The big social service programs like Medicare were controversial when they passed — but quickly became widely popular.

Attorney General Keith Ellison is joining a lawsuit against the Trump administration after it asked states to share the personal information of food aid recipients. SNAP — the Supplemental Nutrition ...

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A new analysis from the Minnesota Department of Human Services estimates that up to 140,000 Minnesotans could lose health care coverage as a result of President Trump’s tax and spending bill signed ...

More than 180 local households will see significantly lower energy bills after the solar array atop Abbott Northwestern Hospital’s new parking ramp powers up later this year. Abbott Northwestern — ...

State shuts down $107 million housing stabilization program, citing fraud BY: J. Patrick Coolican - August 1, 2025 Citing “credible allegations of fraud” and “exponential growth in spending,” the ...