Minnesota cities, counties fume over costly sales tax change
Local governments are fuming over an impending Minnesota law change that will cost them $20 million in sales taxes that won't go away as planned, an unwelcome prospect given the hundreds of millions of dollars lawmakers set aside to enable possible tax cuts next year.
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GOP candidates take aim at Hillary Clinton for her criticism of laws she says suppress the vote
Christie and Perry say she just doesn't understand states' rights prerogative.
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Beau Biden laid to rest
The former Delaware attorney general and son of Vice President Joe Biden died a week ago of brain cancer at age 46.
Rick Perry goes at it again, launches 2016 bid
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry opened his second bid for the Republican presidential nomination Thursday, pledging to "end an era of failed leadership" and hoping this campaign will go better than his last one.
Officials: Dozens of labs received potentially live anthrax
The Pentagon disclosed Wednesday that it inadvertently shipped possibly live anthrax to at least 51 laboratories across the U.S. and in three foreign countries over the past decade, but it has yet to determine how it happened, who is to blame, why it was not discovered earlier and how much worse the embarrassment will get.
High court throws out conviction for Facebook threats
The Supreme Court on Monday threw out the conviction of a Pennsylvania man prosecuted for making threats on Facebook, but dodged the free-speech issues that had made the case intriguing to First Amendment advocates.
Either way, no more NSA collection of US phone records
However Congress resolves its impasse over government surveillance, this much is clear: The National Security Agency will ultimately be out of the business of collecting and storing Americans' calling records.
Lindsey Graham, who sees a world of peril, opens 2016 bid
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham opened his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination Monday with a grim accounting of radical Islam "running wild" in a world imperiled also by Iran's nuclear ambitions.
House GOP ups school funding offer, pressure Dayton for deal
House Republicans are pressuring Gov. Mark Dayton to take a deal on public school funding.
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Rep. Kline backs loan forgiveness for Corinthian students
As pressure mounted, the chairman of the House education committee said in a statement that he supports discharging loans for students of the defunct for-profit school.
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Minnesota's Medicaid enrollment now tops 1 million
One in five Minnesotans now are covered by public health care, which could strain state budget.
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Klobuchar: New law targeting sex trafficking is a top federal priority
Klobuchar said the measure that she championed and that was signed into law Friday has the support of new U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
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Ag summit in St. Paul focuses on women's leadership opportunities
Speakers at the event hosted by Sen. Amy Klobuchar called for more women to consider careers in the industry.
New federal rules on stream protection hailed, criticized
New federal rules designed to better protect small streams, tributaries and wetlands — and the drinking water of 117 million Americans — are being criticized by Republicans and farm groups as going too far.
Abortion ban based on heartbeat rejected by appeals court
A federal appeals court struck down one of the nation's toughest abortion restrictions on Wednesday, agreeing with a lower court that ruled an Arkansas law unconstitutionally burdens women by banning abortions after the 12th week of pregnancy if a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat.
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Supreme Court agrees to hear redistricting case based on voters, not population
The decision could affect the political power of Latinos, especially in large states such as Texas, California and Florida.
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