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Minnesota House votes to ban LGBTQ youth conversion therapy

Minnesota House votes to ban LGBTQ youth conversion therapy

The proposal has previously hit a wall in the Minnesota Senate but supporters said they were confident that the bill could pass this year, now that the DFL has the majority.
by Dana Ferguson

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It’s not all about the weather: Law change to alter budget forecast

It’s not all about the weather: Law change to alter budget forecast

A bill now on Gov. Tim Walz’s desk would require the inclusion of inflation estimates in upcoming budget forecasts. That will surely shrink the surplus and mark a decade from practice over the past two decades.
by Brian Bakst

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Biden declares 'Kyiv stands' in surprise visit to Ukraine

Biden declares 'Kyiv stands' in surprise visit to Ukraine

President Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a defiant display of Western solidarity with a country still fighting what he called “a brutal and unjust war” days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
by The Associated Press

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Maple Grove high schoolers take action against gender violence

Maple Grove high schoolers take action against gender violence

According to a state report, Black women in Minnesota are 2.7 times more likely to be murdered than their white peers, and while Black women make up only 7 percent of the state population, 40 percent of domestic violence victims in Minnesota were Black women.
by Nina Moini

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Capitol cooperation or leverage point? Public works plan tests parties

Capitol cooperation or leverage point? Public works plan tests parties

After failing to pass a construction bill the past two years, Minnesota lawmakers will attempt to get $1.9 billion in projects moving in coming weeks. It will depend on votes from both parties, unlike most measures that have advanced so far.
by Brian Bakst

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Abortion among major issues at stake in Wisconsin court race

Abortion among major issues at stake in Wisconsin court race

A conservative tilt on the Wisconsin Supreme Court has given Republicans victories in high-stakes cases in recent years, from voting restrictions to gerrymandered legislative districts. Voters now have a chance to tip that balance toward the left, with implications for abortion rights and perhaps the outcome of the 2024 presidential election in one of the nation’s most closely divided political battlegrounds. 
by The Associated Press

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Rogue Republican makes bid for open Wisconsin Senate seat

Rogue Republican makes bid for open Wisconsin Senate seat

A rogue Republican lawmaker who alienated her colleagues in the Wisconsin Assembly when she embraced debunked election fraud conspiracy theories is vying to win an open state Senate seat. If State Rep. Janel Brandtjen or any other Republican is victorious, the GOP would hold a supermajority in that chamber.
by The Associated Press

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