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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.
Students, schools watch for impact of ending South Dakota tuition reciprocity
South Dakota will end its tuition reciprocity agreement with Minnesota in May. For more than four decades the agreement discounted the cost of higher education tuition for students on both sides of the border. While the move has raised concerns about college affordability, in the short term it may make little difference.
‘Always truth in their story’: How one author talks across political divides
Author Mónica Guzmán says she’s the proud, liberal daughter of conservative parents. She wrote a book about how she navigates challenging political discussions — and how the rest of us can use the same techniques to preserve important relationships. 
Israel cancels high-level talks in Washington after cease-fire vote clears the U.N.
The Security Council voted 14-0 in favor of a resolution demanding a cease-fire through the end of Ramadan in two weeks. The United States abstained from the vote, allowing the measure to pass.