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FBI · MinnesotaDefense attorneys in the Feeding Our Future trial suggested that Minnesota officials reported alleged fraud to the FBI because a lawsuit accused state officials of discriminating against East African business owners. The lawsuit, filed by Feeding Our Future in the fall of 2020, accused Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) officials of racism against its contractors and vendors, who were mostly Somali immigrants. The suit was filed after MDE s…See the Story
Defense attorneys in Feeding Our Future trial press state official about discrimination claims
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Minnesota · MinnesotaAbout a dozen people rallied Wednesday morning, urging a property management company to improve living conditions for largely Indigenous and Somali senior residents living in a south Minneapolis apartment complex. Residents of the Bii Di Gain Dash Anwebi complex are demanding that their property management company come up with a plan to address several long-standing issues at the complex’s two buildings, including on-site staff that are unrespo…See the Story
Elders demand better living conditions at south Minneapolis apartment
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Minnesota · MinnesotaMichael Bui and owners of the Asia Mall in Eden Prairie will be opening up a similar concept called Asia Village in a building connected to Blaine’s Northtown Mall.See the Story
Developers of popular Asia Mall are launching a second Asian-themed complex in Blaine
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Minnesota · MinnesotaMembers of a statewide nursing home standards board moved a step closer Monday to setting a statewide pay floor for workers. The Minnesota Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board agreed on an industry minimum of $19 per hour and added overtime pay for 11 federal holidays.. The board will continue to discuss details of the proposal at its meeting on May 9. It needs to approve the minimum pay rates by August 1, according to state statute. At a ne…See the Story
Minnesota board takes big step toward statewide pay standards for nursing home workers
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Minnesota · MinnesotaOpening statements begin today in the first Feeding Our Future trial, where seven defendants are charged with allegedly stealing $40 million from the federal government that was earmarked to feeding underserved children. Opening statements are expected to last at least a day, if not longer before testimony begins. The prosecution and the defense teams for each of the seven defendants will make separate opening statements outlining their stance …See the Story
Prosecution, defense teams make their case in Feeding Our Future fraud trial
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Tesla · MinnesotaJurors in the Feeding Our Future fraud trial were shown pictures Monday of a person popping a champagne bottle at a private beach resort in the Maldives, and images of a Porsche, a Tesla, and a newly built apartment complex in Kenya. A prosecutor argued that several defendants on trial this week spent federal money on those personal expenses instead of using it to feed underserved children. The defendants allegedly defrauded a federal program …See the Story
Champagne in the Maldives: Prosecutor says defendants in Feeding Our Future trial misused federal funds
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Minnesota · MinnesotaA community petition is calling for a public apology from the state’s Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans after its chair attempted to rush a group of Hmong elected officials off stage at a recent event. The council, a non-cabinet agency in the executive branch of the state government, hosted Asian Pacific Islander (API) Day at the Minnesota Capitol on April 3. Two state senators, Susan Pha and Foung Hawj, were scheduled to speak at the event. …See the Story
‘Disrespectful’: Calls for an apology after Hmong legislators rushed off stage during Asian Pacific Islander Day
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Minnesota · MinnesotaThe Twin Cities art scene this weekend invites you to listen as dancers improvise their way through self-discovery, visual artists capture Somali Minnesotan experiences through portrait photography, and a playwright brings the stories of South Asian domestic abuse survivors to the stage. Choreographer Vy Nguyen worked with dancers Isaiah Langowski, Hina Sasaki, and Claire Wilcox on her debut film “Re: Synthesis.” Credit: Olivia Smith Dance fil…See the Story
Choreographer makes debut with film on finding stillness
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