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Wisconsin voters to choose top education official and consider voter ID amendment

Wisconsin voters to choose top education official and consider voter ID amendment

Wisconsin is electing its top education official, who will guide policies affecting K-12 schools during President Donald Trump’s second term. Tuesday’s vote pits the teachers union-backed incumbent Jill Underly against Republican-supported critic Brittany Kinser.
by The Associated Press

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Cory Booker breaks a 68-year-old Senate record with a 25-hour speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance?

Cory Booker breaks a 68-year-old Senate record with a 25-hour speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance?

In a feat of determination, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday evening, setting a historic mark to show Democrats’ resistance to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
by The Associated Press

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Green card holders, travelers caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown

Green card holders, travelers caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown

A lawful permanent resident who has lived in the U.S. for 50 years was detained because of a decades-old conviction amid tougher immigration enforcement at airports and border crossings.
by Joel Rose

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Minnesota insurance costs could continue to rise under new Trump tariffs

Minnesota insurance costs could continue to rise under new Trump tariffs

Tariffs are taxes on goods imported from other countries, but these new taxes are not just impacting the prices of our T-shirts and televisions. Tariffs may even lead to higher insurance rates here at home.
by Tom Crann and Gretchen Brown

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Wisconsin Supreme Court race draws national attention, record out-of-state money

Wisconsin Supreme Court race draws national attention, record out-of-state money

Zac Schultz, a reporter with PBS Wisconsin’s “Here & Now” program, has been closely covering the race and joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition with the highlights.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Hundreds protest the ICE detainment of a U of M graduate student

Hundreds protest the ICE detainment of a U of M graduate student

Protesters gathered at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus after an international graduate student was detained by immigration officials on Thursday. During the rally, it was announced that a student at Minnesota State University, Mankato was also detained.
by Nina Moini, Matt Sepic and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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