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Israel's move to bar Omar, Tlaib from visit draws wide criticism
On Friday, Tlaib said she won't visit her relatives in the West Bank after Israel reversed itself earlier in the day by issuing a permit on humanitarian grounds.
Politics
Trump: 'Love me or hate me, you got to vote for me'
President Donald Trump on Thursday sought to reassure his supporters about the state of the U.S. economy despite the stock market volatility and told rallygoers in New Hampshire, a state that he hopes to capture in 2020, that their financial security depends on his reelection.
Local
Minnesota launches new housing benefit for poor seniors and people with disabilities
Nearly 8,000 people will receive housing support under the new Medicaid benefit.
Politics
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Attorney General Keith Ellison's office sued over Bloomberg-related hiring
Ellison says the case is without merit
Politics
Sen. Bernie Sanders to campaign in Minnesota this month
His visit, Sen. Warren's stop signal a new phase.
Politics
Diabetes advocates call for action as emergency insulin funding debate continues
Lawmakers again take up effort to help, but funding is still a sticking point.
Local
State pressures Indian bands to repay $25M in Medicaid overpayments
Documents suggest DHS knew about Medicaid overpayments in 2015.
Local
State senators demand answers after weeks of problems at DHS
Former medical director said the agency was making too many decisions without doctor input.
U.S. delays tariffs on some Chinese goods, drops others
The United States is delaying tariffs on Chinese-made cellphones, laptop computers and other items and removing other Chinese imports from its target list altogether in a move that triggered a rally on Wall Street.
Politics
Walz names Lutheran Social Service president to head DHS
Monday's announcement ends a period of turmoil in the top ranks of the agency, which serves more than 1 million Minnesotans with the help of roughly 7,300 workers.
Duluth
Walz presses Glencore execs on PolyMet's financing, labor plans
Governor wants financial protections, union jobs.
Politics
2020 hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren to campaign in St. Paul next week
Candidate plans town hall at Macalester on Monday.
Local
'They seem like no-bid contracts': DFLers expose policy rift over state job-training funds
Direct funding of nonprofits calls DEED's opportunity-gap results into question.
Duluth
Former state Rep. Joe Begich, a spirited Iron Range defender, dies
The former mayor of Eveleth was 89.
Local
Carnage raises scrutiny of popular, widely available rifles
Since a federal ban on assault weapons expired in 2004 after a decade in force, the nation has become awash in the guns, with up to 20 million circulating.
Local
Rural Minnesota gun owners split on need to 'try something'
In this lakes region with a strong tradition of hunting and fishing, longtime gun-rights advocates are grappling with a response to latest shootings.
Politics
Minnesota State Capitol becomes more accessible to those with disabilities
Gov. Tim Walz celebrated the new ramps during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday.
Politics
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Republicans again hopeful in the Seventh, but Collin Peterson won't be easy to vanquish
The trend line doesn't look good for the sometimes cantankerous but often amusing chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.
Politics
LGBTQ candidate training in Mpls. aims for repeat of 'rainbow wave'
The goal of the boot camp is to build on recent gains for representation in politics. And 2018 was a record year for out candidates running and winning.
Oil unease: Alaska faces tough budget decisions
Daniel Bowen came to Alaska in 2011, looking for adventure and opportunity. He and his wife eventually settled on the Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage, a salmon fishing haven calling itself "Alaska's Playground."
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