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Minnesota pastor leads campaign to try to shift evangelical vote
"We're not trying to make everyone a Democrat, just to vote for one this time," the Rev. Doug Pagitt says.
Local
McCollum plans bill to stop Hmong, Lao deportations
In a letter to the Minnesota Democrat, the State Department confirms that the Trump administration is negotiating with Laos to accept them.
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Senate advances bill for stronger eyewitness ID practices in Minnesota
Experts say Minnesota is inconsistent and at times behind the science on police use of photo lineups.
Duluth
Boundary Waters Conservation Alliance PAC seeks mining moratorium
New organization will target state and federal races.
Nation
Blagojevich thanks Trump for commuted sentence
"We want to express our most profound and everlasting gratitude to President Trump," Rod Blagojevich said from outside his house in Chicago. "He didn't have to do this .... this is an act of kindness."
Politics
Trump ousts DOD official connected to Ukraine aid
President Donald Trump has ousted the Pentagon's top policy official who had certified last year that the Defense Department had seen enough anti-corruption progress in Ukraine to justify releasing congressionally authorized aid.
Politics
Klobuchar races to reach out nationally before Super Tuesday
Top-tier status requires more cash and brings more scrutiny ahead of Super Tuesday vote.
Local
Fear, anxiety in Minnesota over plans to deport some Hmong residents
Advocates say many of those targeted have no ties to Laos after decades in America.
Politics
Barr tells those close to Trump he might quit over tweets
It foreshadows a possible confrontation between the president and his attorney general over the independence of the Justice Department.
Nation
Trump frees Ex-Gov. Blagojevich from prison
Rod Blagojevich walked out of prison Tuesday after President Donald Trump cut short the 14-year prison sentence handed to the former Illinois governor for political corruption.
Politics
As spring floods loom, Gov. Walz proposes $30 million for disaster aid
State officials are calling for fast action ahead of possible spring flooding.
Politics
Trump's clemency blitz: Blagojevich, Kerik, Milken and more
President Donald Trump has gone on a clemency blitz, commuting the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and pardoning former NYPD commissioner Bernie Kerik.
Politics
Bloomberg to join debate stage as Dems eye Nevada
As the Democratic presidential candidates hit the debate stage in Nevada Wednesday night, they'll be joined for the first time by billionaire Mike Bloomberg.
Politics
Trump's clemency blitz: Blagojevich, Kerik, Milken and more
President Donald Trump has gone on a clemency blitz, commuting the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and pardoning former NYPD commissioner Bernie Kerik.
Nation
How Trump's budget could cut Medicaid and Medicare services
Changes to the way Medicare pays for services could affect the care people receive.
Local
Push to ban underage marriage gains momentum in Minnesota
After falling short in the Republican-controlled state Senate last year, the End Child Marriage Bill has picked up support from a key committee GOP chairman.
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New FCC rule threatens funding for community TV programming
Bill in Congress would protect funding for vital local programs
Politics
Minn. lawmakers set for Round 2 of debate over election security funding
Democrats oppose a GOP move to tie federal funding to a provisional balloting system.
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