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SD public defense duties shift from counties to state; SCOTUS appears skeptical of restricting government communications with social media companies; Trump lawyers say he can't make bond; new scholarships aim to connect class of 2024 to high-demand jobs.

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The SCOTUS weighs government influence on social media, and who groups like the NRA can do business with. Biden signs an executive order to advance women's health research and the White House tells Israel it's responsible for the Gaza humanitarian crisis.

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Midwest regenerative farmers are rethinking chicken production, Medicare Advantage is squeezing the finances of rural hospitals and California's extreme swing from floods to drought has some thinking it's time to turn rural farm parcels into floodplains.

MN: Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault

According to experts, keeping your smartphone's security software up to date is one way for domestic violence survivors to protect themselves from technology-facilitated abuse. (Adobe Stock)
Preventing domestic abuse in the digital world

Domestic violence service and prevention groups say abuse can happen in many ways, and using technology is one of them. They remind anyone …

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Minnesota's Safe at Home program began operating in 2007. (Adobe Stock)
New MN Law Enhances Confidentiality Program for Abuse Victims

A new Minnesota law has gone into effect this week involving a program that keeps address information confidential for victims of domestic abuse…

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En los Estados Unidos, una de cada cuatro mujeres y uno de cada nueve hombres sufren violencia física grave por parte de su pareja. (Adobe Stock)
Nuevos subsidios son parte de la evolución del trabajo contra la violencia doméstica en MN

A medida que toma forma el Mes de la Historia de la Mujer, algunos grupos de Minnesota están obteniendo apoyo adicional para ayudar a las …

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In the United States, one in four women and one in nine men experience severe intimate-partner physical violence. (Adobe Stock)
New Grants Part of Evolution of Domestic-Violence Work in MN

Clarification: Standpoint serves more than 6,000 people each year. An earlier version of the story used provided data, which noted it served 511 …

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Supporters of updating Minnesota's sexual-assault laws say current loopholes could prevent victims from coming forward. (Adobe Stock)
Bipartisan Bill Seeks Reforms to MN Sexual-Assault Laws

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A controversial ruling from the Minnesota Supreme Court has brought renewed focus on the state's criminal sexual-conduct laws…

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Minnesota officials say that between 2017 and 2019, nearly 1,300 teens and young adults were assisted by various groups after being victims of sexual exploitation. (stopcse.org)
Survey: At Least 5,000 MN Teens Report Being Sexually Exploited

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Based on findings from a recent survey, Minnesota health officials estimate at least 5,000 high-school students have been sexually …

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New policies and a special task force are being promised following a report by the Star-Tribune that found police never assigned an investigator in 25 percent of the sexual-assault cases reported over a two-year period. (pixabay)
MN May Get Tougher Policy to Address Rape Investigations

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A policy designed to improve sex-assault investigations across Minnesota is now being promised by the chairman of the state's …

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A subcommittee on workplace safety and respect still plans to meet next week to discuss Minnesota Statehouse sexual harassment policies. (Mark Goebel/Flickr)
MN Anti-Sexual-Harassment Legislation Fails

ST. PAUL. Minn. – A bill aimed directly at combating sexual harassment in the Minnesota Legislature won't be coming up for a vote this session…

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An estimated 100,000 demonstrators showed up at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Jan. 21, 2017. (Dan Luke)
Sunday: Women's March Becomes Movement

ST. PAUL, Minn. – President Donald Trump was inaugurated Jan. 20, 2017. More than 100,000 Minnesotans remember Jan. 21, 2017 as the day they …

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Data about who in Minnesota is homeless is released every three years by the Wilder Foundation. (Wokandapix/Pixabay)
Minnesotans Debate Solutions for Homelessness

BRAINERD, Minn. – More than 600 people are brainstorming solutions to homelessness today and tomorrow in Brainerd. The annual conference of the …

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More than 250,000 Minnesotans have received concealed-carry permits since that legislation was passed in 2003. (Madison Scott-Clary/FlickR)
Northstar Conference Targets Gun Violence in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS – Gun violence kills or injures almost 1,000 Minnesotans a year. And some of the best minds in the state aim to do something …

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There are about 18,000 day-care centers and 9,000 in-home child-care providers in Minnesota. (Grant Barrett/Creative Commons)<br />
MN Ups the Game for Child-Care Providers

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Tens of thousands of Minnesota children and their families stand to benefit from new federal requirements for child-care providers…

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