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GOP stumbles with independents contributed to midterm woes
Republican House candidates nationwide won the support of 38 percent of independent voters in last month's midterm elections, VoteCast showed. That's far short of the 51 percent that Democrats scored with the same group in 2018 when they swept into power by picking up 41 seats.
Minnesota changes environmental review to measure climate impacts
Climate activists say the changes, which have been in the works since 2019, are long overdue. Developers will need to calculate their projects’ carbon footprint and methods they considered to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Senate passes $1.7 trillion bill to fund gov't, aid Ukraine
The Senate has passed a $1.7 trillion bill to finance federal agencies through September, aid Ukraine and provide assistance to communities recovering from hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters. The bill passed by a vote of 68 to 29 and now goes to the House for action later in the day.
$500 million for a state building? How did we get here?
The House Rules Committee approved a plan this week to spend nearly $500 million to renovate and expand the State Office Building. Some lawmakers and members of the public raised questions about the plan and why it was approved so swiftly. Here’s a look at how it happened.