Victor Stefanescu
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business reporter covering medtech @startribune - stories @wsj @stltoday @bostonglobe @bcheights - [email protected] - signal vic_stef.79
Minneapolis, MN
Joined March 2024
Minnesota's high-profile CEOs break silence after latest shooting by federal agents, call for ‘immediate deescalation’ Latest entry by @vic_stef to the @StarTribune live blog https://t.co/EaSxK8OjKH
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Protesters gathered at a park near where a man was shot and killed by federal agents Saturday. Federal officials say the man was armed.
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Scoop: Hundreds of Target employees pen letter saying the Minneapolis retailer ‘abandoned its community’ “In the face of this tyranny, continued silence from our leaders will never make us safer” With Carson Hartzog. Stay updated: https://t.co/I0XDL74V50
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Minnesota’s biggest companies starting to feel heat from ICE surge https://t.co/T2XjuvU8vL via @vic_stef
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Employers are dealing with detained employees, enacting safety measures for workers and navigating public communications about officers’ actions.
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New: ICE is increasingly targeting small and mid-sized businesses in Minnesota, broadening workplace enforcement beyond the large-employer raids of the past. “We’ve never seen anything like this before in terms of sheer quantity,” one attorney told me. https://t.co/5TjfVvMxn0
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Immigration lawyers say ICE is focusing on smaller employers in workplace enforcement under President Donald Trump’s second term.
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Live coverage of the unfolding situation in Minnesota continues at @StarTribune live blog. We have reporters fanned out across the Twin Cities, & our newsroom tracking multiple developments. Outside the paywall, here:
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Protesters gathered at a park near where a man was shot and killed by federal agents Saturday. Federal officials say the man was armed.
The front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Thursday, Jan. 15
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The truth matters. Facts matter. There are many reporters in Minnesota right now making sure we have them. Please consider spending time with real news organizations with real reporters, like the @StarTribune. I'm not here to ask you to subscribe (our live blog is OUTSIDE the
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Protesters gathered at a park near where a man was shot and killed by federal agents Saturday. Federal officials say the man was armed.
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#BREAKING ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis is identified
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The agent, Jonathan Ross, was injured last year by a fleeing driver during an arrest, according to court records.
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Our story about @nickshirleyy's viral video. Two of the daycares in his video are closed; one closed long ago, the other (now-infamous ABC Lear(n)ing Center) last week. State regulators say they made visits to all of the others today, and have not yet found problems that warrant
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The claims of a right-wing influencer are prompting questions about whether fraud has proliferated in a program that was flagged for deficiencies a decade ago.
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From diamonds to hockey, a look at the Twins’ new minority owners Story from @katiegalioto and @vic_stef:
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The sale of part of the team will allow the Pohlad family to pay off “a significant amount” of the organization’s $500 million debt.
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Nice to see the Journal follow my FastWave exclusive with some new details on how this situation is raising eyebrows in Washington. My story:
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Grand Pharma’s initial $12 million investment into FastWave Medical helped the medtech startup flourish. Now, the China-based company is allegedly a hurdle while it invests in a competitor overseas.
A Minnesota startup alleges a Chinese company—its biggest investor—is scheming to destroy it. The case highlights concerns over U.S. export and investment policy @AmrithRamkumar
https://t.co/kGMRkXjEfT via @WSJ
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Parker’s sis adores her like a baby doll. The kiddo loves sticking her hands on the dark fur of the family’s “gentle giant” dog. Her epilepsy care is about to get more complex because of a contract impasse between UnitedHealthcare and M Health Fairview. https://t.co/Ce0VWncFVd
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With the giant Minnesota insurer and health system at an impasse, Parker McEnaney’s family fears her complex care will become more difficult.
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A breakup or the cusp of greatness: What Medtronic’s big changes mean for its future $MDT
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A decade after blockbuster $49.9 billion merger, former leaders say Minnesota-run medtech maker facing innovation reckoning.
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth considered sending an elite U.S. Army strike force to Portland, Ore., to quell protests there, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.
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A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.
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Have you or your family sought free hospital care in Minnesota? We want to hear from you.
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The Minnesota Star Tribune needs your help with a project looking into charity care at Minnesota hospitals and medical debt. Share your experience to help inform our reporting.
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Minnesota Star Tribune to sell downtown Minneapolis printing plant, lay off 125 workers
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The state’s largest media company will continue printing seven days a week, but will outsource printing to Iowa.
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Nearly 1 in 5 people in Minnesota prisons is over 50, a share that’s tripled since 1999. Health care costs have surged 45% in just 3 years. I spent the last few months digging into the cost of aging behind bars. The story’s on today’s business cover.
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After UCare nixes Medicare Advantage, more health care uncertainty for Minnesota seniors
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UCare, which has 26% of Minnesota’s Medicare Advantage enrollees, has no plans to offer the privatized version of Medicare in 2026. Other insurers also may announce changes.
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Tomorrow's front page of The Minnesota Star Tribune
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Sky Mitchell was among the final attendees lingering. “We need our community to come back with love, to care for our neighbors — to be kind to our people. We're all the same. We come from the same blood. We need to stop being so mean to each other.” https://t.co/IhgmL0V2t4
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Police identified Robin Westman, 23, as the shooter, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the scene. Sources told the Minnesota Star Tribune that Westman’s mother once worked at Annunciation...
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