Ann Doucette, a member of Cities Church in St. Paul, “has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that a group of individuals, including journalist Don Lemon and activist Nekima Levy Armstrong, unlawfully disrupted service last month as part of a coordinated political demonstration,” NBC News reports. The complaint alleges that the demonstration, which took place on Jan. 18 at the church, “interfered with her ability to worship and caused her to suffer damages, including emotional distress and trauma. … The complaint names journalist Georgia Fort and activists Will Kelly, Jerome Richardson, Trahern Crews and Jamael Lundy. It also names St. Paul school board member Chauntyll Allen.”
After the Trump administration announced that it is pausing $259 million in Medicaid payments to Minnesota over concerns of alleged fraud, Gov. Tim Walz called the action a “ransom note,” the Minnesota Star Tribune reports. The governor said that halting the payments to Minnesota is “targeted retribution against a state that the president doesn’t like.”
After a wave of prosecutors quit the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota in recent months – which has seen its ranks shrink from 64 to 36 assistant U.S. attorneys – there have been questions about the agency’s ability to adequately investigate fraud. But, as KSTP reports, U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen “said on Wednesday that his office is finding ways to move forward with fraud prosecutions,” adding that he “absolutely” has the resources to carry out the ongoing investigations.
D’Amico & Sons, the once-popular casual Italian eatery, is closing its final two Minnesota restaurants, FOX9 reports. The chain, which began in Minneapolis in 1994 and once had 12 restaurants in Minnesota and Naples, Florida. Owners say they will focus their efforts on the company’s three restaurants in Naples. “D’Amico Hospitality will focus on expanding its exclusive venues and special event services in the Twin Cities metro.”
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