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2 killed, 3 hospitalized in Pawtucket ice rink shooting; suspect also dead; IN ICE office raises community questions; ID groups to sue cities over wastewater plant violations; At-will employment hurts MD workers' rights, report finds.

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Congress doesn't have a clear path forward to end the DHS funding fight. Hospitalized ICE detainees aren't being allowed to privately speak with family and attorneys and KY colleges worry about potential immigration enforcement.

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The crackdown on undocumented immigrants in Minneapolis has created chaos for a nearby agricultural community, federal funding cuts have upended tribal solar projects in Montana and similar cuts to a college program have left some students scrambling.

Joshua Wise

Publisher & Managing Director

Josh Wise is the Managing Director and Publisher at Public News Service. Josh got his start working for social impact when his mom gave him baseball card money for helping with a fundraising mailing when he was 6. He still has an affinity for putting labels on envelopes. Since then Josh has held leadership positions in the nonprofit and social impact sectors for over a decade. Josh has a BA from Macalester College and Masters in Public and Nonprofit Administration from Metropolitan State University, and a Special Engineer’s license from the state of Minnesota which means he can operate low-pressure commercial boilers. It’s a long story. He lives in St. Paul, MN with his family of 5 and several animals.


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