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Trump admin.: Minnesota violated Title IX over transgender athletes
By Darryl Coote Sept. 30, 2025 / 11:45 PM Sept. 30 (UPI) — The Trump administration on Tuesday declared that Minnesota’s policies allowing transgender athletes to play on teams that match with their gender identity violated federal law, marking the latest escalation in a feud between the federal government and the Democratic-led state. The ruling from the…
Immigration officials could soon reopen DACA to first-time applicants
By Andrea Castillo and Rachel Uranga Sept. 30, 2025 Updated 6:03 PM PT WASHINGTON — For the first time in four years, the federal government plans to begin processing initial applications for DACA, the Obama-era program that grants deportation protection and work permits to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. The move, outlined in a proposal Monday by the Justice Department, would…
Here’s why experts think Trump took ‘a sledgehammer’ to the H-1B visa worker program
By Hannah Grabenstein Sep 30, 2025 4:05 PM EDT When President Donald Trump proposed that American companies pay a $100,000 fee for each foreign employee they seek to hire, confusion and worry spread through the tech industry, which relies heavily on skilled worker visas. Those visas, part of the H-1B program, allow U.S. employers to temporarily hire foreign…
LGBTQ advocates warn of FBI plan to label trans people as ‘violent extremists’
Critics warn labeling trans people extremist fuels political attacks amid growing anti-trans rhetoric by the media and federal government. September 29, 2025 By Joe Reberkenny The nation’s leading LGBTQ advocacy groups are sounding the alarm over reports that the FBI may soon classify transgender people as a threat group — a move advocates say would…
Minnesota DHS suspends payments to 11 adult disability providers over fraud allegations
By Nick Lentz, Updated on: September 26, 2025 / 11:07 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota The Minnesota Department of Human Services recently suspended payments to 11 providers that serve adults with disabilities over “credible allegations” of fraud, according to a letter written by Temporary Commissioner Shireen Gandhi and obtained by WCCO. According to the letter addressed…
The Newsfeed: Social justice library goes beyond books to housing
The owners of Estelita’s Library are fundraising for their next ambitious endeavor, a nearly $28M affordable-housing development on Beacon Hill. Paris Jackson Shannen Ortale Sep 26, 2025 Seattle is in a housing crisis, with affordability one of the many challenges. One couple is on a mission to build what they call “self-determined” affordable housing. Edwin…
Phoenix LGBTQ+ community remains fearful after anti-transgender rhetoric results in threats made toward a local gay bar
Lorenzo Gomez/Cronkite News Sept. 25, 2025 PHOENIX – Word spread fast of a shooting threat made toward Cruisin’ 7th, a gay bar located just outside the Melrose District — an area with a high concentration of LGBTQ+ businesses. Mia Inez Adams, 66, was one of the first to receive the news the afternoon of Sept. 17 after…
ICE launches ad campaign to recruit Seattle-area police
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez September 24, 2025 / 11:00 am TV ads now airing in Seattle are trying to recruit local police to work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In a statement published Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell called the ads disappointing. He said the ads misstate facts and the law, calling them “insulting to the…
Pa. disability advocates and long-term care facilities are bracing for the ripple effects of impending Medicaid cuts
Health policy experts and long-term care operators predict that federal funding cuts will ultimately affect services for “most vulnerable” patients and residents. By Nicole Leonard September 22, 2025 On the outskirts of Philadelphia, near the border of Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania sits an impressive castle-like stone building. The site has been home to residents of Inglis…