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Prosecution and defense in Nicole Mitchell case diverge in how they think she should be sentenced
The defense and prosecution in former state Sen. Nicole Mitchell's felony burglary case are offering competing visions of how they think Mitchell should be sentenced next week.
Walz says he’s running again to block Trump policies from ‘seeping’ into Minnesota
Gov. Tim Walz said he was well-positioned to lead the state through possible turbulence from federal policies after serving at the helm during the COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest following the murder of George Floyd. And he promised to push back on the Trump administration.
House to vote on stopgap funding bill, but health care fight threatens a shutdown
House Republicans are pushing a bill funding government agencies through Nov. 21, but Democrats say without a plan to renew expiring health care subsidies they will oppose it.