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Minnesota students still struggle in math and reading after pandemic

New results from the Nation’s report card show Minnesota students are still struggling in math and reading after the pandemic. Republicans in the Minnesota House are supporting a legislative package to strengthen public safety measures in the state.
by Phil Picardi

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Minnesota Legislature update; new data on math and reading scores for Minnesota students

A Republican in the Minnesota House plans to introduce a bill to enhance criminal penalties for physically accosting peace officers. New data from national 4th- and 8th-grade tests shows Minnesota students are outperforming their peers across the country in reading and math ... but not making significant gains after the pandemic.
by Emily Reese

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DFL candidate wins special election, Dems regain Senate

Minnesota's Senate will again be run by Democrats. Doron Clark won a special election yesterday in Minneapolis to fill an empty seat and break a 33-33 tie. And two brothers set to face trial in connection with a scheme to defraud taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs have pleaded guilty to fraud.
by Phil Picardi

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Minnesota's leaders react to federal funding freeze announcement

The top budget writers in the Minnesota Senate are reacting to a White House announcement pausing all federal grants and loans today. And the sales tax plan proposed by Gov. Tim Walz got its first committee workover today at Minnesota's Capitol.
by Emily Reese

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Special election for Minnesota Senate seat today. O'Hara calls Trump's pardon 'slap in the face'

There's a special election Tuesday for an all-important seat in the Minnesota Senate. Democrat Doron Clark faces Republican Abigail Wolters in the Minneapolis-area senate district. The winner will tip majority control in the chamber — which is currently tied 33 to 33. And Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara is calling President Donald Trump's pardons of some Jan. 6 rioters a slap in the face to law enforcement.
by Phil Picardi

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Minnesota senator burglary trial update; Sartell City Council member charged with driving while intoxicated

DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell's burglary trial in Becker County has been rescheduled to June 16. Mitchell was arrested in April in her stepmother's Detroit Lakes home. And a Sartell City Council member faces a charge of driving while intoxicated.
by Emily Reese

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No Pride for Target, DFL stays out of House, Trump's order halts refugee resettlement

The executive order signed by President Donald Trump suspending the Refugee Admissions Program goes into effect Monday. Like the previous two weeks, the third week of the state legislative session opens without Democrats in the Minnesota House. Minneapolis-based Target is no longer welcome to participate in the Twin Cities Pride festival after the company’s DEI policies end.
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Supreme Court weighs in on state House standoff; Republican candidate who lost race won't ask Supreme Court to step in

The Minnesota Supreme Court has weighed in on the standoff in the state House. Justices say 68 members are needed to conduct business — one more than Republicans have on their own. But the court declined to order a specific action beyond that, saying they assume the parties can work it out on their own with the quorum matter clarified. And a Republican candidate who narrowly lost a race for the Minnesota House won't ask the Supreme Court to step in.
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President Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship blocked

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship. Minnesota was one of several states filing suit to block the order. The Minneapolis VA is expected to resume hiring soon, after it rescinded over 80 job offers this week.
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Supreme Court to decide Minnesota House squabble

Minnesota's Supreme Court parsed constitutional wording about what makes up the Minnesota House as justices sorted today through an ongoing power struggle. The definition is important as the high court decides how far to delve into a standoff that has the House operating with only one party present. The crux of the case is whether 67 members is sufficient to do anything or if 68 is needed for a quorum. And Minnesota Republicans they want to scale back some sick time protections passed by Democrats in prior years.
by Emily Reese

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