Minnetonka City Council candidates fined for campaign violation
A resident filed a complaint in October against six candidates with the Office of Administrative Hearings.
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Move to loosen Minnesota sentencing rules abruptly sidelined
Debate has attracted heavy pushback from GOP legislators.
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Frank Moe, legislator and avid dog sled musher, dies at 56
The former northern Minnesota lawmaker died Wednesday from brain cancer, according to his family.
Politics
Nevada candidate seeks Trump's favor with Florida TV spot
In a campaign ad, Nevada gubernatorial candidate Michele Fiore steps out of a Ford F-150 with a handgun holstered on her hip and tells viewers she was one of the first elected officials to endorse Donald Trump in the lead-up to the 2016 election.
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U.S. inflation up 7% in past year, most since 1982
The spike is increasing household expenses, eating into wage gains and heaping pressure on President Joe Biden and the Federal Reserve.
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon tests positive for COVID-19
He is fully vaccinated and received his booster.
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Biden in Georgia: 'I'm tired of being quiet' on voting rights
In an impassioned speech in Atlanta, the president said he backs changing Senate rules to allow action on Democrats' voting bills.
World
UN seeks $5B to aid millions of Afghans as country struggles
The United Nations on Tuesday launched its biggest ever appeal -- for over $5 billion to help 22 million Afghans whose country is on the brink of a humanitarian crisis and economic collapse as well as 5.7 million Afghan refugees in five neighboring countries.
Public defenders take caseload, staffing concerns to Minnesota Legislature
Citing flagging funding, public defenders say extreme caseloads are disproportionately affecting minority defendants
Minnesota Legislature weighs COVID restrictions ahead of session
Leaders are monitoring federal vaccine-or-test ruling.
Politics
Justice Dept. creating unit focused on domestic terrorism
The Justice Department is establishing a specialized unit focused on domestic terrorism, the department's top national security official told lawmakers Tuesday as he described an "elevated" threat from violent extremists in the United States.
Books
His cousin's long-lost book was a poignant surprise for Minn.'s former U.S. Sen. Rudy Boschwitz
Ulrich Boschwitz wrote his novel about a German Jew on the run in the days after Kristallnacht.
Local
Andrea Jenkins elected Mpls. council president in historic move
Linea Palmisano elected vice president in 8-5 vote.
Politics
Minnesota official Hamse Warfa picked to join Biden administration
Warfa is starting a new job at the U.S. State Department later this month.
Politics
Republican Kendall Qualls announces bid for Minnesota governor
The former congressional candidate joins a slate of other GOP gubernatorial candidates running to unseat Gov. Tim Walz in 2022.
Local
False fraud claims push Crow Wing to another election review
Group of county residents seek new audit of already certified vote.
Election year could complicate Gov. Tim Walz's agenda
The first-term governor remains optimistic a historic surplus could help spur compromise at the Capitol.
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