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2-year-old Arkansas girl

Tragic Death of 2-Year-Old Arkansas Girl Shakes Local Community Two-year-old Ava Ann Marie Tabor, a bright and joyful child from De Queen, Arkansas, was tragically

A Promise Stronger Than Any Burden

“My wife can’t walk since she was a kid. Recently, we had a family dinner cause my sister was going to get married. She said

The Restaurant Fined Me for ‘Bad Parenting’

I’m Lena Morales, single mom to a whirlwind five-year-old named Kai. One Friday night, with a rare bit of extra cash, I treated us to

A DNA Test Led Me to My Brother

I always believed I was living the perfect life—an only child doted on by two loving parents, especially my dad, who always made me feel

Banned by Grandma

Claire was stunned when she received a letter from her beloved grandmother—the woman who had raised her—suddenly cutting off all contact. “Don’t visit. Don’t call.

I Promised My Niece I’d Pay for Her Wedding Dress but

When my niece Megan lost her parents at age ten, I made a promise—to buy her wedding dress one day. It was a small comfort

Yes — the core facts check out. • Amount & purpose: Minnesota did pay roughly \$430 000 in public money to the Washington-based law firm K\&L Gates to coach Gov. Tim Walz for a June 12, 2025 U.S. House Oversight Committee hearing on “sanctuary-city” policy. ([Star Tribune][1]) • Timeframe & hourly rate: Invoices the Star Tribune obtained cover work from April 10 to June 12; May charges alone came to about \$232 000, averaging \$516 per hour. ([Star Tribune][1]) • Funding source: The governor’s office tapped Minnesota’s general fund after getting approval from the Legislative Advisory Commission. ([Star Tribune][1]) • Political reaction: GOP legislators Jim Nash and Harry Niska called the spending excessive, while Walz’s staff blamed House Republicans for staging a “political stunt.” ([Star Tribune][1]) • Comparable cases elsewhere:

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (up to \$650 000), Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (≈ \$250 000) and others have used outside counsel for similar congressional-hearing prep.