigration debate hits close to home for a GOP leader, Trump backer. Rodney Johnson is an avid Trump supporter. But as his friend faces possible deportation, he’s wrestling with how immigration enforcement is being carried out in the state.
🍽️ Dozens 'dine-in,' rally at immigrant-owned restaurants in northeast Minneapolis to protest ICE. The People’s Action Coalition Against Trump organized a community “dine-in” and rally to support immigrant-owned restaurants that lost business during the ongoing ICE enforcement operation.
🎣 Fish house removal deadlines loom as ice melts.
With spring fast approaching, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants anglers to prepare to
remove their fish houses off the ice to meet statutory deadlines.
😂 'We thought we'd invite the guys, too': Team USA hockey players join Connor Storrie on 'SNL.' This time it was Hilary Knight’s turn to provide a big laugh in the wake of a weeklong dust-up involving the United States women and men’s Olympic gold medal-winning hockey teams.
⚽ Yeboah's goal, Callender's heroic saves lead Minnesota United 1-0 past Cincinnati.
Kelvin Yeboah's rebound goal and Drake Callender's four saves gave Minnesota United FC a
1-0 win over Cincinnati FC on Saturday.
🥌 Olympic curling silver medalists Korey Dropkin, Cory Thiesse say they’ll go for gold in 4 years. Hundreds of adoring fans welcomed Dropkin and Thiesse back to Duluth Friday evening, where they said they’ll team up again for the next Winter Olympics in four years.
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🎧 Advocates push for 10,000 in Twin Cities to back a rent strike. Minnesota families who have stayed home from work since the federal government’s surge into the state in December are facing the challenge of paying another month’s rent from dwindling bank accounts.
🎧 A presidential critique, families advocate for gun‑restriction and a fresh state economic forecast. MPR News host Clay Masters breaks it all down with politics editor Brian Bakst, Axios Twin Cities politics reporter Torey Van Oot and senior economic contributor Chris Farrell.
