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Minnesota medication abortion provider on what’s at stake in SCOTUS mifepristone case
The Supreme Court is debating a case brought by an anti-abortion group challenging the loosening of restrictions on mifepristone, which is used in medication abortion, during the pandemic. Dr. Julie Amaon with Just the Pill, a telehealth provider of medication abortion and other sexual and reproductive health services, shared her perspective on what’s at stake.
Instead of peeing in Cheerios, Duluth campaign suggests donating them
Duluth residents have turned a recent viral comment from billionaire Kathy Cargill on its head, instead using it to motivate people to donate boxes of cereal to families in need.
With eyes on past and on future, Walz makes his way to Owatonna for State of State address
Gov. Tim Walz took center stage in a southern Minnesota high school auditorium Tuesday and touted a laundry list of policy and spending changes approved last year. Walz pointed to areas where lawmakers can “keep on making as much progress as we can.”
Duluth council rejects resolution calling for cease-fire in Gaza
By a 5-4 vote, the Duluth City Council narrowly rejected a resolution Monday night calling for a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Minnesota Senate to pay former top DFL aide $110K to settle claims over her dismissal
Carly Melin, a former chief of staff to the DFL Senate caucus, was let go and claimed it was related to who she was married to. The Senate Rules Committee has agreed to resolve the issue without agreeing to wrongdoing.
Minnesota Craft Brewers announce MN Brewers Cup Awards
The Brewers Cup issued awards in 23 categories based on style and determined by 30 judges with blind taste tests, along with five member-voted awards like Best Collaboration, Best Art and Design and Most Innovative Brewery.