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Underpass underway: Downtown Moorhead project separating trains and traffic

Underpass underway: Downtown Moorhead project separating trains and traffic

A $120 million project will drop street traffic below two busy rail lines passing through Moorhead. Cars and pedestrians currently being forced to wait for trains to pass will now be able to move more freely.
by Amy Felegy

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New chief executive for Mille Lacs Band decided in Minnesota Chippewa Tribe primaries

New chief executive for Mille Lacs Band decided in Minnesota Chippewa Tribe primaries

Candidates who receive more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary election are declared the winner, according to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe’s election ordinance, Under this provision, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe has elected a new chief executive.
by Melissa Olson

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Politics Friday: The race is underway for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District

Politics Friday: The race is underway for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District

MPR News host Brian Bakst talks with Minnesota U.S. Representative Angie Craig. We’ll also get a look at strains facing rural ambulance services.
by Brian Bakst, Matthew Alvarez and Ellie Roth

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Party conventions open in North Dakota with GOP divided and Democrats searching for candidates

For Republicans, it’s a question of whether top candidates will keep seeking the party’s endorsement. For Democrats, it’s an even tougher question of whether there will be a full slate of candidates to endorse.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Minnesota’s rural ambulance providers look to state Capitol for their own lifeline

Minnesota’s rural ambulance providers look to state Capitol for their own lifeline

With some ambulance services in greater Minnesota facing severe financial pressures, the Legislature is considering a rescue package for rural EMS providers. How much and in what form are the driving questions in the Capitol debate.
by Ellie Roth

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Lyft attempts negotiation on Minneapolis drivers’ wage increase

Lyft attempts negotiation on Minneapolis drivers’ wage increase

Lyft’s chief policy officer Jeremy Bird said in a letter addressed to Council President Elliott Payne that the company is now willing to support an increase to .89 cents per mile and about .49 cents per minute, which is the rate recommended in a study released last month by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. 
by Jon Collins and Dana Ferguson

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Biden warns Netanyahu that U.S. policy on Gaza hinges on improved conditions there

Biden warns Netanyahu that U.S. policy on Gaza hinges on improved conditions there

President Joe Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen were killed in Israeli strikes. He said a cease-fire is needed so aid can get in.
by Tamara Keith and Daniel Estrin

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No Labels won’t run a third-party campaign after spending millions trying to recruit a candidate

No Labels won’t run a third-party campaign after spending millions trying to recruit a candidate

The No Labels group says it won't field a presidential candidate in November after strategists for the bipartisan organization were unable to attract a candidate willing to seize on the widespread dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. 
by The Associated Press

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Judge rejects Trump’s First Amendment challenge to indictment in Georgia election case

Judge rejects Trump’s First Amendment challenge to indictment in Georgia election case

The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others has rejected arguments by the former president that the indictment was seeking to criminalize political speech protected by the First Amendment.
by The Associated Press

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