Minnesota among 20 states filing motion to stop the closure of the Department of Education
Plus: Justin Eichorn’s wife files for divorce; bird flu confirmed in Stearns County dairy herd; U of M resident physicians file to unionize; Amy Adams remembers CDT’s Michael Brindisi; and more. The post Minnesota among 20 states filing motion to stop the closure of the Department of Education appeared first on MinnPost.
Via MPR News: Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Monday the state filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the closure of the U.S. Department of Education. The move is part of a lawsuit with 20 other attorneys general filed after President Donald Trump announced plans to reduce the department’s workforce by 50%.
Cole Premo and Anthony Bettin at WCCO News are reporting a federal judge in Minnesota has blocked the release of former state Sen. Justin Eichorn, accused of soliciting a teenage girl for sex after he allegedly obstructed the investigation by attempting to hide evidence.
Related: Wife of ex-State Senator Justin Eichorn files for divorce [KARE 11]
Via FOX 9: On the heels of a major prostitution bust in Bloomington that netted the arrest of a Minnesota state senator, Washington County deputies say they arrested five people trying to meet-up for sex with minors.
JP Cola at KWLM reports H5N1 influenza has been confirmed in a Stearns County dairy herd from samples collected as part of Minnesota’s milk surveillance plan.
Gordon Severson at KARE 11 is reporting resident physicians at the University of Minnesota announced they’re filing to join a union. A few dozen residents hand-delivered their union petition to university leadership Monday afternoon.
Tommy Wiita at Bring Me the News reports a fire at a Fargo, North Dakota, Tesla charging station last Friday is being investigated as an act of arson, authorities say.
Alex Lauer at Racket talks with two-time Golden Globe Award-winner Amy Adams about her stint at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres in the late 1990’s and remembrances of artistic director Michael Brindisi, who died unexpectedly last month.
Lauren Irwin at the Hill writes Glenn Jacobs, the Republican mayor of Knox County, Tennessee, and a WWE Hall of Famer, has challenged Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to a wrestling match.
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