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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Fury as low-income families loose tax refunds to tutors kids couldn't understand

In March 2023, Abdijalil Sheik-Yusuf went before the Minnesota Senate Taxes Committee with a critical plea. The Dar Al-Farooq spokesperson also sent a recent article on Somali Media MN, however, promoting Success Tutoring, saying it would provide “valuable context for your story” including the “systemic challenges minority families face … accessing the education tax credit.” While the mosque claims it …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Indiana rewards Curt Cignetti for 10-0 season with 8-year contract

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Google me.” Then at a basketball game, he riled up crowd by shouting “Purdue sucks,” referencing Indiana’s long-time in-state rival, before declaring “so does Michigan and Ohio State.” All Cignetti has done since then is win at a historic rate, just like his late Hall of …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mason Bates' Met-bound opera 'Kavalier & Clay' based on Michael Chabon novel premieres in Indiana

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy When composer Mason Bates approached …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge halts construction of massive warehouse project after scores of homes demolished

LA Times

A judge has halted construction of an industrial warehouse development underway in rural Bloomington, citing flaws in the environmental review conducted by San Bernardino County. A Southern California developer must halt construction of a controversial industrial park in San Bernardino County that has displaced scores of homes, after a judge found flaws in the project’s environmental impact report. Nearly two …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

I played 'Survivor' in someone's backyard. Now I'm hooked on live reality games

NPR

I played 'Survivor' in someone's backyard. Now I'm hooked on live reality games toggle caption Ethan Gill/Surviving Bloomington I was 12 years old when I discovered Survivor. At the coffee shop, fetching his daily cortado, my husband noticed a casting flier for Surviving Bloomington, “a four-day live game based on the TV show Survivor.” Applications closed that day. YouTube Outwit, …

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4 months ago

Why a bill to regulate California warehouse development is generating sweeping opposition

LA Times

A bill on Gov. Environmental advocates are especially concerned about the bill’s setback requirements for projects involving warehouses 250,000 square feet and larger that are within 900 feet of homes, schools, parks or healthcare facilities. they still affect us.” The bill would simply enshrine current warehouse development practices into law and undermine local efforts to advocate for the much bigger …

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6 months, 1 week ago

San Bernardino County has targeted majority Latino community for warehouse development, complaint alleges

LA Times

The unincorporated community of Bloomington is transforming as developers look to raze neighborhoods near the 10 Freeway to create a logistics corridor dedicated to online shopping needs. Two environmental groups are alleging that San Bernardino County officials violated federal anti-discrimination laws by approving a disproportionate number of warehouses and logistics centers in a majority Latino community. The developments expose residents …

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7 months ago

‘Who’s going to live here?’ What happens when an e-commerce warehouse takes out your neighborhood

LA Times

Benjamin and Christine Granillo bought their 2.25-acre property in San Bernardino County four decades ago. “The warehouse industry was the hot market,” he said, “and that was the only way that myself and others could see that we were going to get to the greater good, which is to get more sheriff’s deputies, more public safety, more services for our …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They’re banning the book ban

Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A movement to ban book bans is gaining steam in Minnesota and several other states, in contrast to the trend playing out in more conservative states where book challenges have soared to their highest levels in decades. The move to quash book bans is welcome to people like Shae Ross, a queer and out Minnesota high …

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10 months ago

Indiana lawmakers in standoff on antisemitism bill following changes sought by critics of Israel

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Disagreements among Indiana lawmakers could stop passage of a bill aiming to address antisemitism on college campuses for the second year in a row, leaving Indiana students and professors uneasy as divisions surrounding the ongoing Israel-Hamas war deepen. An Indiana bill to address antisemitism on college campuses lost support from some members of the Jewish community after an …

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10 months ago

Biden beats long-shot challenger Dean Phillips in the congressman’s home state of Minnesota

Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — President Joe Biden dealt challenger Dean Phillips a Super Tuesday defeat in the Minnesota congressman’s home state, while former President Donald Trump beat Nikki Haley in the state’s Republican primary. “While Democratic Party loyalists are clearly, consistently, and overwhelmingly registering their preference for Joe Biden, it doesn’t alter the reality which compelled me to enter the race in …

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10 months, 1 week ago

An Indiana county hires yet another election supervisor, hoping she’ll stay

Associated Press

— An Indiana county lost its top election official nearly every other month over the last year after a longtime supervisor resigned following a counting error in the November 2022 tally. The county clerk promoted a 24-year-old elections office assistant to the top job on Feb. 12, just 12 weeks before Indiana’s May 7 primaries to choose candidates for U.S. …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Wisconsin loss to Indiana shows problem with Luke Fickell’s debut: Badgers haven’t improved

New York Times

— Five days before Wisconsin’s season opener, back when soaring enthusiasm reflected sky-high expectations, Luke Fickell pondered a question: What does success for Badgers football look like in Year 1 of a new regime? They battled their butts off, they made some big plays, they did a really good job at creating energy and we didn’t.” Indiana hadn’t beaten Wisconsin …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83

Associated Press

— Bob Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach who won three NCAA titles at Indiana and for years was the scowling face of college basketball, has died. “He changed basketball in this state, the way you compete, the way you win,” Steve Alford, the leader of Knight’s last national championship team in 1987, once said. “Well, I don’t know that …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Legendary college basketball coach Bob Knight dies at 83

New York Times

“When my time on Earth is gone And my activities here are passed I want they bury me upside down And my critics can kiss my ass” Bob Knight, March 12, 1994 Clair Bee was unquestionably one of the greatest college basketball coaches in history. “I don’t think there’s a player that ever played for Coach Knight that didn’t want …

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1 year, 6 months ago

John Mellencamp shows no signs of cheering up

LA Times

On a breezy Sunday afternoon in May — a day off from his Live and in Person tour — John Mellencamp descended the golf cart he uses to navigate his expansive, sylvan estate in Bloomington, Ind. Since achieving fame in the early ’80s, the “Jack & Diane” singer has been many things — working-class hero, Farm Aid activist, tabloid fodder …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Kinsey Institute experts study sex, gender as misconceptions block state dollars

Associated Press

— Unfounded claims about Indiana University’s sex research institute, its founder and child sex abuse have been so persistent over the years that when the Legislature prohibited the institute from using state dollars, one lawmaker hailed the move as “long overdue.” The decision, largely symbolic, does not halt the Kinsey Institute’s work, ranging from studies on sexual assault prevention to …

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1 year, 9 months ago

10 more indicted in Feeding Our Future fraud

Raw Story

Ten more people were indicted Monday for misappropriating and laundering money they got through a federal child nutrition program prosecutors say was bilked out of more than $250 million in Minnesota. Abukar is charged with fraudulently receiving about $5.7 million in federal funds, paying over $330,000 in kickbacks to a Feeding Our Future employee and spending millions on real estate, …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Kravitz: Hoosiers are here to win with statement victory over North Carolina

New York Times

— The day before Indiana squeezed the life out of North Carolina at Assembly Hall, preseason first-team All-American Trayce Jackson-Davis shared a moment with Bob Knight, who was attending practice with former Hoosier stars Randy Wittman and Ted Kitchel. “You’re here to win.” One day later, the 10th-ranked Hoosiers, playing in front of a manic, white-out crowd that included students …

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2 years, 3 months ago

No. 4 Michigan rallies without Hart to pull away at Indiana

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Cornelius Johnson’s 29-yard touchdown reception early in the third quarter gave Michigan the lead and the jolt it needed Saturday to celebrate a 31-10 victory over pesky Indiana without their beloved coach. “During the game Mike had a medical emergency, he’s in stable condition and he’s …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Police: No victim found in shooting at Mall of America

Associated Press

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Someone fired shots Thursday at the Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis, sending shoppers running for cover, but police said it did not appear anyone was injured. Bloomington Police Chief Booker T. Hodges during a news conference Thursday night at the mall said two groups got into an altercation at a store, one group left, but someone …

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2 years, 5 months ago

US: Shots fired inside Mall of America in Minnesota, no casualties reported

India TV News

Highlights Several shots were fired inside the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota No casualties have been reported in the incident Suspect fled the mall on foot and officers are in the process of interviewing witnesses Amid the continuing gun violence in the US, several shots were fired inside the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota; however, so far no …

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2 years, 6 months ago

With just 8 abortion clinics, Minnesota may struggle to meet out-of-state demand

NPR

With just 8 abortion clinics, Minnesota may struggle to meet out-of-state demand Enlarge this image toggle caption Christina Saint Louis/KHN Christina Saint Louis/KHN BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A few minutes west of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport sits a brick, one-story building with opaque windows. Clinicians and abortion rights advocates say Minnesota patients regularly wait at least two weeks for appointments …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Why Trayce Jackson-Davis’ return to Indiana Hoosiers just makes sense: Kravitz

New York Times

Trayce Jackson-Davis is one of the lucky ones — he couldn’t make a bad decision either way. “I think this is the best team that I’ve been on since I’ve been here,” Jackson-Davis said Monday afternoon. “I think the ceiling for our team is anywhere from a Big Ten championships to a national championship, if I’m going to be honest …

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Fury as low-income families loose tax refunds to tutors kids couldn't understand

Indiana rewards Curt Cignetti for 10-0 season with 8-year contract

Mason Bates' Met-bound opera 'Kavalier & Clay' based on Michael Chabon novel premieres in Indiana

Judge halts construction of massive warehouse project after scores of homes demolished

I played 'Survivor' in someone's backyard. Now I'm hooked on live reality games

Why a bill to regulate California warehouse development is generating sweeping opposition

San Bernardino County has targeted majority Latino community for warehouse development, complaint alleges

‘Who’s going to live here?’ What happens when an e-commerce warehouse takes out your neighborhood

Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They’re banning the book ban

Indiana lawmakers in standoff on antisemitism bill following changes sought by critics of Israel

Biden beats long-shot challenger Dean Phillips in the congressman’s home state of Minnesota

An Indiana county hires yet another election supervisor, hoping she’ll stay

Wisconsin loss to Indiana shows problem with Luke Fickell’s debut: Badgers haven’t improved

Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83

Legendary college basketball coach Bob Knight dies at 83

John Mellencamp shows no signs of cheering up

Kinsey Institute experts study sex, gender as misconceptions block state dollars

10 more indicted in Feeding Our Future fraud

Kravitz: Hoosiers are here to win with statement victory over North Carolina

No. 4 Michigan rallies without Hart to pull away at Indiana

Police: No victim found in shooting at Mall of America

US: Shots fired inside Mall of America in Minnesota, no casualties reported

With just 8 abortion clinics, Minnesota may struggle to meet out-of-state demand

Why Trayce Jackson-Davis’ return to Indiana Hoosiers just makes sense: Kravitz