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Governor Abbott Appoints Hawkins As Justice Of The Supreme Court Of Texas

Governor Abbott Appoints Hawkins As Justice Of The Supreme Court Of Texas

TEXAS, October 24 - October 24, 2025 | Austin, Texas | Appointment Governor Greg Abbott appointed Kyle Hawkins as Justice, Place 7, on the Supreme Court of Texas for a term set to expire on December 31, 2026. "Kyle Hawkins is a proven defender of...

Owner:  American Government
Secretary Noem Highlights Worst of the Worst Arrested in Minneapolis Including a Criminal Illegal Alien Who Murdered His 3-Month-Old Son

Secretary Noem Highlights Worst of the Worst Arrested in Minneapolis Including a Criminal Illegal Alien Who Murdered His 3-Month-Old Son

Even during the Democrats’ government shutdown, ICE is arresting and removing the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary Noem is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, highlighting some of the worst of the worst arrested by...

Owner:  American Government
Attorney General James Calls on Federal Government to Protect SNAP Benefits During Shutdown 

Attorney General James Calls on Federal Government to Protect SNAP Benefits During Shutdown 

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and 22 other attorneys general today called on the Trump administration to act immediately to protect Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits while the federal government remains...

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Politics: 2025Talks - October 28, 2025

Politics and views in the United States. More legislatures convene special sessions for mid-decade redistricting. States prepare emergency food assistance funds and lawmakers consider bills to prevent invasion by other states' National Guard...

Owner:  Chris Sorensen
GOVERNMENT JUSTICE ARCHITECTS, CONSULTANTS, SEWER PIPE, TRAVEL: WHERE MILLIONS IN WASTED PRISON MONEY WENT
Government shutdown enters Day 28 as SNAP crisis…
Minneapolis Public School union members vote to authorize strike

Minneapolis Public School union members vote to authorize strike

A union spokesperson said two sticking points in negotiations are class size limits and the caseload for educators of students with special needs. MINNEAPOLIS — A strike could begin next week for Minneapolis Public Schools teachers,...

Owner:  TEGNA Inc.
Minnesotans are changing spending habits as inflation keeps squeezing budgets

Minnesotans are changing spending habits as inflation keeps squeezing budgets

Hal Benson felt like he had his financial house in order when he retired in 2022 after 30 years working for the U.S. Postal Service. “I planned this all out — mortgage paid, pension ready,” Benson, 63, said. “But everything costs more now than...

Owner:  MinnPost
SNAP, WIC funding cuts hitting Southeast Minnesota counties

SNAP, WIC funding cuts hitting Southeast Minnesota counties

PRESTON, Minn. — There will be a lot of hungry people in Fillmore County if the federal government doesn't reopen soon. That's what Bobbie Hillery says. "There’s some people, their lives are at stake," said Hillery, Fillmore County administrator....

Owner:  Marcil-Black Family
Will Pacific Northwest governors take action to fund SNAP benefits?

Will Pacific Northwest governors take action to fund SNAP benefits?

Many losing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits could find some help after a handful of states are dipping into funding. Governors of Republican and Democratic states including New York, Louisiana, Minnesota and Virginia have...

Owner:  Smith Family
Walz: Four million dollars in emergency funding being sent to Minnesota food shelves

Walz: Four million dollars in emergency funding being sent to Minnesota food shelves

October 28, 2025 EAGAN, Minn.–Governor Tim Walz says the state is sending emergency funding to Minnesota food shelves. The governor announced while volunteering at a food shelf in Eagan, “We’re using our contingency accounts to provide four...

Owner:  Bob Proffitt
Worries about even longer federal government shutdown growing 

Worries about even longer federal government shutdown growing 

A growing number of readers who responded to a survey about the federal government shutdown say Republicans are most responsible for the budgetary impasse which is stretching into its fourth week. Our non-scientific poll asks, "Who is most...

Owner:  Gannett Co. Inc.
Today in History: October 28, 1903 - Great Northern's Engineer and Fireman get lost on Cass Lake, Minnesota

Today in History: October 28, 1903 - Great Northern's Engineer and Fireman get lost on Cass Lake, Minnesota

Today in History revisits the Wednesday, October 28, 1903 edition of the Grand Forks Herald and highlights a story on Great Northern's Engineer Peterson and Fireman O'Brien getting lost on Cass Lake, Minnesota, after a windstorm blew their...

Owner:  Marcil-Black Family
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