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Legislators advance bill to formally strip fraud-riddled program from state law | AlphaNews.org
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (501+ words) The Housing Stabilization Services program was shut down last year. Rep. Joe Schomacker's bill would ensure the program could not be rebooted without legislative input. The 2026 legislative session has gotten off to a fast start this week. One of the…...
Minneapolis Public Schools projects more than $50 million budget deficit for next school year | AlphaNews.org
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (767+ words) Minneapolis Public Schools officials say the district is now facing a projected $50.5 million budget gap for the 202627 school year. Minneapolis Public Schools" projected deficit for the 202627 school year has grown to more than $50 million " up from earlier estimates. District leaders…...
Rev. Dale Witherington: Disrupting worship in the name of protest demands equal justice under the law | AlphaNews.org
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (260+ words) "The FACE Act cannot be selectively applied. If it protects access to abortion clinics, it must also protect Americans' right to worship without intimidation or disruption," writes Rev. Dale Witherington. On Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, parishioners at Cities Church in St. Paul,…...
EXCLUSIVE: Parents demand answers after man tied to St. Thomas lockdown appears at Saint Ambrose Mass | AlphaNews.org
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1309+ words) Police reports and court documents describe the threatening behavior of a man who allegedly sent the University of St. Thomas into lockdown before he disrupted a Mass at St. Ambrose two days later. A group of parents at Saint Ambrose…...
Minnesota DFL slams legislation that would ban protests outside private homes | AlphaNews.org
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (599+ words) "The idea that you're going to go to their house and disturb the peaceful enjoyment of their property, and terrorize neighbors and children and family, should be completely outside the bounds of what we consider acceptable behavior in polite society,…...
Minnesota bishop warns Marxist ideology is shaping 'political leadership on the left' | AlphaNews.org
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (819+ words) "I'm getting a little concerned that in some of these leading figures in our own politics, a Marxist philosophy is taking hold," said Bishop Robert Barron. A Minnesota Catholic bishop is warning that what he sees as a growing embrace…...
Fifth defendant convicted in meth trafficking conspiracy linked to Sinaloa Cartel | AlphaNews.org
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (195+ words) During a nearly year-long investigation, law enforcement seized approximately 60 pounds of methamphetamine, 1,500 fentanyl pills, and more than $20,000 in U.S. currency from various individuals associated with the conspiracy. The last of five defendants charged last year in connection to their roles in…...
Rep. Kristin Robbins: How relaxed COVID-era rules fueled Minnesota's biggest scam | AlphaNews.org
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (711+ words) "This was organized, deliberate theft, enabled by weak controls, refusal to take multiple reports of fraud from whistleblowers and the legislative auditor seriously, and a government culture that refused to treat fraud like a crime," writes Rep. Kristin Robbins. (RealClearWire)…...
Minneapolis City Council advances liquor license renewals for hotels that reportedly housed ICE agents | AlphaNews.org
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (636+ words) Far-left members of the council tried to once again delay renewal of those licenses. However, their effort was defeated in a 6-7 vote. Liquor license renewals for two hotels have been advanced by the Minneapolis City Council two weeks after the…...
Republicans call for repeal of controversial 'trans refuge' law as session begins | AlphaNews.org
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (338+ words) Minnesota GOP Chair Alex Plecash also called on U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who is running for governor, to make her position on the issue clear. The Republican Party of Minnesota says the repeal of Minnesota's "trans refuge" law "demands urgent attention…...