30+ Suburbs Join Forces for ICE Relief, and Small Things To Love About the Twin Cities
City leaders in more than 30 suburban municipalities have joined forces to demand an immediate de-escalation of ICE's presence and financial support to help cover the economic impacts of Operation Metro Surge. Host Sean McPherson is joined by editor of the Northeaster newspaper Michael McKinney, vocalist and City Cast contributor PaviElle French, and producer Adam Sage to break down this story. Later, the team shares some of the small things to love about living in the Twin Cities and discusses a new top 25 celebrities from Minnesota list from the Star Tribune.
Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode:
- Suburbs form a Coalition in Response to Federal Activity (Northeaster)
- What’s a small thing about Minneapolis that makes you happy? (Reddit)
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The Greatest Minnesota Celebrities of All Time (Star Tribune)
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