Great Plains News Digest
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MINNESOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–TRUMP-HHS CUTS
Coalition of 19 states ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to US Health and Human Services
SUMMARY: Attorneys general in 19 states and Washington, D.C., are challenging cuts to the U.S. Health and Human Services agency. They say the Trump administration’s massive restructuring has destroyed life-saving programs and left states to pick up the bill for mounting health crises. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington D.C. on Monday. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. restructured the agency in March, laying off thousands of employees and collapsing multiple agencies under the sprawling HHS umbrella. The attorneys general say that has robbed the congressionally-created health agency of the resources needed to do its job. They say impacted programs include supports for impoverished children, laboratories that test for infectious diseases and the nation’s mental crisis hotline.
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS
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US MINNEAPOLIS HOMICIDES
DESCRIPTION: The suspect in the shooting deaths of four people in Minneapolis makes his first court appearance Monday. The killings of the four and what investigators believe was a fifth killing in retailiation, in a case that police believe is gang-related, has shaken the city’s Native American community. By Steve Karnowski. On merits from court appearance scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
UPCOMING: By 05/05/2025 3:00 p.m. CDT, Photo, Text, Video
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US JUSTICE DEPARMENT-MINNESOTA
DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Department of Justice opens an investigation of the prosecutor’s office in Minnesota’s most populous county after its head directs her prosecutors to consider racial identity when making plea deals and charging decisions. By Steve Karnowski. UPCOMING: 500 words, photo,
UPCOMING: By 05/05/2025 4:00 p.m. CDT, Photo, Text
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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HKN–WILD-FLEURY FAREWELL
DESCRIPTION: ST. PAUL, Minn. — Marc-Andre Fleury’s final ride in the playoffs was short and bittersweet, as the popular goalie wound down his stellar NHL career during a first-round loss with the Minnesota Wild. By Dave Campbell. 500 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 05/05/2025 3:00 p.m. CDT, Photo, Text
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MISSOURI – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–HUD-FAIR HOUSING-LGBTQ
In battle against transgender rights, Trump targets HUD’s housing policies
SUMMARY: In the months since President Donald Trump took back the White House and installed a loyalist to lead the federal housing department, HUD Secretary Scott Turner and his team have moved swiftly to undo, uproot and remake the agency’s decades of work and priorities. There is an intense focus on transgender people as the Department of Housing and Urban Development retreats from long-established fair-housing protections by closing their discrimination complaints and moving to undo the Obama-era Equal Access Rule that cemented transgender people’s rights to discrimination protection in housing. The Trump administration has both halted enforcement of the Equal Access Rule and proposed unspecified revisions to the policy. Homeless shelters also are struggling to comply with the Trump directives.
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US-HUD-FAIR HOUSING-LGBTQ-TAKEAWAYS
Trump is swiftly undoing transgender protections in HUD’s housing policies
SUMMARY: The Trump administration is swiftly remaking housing policy as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development retreats from long-established fair-housing protections for transgender people. In recent months, HUD has been targeting the Obama-era Equal Access Rule that expanded protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity. Also in the bull’s-eye are fair-housing complaint investigations and federally funded homeless shelters, according to documents provided to The Associated Press. HUD says in a statement that it is both upholding the Fair Housing Act and implementing Trump’s executive order, which it says is “restoring biological truth to the federal government.”
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MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BBO–WHITE SOX-ROYALS
DESCRIPTION: KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chicago plays Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium. UPCOMING: 200 words, more on merits.
UPCOMING: By 05/05/2025 6:40 p.m. CDT, Text
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BBO–PIRATES-CARDINALS
DESCRIPTION: ST. LOUIS — Pittsburgh plays St. Louis at Busch Stadium. UPCOMING: 200 words, more on merits.
UPCOMING: By 05/05/2025 6:45 p.m. CDT, Text
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NEBRASKA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–WARREN BUFFETT-SUCCESSOR
Warren Buffett will remain chairman at Berkshire Hathaway when Greg Abel takes over as CEO in 2026
SUMMARY: Billionaire Warren Buffett will remain chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after Greg Abel takes over as CEO at the start of the new year. The decision by the board of directors at the conglomerate Sunday is likely to relieve investors worried about the future of Berkshire’s remarkable winning streak amid tariff shocks, financial turmoil and a possible recession. The changes come as the former textile manufacturer faces big questions about how to deploy its massive pile of cash after a stock-market defying six-decade run. ABel has already been managing all of Berkshire’s non-insurance businesses for years. He will now take on oversight of the insurance companies and decide where to invest the company’s cash.
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SOUTH DAKOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–NOEM-DAKOTA STATE
South Dakota students weigh protest against university honors for homeland security chief Noem
SUMMARY: Students and faculty at Dakota State University are facing free speech concerns for the first time now that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is set to deliver the commencement speech May 10. The university president also nominated former South Dakota governor to receive an honorary doctorate. While there is support on both sides, faculty and students have been fearful to express opinions on Noem’s nomination publicly, fearing retaliation from DHS and the university. The school hosts hundreds of international students who fear their student status could be revoked.
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