Federal prosecutors on Thursday filed a new round of fraud charges against providers of Medicaid-funded programs administered by the state of Minnesota — and gave yet another hint at the scale of theft taking place under the watch of state … Continued
By MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved legislation Thursday aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects and limiting judicial review. The bill, dubbed the SPEED Act, would enact the most significant … Continued
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — It’s been nearly a week since someone killed two students and wounded nine others inside a Brown University classroom before fleeing, yet investigators on Thursday appeared to still not know the … Continued
By JONATHAN MATTISE, Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s governor pardoned country star Jelly Roll on Thursday for his criminal past in the state, acknowledging the Nashville native’s long road back from drugs and prison through soul-searching, songwriting and … Continued
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and BILL BARROW, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues for medical research, a major shift in federal … Continued
Rage rear-ended by hope On Dec. 11, I was driving back to my home on the West Side of St Paul — a predominantly Latino neighborhood that I’ve lived in for over 20 years. As I was approaching the main … Continued