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The 2026 Status of Women & Girls in Minnesota report from the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota and the Center on Women, Gender, and Public Policy finds women still earn just 81 cents for every dollar paid to men — a gap that hasn’t budged in a decade. For Black, Latina and Native women, lifetime lost wages exceed $1 million.

The Hennepin County Attorney's Office is investigating Greg Bovino, the now-former Commander of Border Patrol and Customs, and other federal agents using force against citizen observers and members of the media around 2 p.m. on Jan. 21. The Hennepin County Attorney's Office announced a new initiative to investigate alleged unlawful conduct by federal agents during Operation Metro Surge, launching an online portal for witnesses to submit evidence and accounts. Hennepin County

The newly formed Minnesota Black Migrant Coalition has launched a 90-day activation campaign designed to protect Black migrants and strengthen solidarity across the state’s diverse Black population.

More than 100 students from across South Washington County Schools gathered this month for the district’s first-ever Black History Month High School Student Social, an event designed to celebrate identity, culture and connection while helping students explore future career paths.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is pressing the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security to turn over key evidence in two shootings tied to Operation Metro Surge: the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti and the wounding of Julio Sosa Celis.

ST. PAUL — All nine individuals charged in connection with last month’s protest at Cities Church have entered not guilty pleas to federal charges. Independent journalist Georgia Fort and Black Lives Matter Minnesota co-founder Trahern Crews were arraigned Tuesday in U.S. District Court in St. Paul. They face charges of conspiracy against rights of religious freedom at a place of worship and violations of the federal FACE Act. They entered not guilty pleas on charges stemmin