Confusion abounds as Trump's July 4 plans remain a mystery
With three weeks to go, exactly what's going to happen in Washington on the Fourth of July remains a subject of intense confusion because of President Donald Trump plans to reshape the nation's premier celebration.
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IRRRB veteran back on payroll after taking buyout
A veteran staffer was paid $166K to retire before being hired back a month later.
Local
Minn. legislator revives push to strip rapists' parental rights
Alabama and Minnesota are unique among the states in that they have no statute ending parental rights for fathers found to have conceived a child by rape or incest.
Local
Walz signs bill letting homeowners renounce racist covenants
Project at the U to uncover racial housing prohibitions spurred Legislature to act.
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Walter Mondale still in demand and politically engaged at 91
While the grind of an election campaign is well behind him and his hair is now white, he's still engaged and the demands on his time don't stop.
Vice President Walter Mondale's influence pervades Minnesota, even in his 90s
While the grind of an election campaign is well behind him and his hair is now white, he's still engaged and the demands on his time don't stop.
Home remodeling projects suffer from worker shortage
Lynn Osborne has been remodeling two homes. They are different styles, in different states, with different contractors. But there has been one constant: delays due to a shortage of skilled labor.
Politics
Swing district Minnesota Democrats Craig, Phillips wary of impeachment
Activists are pressing to move forward, but Angie Craig, Dean Phillips are undecided.
Local
Bipartisan push to boost state's teachers of color sputtered
Legislation added less than bipartisan backers sought to increase ranks of color.
Politics
Plethora of Democratic candidates descend on Iowa this weekend
The one missing from the many events was Joe Biden, who was attending his granddaughter's graduation.
Local
Trump must hold rural Wis. voters he won on economic promises
Trump's shot at a second term could come down to parts of rural Wisconsin, where the economy is always on people's minds and threatened tariffs on Mexico could cause new woes.
Minneapolis
E-mails reveal U's rushed effort to rename 4 Twin Cities buildings
Intense deadline pressure, hurdles to tracking down records and skepticism about administrator support plagued a task force that weighed renaming the buildings.
Local
Top cop John Harrington charts a path for change in Minnesota
John Harrington wants to scale up the ethos of community policing to a vast wing of government serving law enforcement from Duluth to Albert Lea.
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Minneapolis
Rep. Ilhan Omar jointly filed tax returns prior to legal marriage
Questions about Omar's complicated marriage and immigration history resurfaced Thursday when a state campaign finance board revealed that she and Ahmed Hirsi filed joint tax returns in 2014 and 2015 — a period when she was legally married to another man.
St. Paul
St. Paul police watchdog group says complaints were withheld
A recently released report by the St. Paul misconduct investigators identifies serious problems.
Business
Trump suspends plan to impose tariffs on Mexico, says Mexico 'has agreed to take strong measures' on migrants
Trump suspends plan to impose tariffs on Mexico, says Mexico 'has agreed to take strong measures' on migrants.
Local
State has paid Zimmern $57,000 to promote Minnesota as a destination
Zimmern's contract, which ends this month, required two posts per month to reach his more than 1 million Twitter and other social media followers.
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