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Minnesota state budget talks drag on as deadline approaches
Wrangling by lawmakers led to a higher education deal, but little other progress.
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Senate Democrats break with Obama on key trade measure
Klobuchar, Franken join in denying Obama in Senate.
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Senate adopts Republican budget calling for repealing health care law, cutting $5T over decade
Senate adopts Republican budget calling for repealing health care law, cutting $5T over decade.
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Transportation bill would allow higher-capacity trucks
A multimillion-dollar lobbying push by FedEx Corp. and other freight carriers may be about to open U.S. highways to a new generation of bigger truck trailers even as watchdogs warn the price will be roadway carnage.
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Bernie Sanders calls for a 'political revolution'
Presidential hopeful called for a new system that works for the middle class.
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Law left behind as hands-free cars cruise
Regulators struggling to keep up with the release of self-piloting cars.
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Regulators toughen safety standards for rail cars carrying Bakken crude
Worried about increasing oil train traffic, the U.S. and Canada ordered cars to have thicker shells, more insulation and better valve structures.
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South Dakota ready to roll out presidential hospitality
South Dakota is the only state President Obama hasn't visited since taking office. But to residents, that just means the president was saving the best for last.
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Obergefell v. Hodges: Supreme Court arguments in gay marriage case
Read the transcript and listen to audio of the Supreme Court arguments on gay marriage.
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Comcast's failed acquisition is a win for Franken
Minnesota senator argued that consolidation raises prices and hurts quality.
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Minnesota, federal authorities step up efforts on investment fraud
After a surge in investment adviser fraud cases, a joint task force has been formed.
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Hearing on Indian schools leaves Kline frustrated
"I don't know whether to laugh or cry," committee chairman said, adding that so many federal agencies are all charged with supervising Indian schools, yet no one is getting the job done.
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Klobuchar strikes deal on human trafficking bill, breaking gridlock
Klobuchar says she called Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn from a cornfield in Moorhead over the recent congressional break with a compromise.
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Rep. McCollum pitted against other Dems on mining proposal in the Boundary Waters
McCollum is at odds with fellow Democrats over stricter mining regulations on federal lands.
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After easy re-election, Rep. John Kline hits snags in the more conservative House
The Republican's three-year legacy legislation, an overhaul of No Child Left Behind, has stalled in the House of Representatives because he has lost so much GOP support and failed to generate enthusiasm among Democrats.
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Man who helped oust Nixon dissects Clinton for Mpls. audience
Famous Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein talked all things politics to a packed house in Minneapolis on Thursday night.
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