From Chatfield to Duluth, Minnesotans took stock of a resounding victory for Donald Trump over Kamala Harris and kept some of their focus on local races.
Observers say Trump administration may make changes to the Affordable Care Act, while Kennedy will seek government data on vaccine safety and other topics.
I spent Election Day at voting precincts in five rural Minnesota towns.
![Rising above the treeline (Top of this photo), on the shore of Birch Lake, the Twin Metals Copper Nickel Mine Plant site and Tailings Management site is part of the proposed plan. ] In theory, the copper-nickel mine Twin Metals wants to build in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is a zero-discharge mine -- a closed loop that will endlessly recycle millions of gallons of water, including rainwater and the polluted process water it uses to extract ore and](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/YHBTRGPTHTAE2QDYTS6YZ24OS4.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
The state’s U.S. House delegation remains evenly split between Republicans and Democrats. Republicans’ strong showing in Minnesota House races puts DFL state government trifecta in peril.
Victoria Sass designed Dallas’ Kips Bay Decorator Show House this year with nods to Minnesotan trends, including plastic-covered furniture and wall-to-wall carpet.
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Mayor Jacob Frey and a majority of city council members vowed to create a new Labor Standards Board. It’s faced backlash all year from local and national industry groups.
![A major threat to the goblin fern is the invasive earthworms destroying the forest floor that are being spread by anglers improperly dumping bait and movement from ATV tires. ] Brian Peterson ¥ brian.peterson@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/IOZS3EQGUTRADS3QMGWYSQOWXU.jpg?&w=80&ar=1:1&fit=crop)
