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Biden and Trump win Minnesota primaries. Phillips struggles to gain support at home

Former Republican President Donald Trump and current Democratic President Joe Biden won their respective party primaries on Tuesday. And Minnesota 3rd District DFL Rep. Dean Phillips struggled to gain support in his home state during Super Tuesday voting.
by Alex Simpson

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St. Paul teachers strike averted, while nursing home workers start strike

St. Paul teachers and the district say they've reached a tentative contract agreement Tuesday afternoon. This likely averts a strike planned for next week. And around one thousand workers from several nursing homes across the state went on strike Tuesday.
by Emily Reese

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Super Tuesday voting begins. Janitors continue to strike in Twin Cities

Today is primary election day in Minnesota and more than a dozen other Super Tuesday states. Plus, around 4,000 janitors are starting the second day of a three-day strike over pay and retirement benefits.
by Alex Simpson

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Super Tuesday early voting update; Minneapolis janitors strike

The final update before Super Tuesday of early presidential primary voting shows more than 88,000 ballots are in so far in Minnesota. And about a hundred janitors joined a picket line Monday morning outside of Ameriprise headquarters in downtown Minneapolis, as workers who clean more than a hundred buildings across the Twin Cities started a three-day strike.
by Elena See

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Office janitors on strike in Twin Cities. Waseca wildfire under control

More than 4,000 office janitors across the Twin Cities are on strike Monday. Their push for wage increases and affordable health care follows recent wins for retail janitors. And officials say a large grass fire near Waseca is now under control.
by Emily Bright

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Blue Line estimated to cost $3B; St. Paul teachers strike update

The Met Council says its planned Blue Line light rail extension project will add up to 13,000 rides per day on the route and cost close to $3 billion. And teacher union representatives and school district leaders in St. Paul are engaged Friday in their last scheduled mediation session before a possible strike.
by Emily Reese

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Special election Thursday for House District 27B to replace Rep. Kurt Daudt

Mourners filled Grace Church in Eden Prairie Wednesday to honor the three fallen first responders who were shot and killed earlier this month in a standoff in Burnsville. And there's a special election Thursday for Minnesota House District 27B.
by Phil Picardi

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Burnsville memorial; new congressional campaign in Minnesota's 1st District

Speakers at Wednesday’s memorial for three fallen first responders remembered them as diligent coworkers and good friends. And former county elections official Rachel Bohman has launched a DFL campaign for Congress in Minnesota's 1st District.
by Emily Reese

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Thousands expected to attend memorial for Burnsville first responders

Thousands of people are expected to attend Wednesday’s public memorial service for three Burnsville first responders fatally shot in the line of duty last week. And the owner of a Burnsville gun shop says a firearm connected to the deaths of the fallen first responders has been traced to his store and may have been obtained through a straw buyer.  
by Phil Picardi

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Public memorial planned for Burnsville first responders

Organizers of Wednesday’s public memorial service for three Burnsville first responders killed in the line of duty say they’re expecting thousands of law enforcement, firefighting and paramedic personnel to attend.
by Emily Reese

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