Sahan Journal - Reporting for and with Minnesota’s immigrants …
网页Pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside University of Minnesota president’s inauguration. The UMN Divest coalition is pushing back on regents’ vote over the summer not to divest from Israel. Members are also alarmed by limits on campus protests outlined by President Rebecca Cunningham. by Elza Goffaux and Becky Z. Dernbach.
Everything you need to know about Feeding Our Future fraud …
网页2022年12月21日 · Federal authorities allege at least three Feeding Our Future employees, including executive director Aimee Bock, committed the fraud. “To date, the conspirators have stolen millions of dollars in federal funds,” the FBI said in the search warrant affidavit. “The scheme is ongoing.”. The Star Tribune reported that a series of FBI raids ...
Who’s been charged in the Feeding Our Future fraud investigation?
网页2022年9月20日 · The following individuals are named in the indictment United States v. Aimee Marie Bock, et al. indictment. Aimee Marie Bock, 41, Apple Valley, founder and executive director of Feeding Our Future. Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 39, Burnsville, employee of Feeding Our Future. Salim Ahmed Said, 33, of Plymouth, owner and operator of Safari Restaurant.
Brooklyn Center's diverse population weighs in on redevelopment …
网页2022年1月9日 · Brooklyn Center is changing. Its diverse population is telling the city and developers what they’d like to see. City officials have been trying to redevelop an 80-acre site for two decades. The project appears ready now to take off this year. First up are an event center, affordable housing, and a market plaza.
What’s dhaanto? A popular dance, and music scene, unifying …
网页2023年10月18日 · A popular dance, and music scene, unifies Somalis in Minnesota–and beyond. Dalmar Yare started a nonprofit, Ambassadors of Culture, to stage the kind of lost cultural events that bring Somalis together, across age and background. by Amina Isir Musa October 18, 2023. Many of Minnesota's most popular Somali singers showed up …
Rep. Ilhan Omar wins primary against Don Samuels in 5th District
网页2024年8月12日 · Rep. Ilhan Omar defeats Don Samuels in Fifth District primary by wide margin. Omar and Samuels went head-to-head for a second time. Omar narrowly beat Samuels by two percentage points in the 2022 DFL primary. Ilhan Omar gives a victory speech to a packed crowd at Nighthawks in Minneapolis after winning the DFL's Fifth Congressional District ...
Self-Directed Services: Offering Minnesota Families Choice
网页2023年1月9日 · To enroll in self-directed services, an individual first must be determined eligible for home and community-based services through one of Minnesota’s waiver programs. PICS’ enrollment team is available to support families as they start the enrollment process by phone at 651.967.5060 or by emailing enrollment @picsmn.org.
Lakota woman taps Indigenous healing remedies to launch …
网页2022年1月4日 · CHANGING MINNESOTA. As a farm kid in South Dakota, Megan Schnitker learned about Indigenous medicines from her Lakota uncle and great-grandmother. Now she’s offering Native plant-based remedies at a new store in Mankato. Megan Schnitker started Lakota Made in her garden and her kitchen, selling …
Minnesota Department of Education lacked system to prevent …
网页2022年4月20日 · Minnesota Department of Education officials appeared before a Minnesota Senate committee for the third time to answer questions about alleged fraud committed by Feeding Our Future. Daron Korte and Monica Herrera told the committee, chaired by Senator Roger Chamberlain, a Republican from Lino Lakes, that the department flagged the alleged fraud that sparked an FBI investigation.
Minneapolis Ward 10 candidates address housing, public safety …
网页2021年10月28日 · Minneapolis City Council candidates for Uptown, Whittier address housing and public safety challenges. Two immigrant women of color, Aisha Chughtai and Ubah Nur, are running in Minneapolis’ Ward 10 to replace current Council president Lisa Bender, who is not seeking re-election. Chughtai, a …