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Short on cash, Minnesota lawmakers search for new ways to pay for priorities

Short on cash, Minnesota lawmakers search for new ways to pay for priorities

Leaders at the Capitol agree on the top priorities they need to tackle this year: Getting funding to HCMC and counties, combating fraud and approving a slate of local construction projects. But with relatively little money to go around, they’re weighing options to cover as much as they can.
by Dana Ferguson

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A suspect is in custody after Trump is rushed from correspondents' dinner

A suspect is in custody after Trump is rushed from correspondents' dinner

President Trump and several cabinet members were safely rushed from the event in Washington, D.C. after several loud sounds were heard. The Secret Service said one person was in custody.
by Eric McDaniel

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‘We all know someone’: At the Capitol, a bipartisan effort to end predatory grooming

‘We all know someone’: At the Capitol, a bipartisan effort to end predatory grooming

A group of Minnesota lawmakers, law enforcement and former students are banding together to prevent and penalize predatory grooming in K-12 schools. Some, including a key lawmaker, are survivors of abuse by teachers.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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U.S. Senate candidate Royce White is under order to avoid ex-wife, their son over threats

U.S. Senate candidate Royce White is under order to avoid ex-wife, their son over threats

Royce White, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, has been ordered to stay away from his ex-wife and one of his children because of allegations of threats and physical abuse. He is challenging the order in the state Court of Appeals and disputes being abusive.
by Peter Cox

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Assault charge for immigration officer in Colorado could test immunity provisions for federal agents

Assault charge for immigration officer in Colorado could test immunity provisions for federal agents

The decision in Colorado to charge an immigration officer with assault after a protester was grabbed by the neck and pulled away could test the boundaries of immunity provisions for federal agents in the line of duty.
by The Associated Press

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Gov. Tim Walz talks Trump targeting Minnesota on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

Minnesota governor and former vice presidential nominee Tim Walz appeared Wednesday night on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in Los Angeles. The big topic of conversation? President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota.
by MPR News Staff

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