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No Pride for Target, DFL stays out of House, Trump's order halts refugee resettlement

The executive order signed by President Donald Trump suspending the Refugee Admissions Program goes into effect Monday. Trump says communities are struggling to accommodate large numbers of new migrants and refugees. Arrive Ministries' Ruth LePage says that agency was expecting to resettle 550 refugees in Minnesota this year.

The third week of the state legislative session opens like the prior two weeks, without Democrats in the Minnesota House. DFLers are boycotting the session so far, over a lack of a power sharing agreement.  Republicans have a one seat majority in the chamber pending a special election.

Twin Cities Pride, Minnesota’s second largest festival, is removing Target from its June LGBTQ+ celebration. Andi Otto, Twin Cities Pride executive director, says the decision was made after the Minneapolis-based retailer announced on Friday it was dropping its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts.

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