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Recent infighting raises the question: How conservative is the GOP?

Recent infighting raises the question: How conservative is the GOP?

Republican Party divisions over who would lead the House, debates over the debt ceiling and other conflicts have revived a years-long conversation about what it even means to be conservative.
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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After Nichols killing, protesters call for police reform during St. Paul rally

After Nichols killing, protesters call for police reform during St. Paul rally

The protesters braved temperatures in the low-single digits to call for Gov. Tim Walz and the DFL-led Minnesota Legislature to end qualified immunity for police officers in the state, which grants them protection from individual liability claims.
by Jon Collins and Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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North Dakota landowners at odds in carbon pipeline plans

North Dakota landowners at odds in carbon pipeline plans

The proposed $4.5 billion carbon pipeline project would capture carbon dioxide emissions across neighboring states and deposit the emissions deep underground in North Dakota.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota Senate votes to guarantee abortion rights, sends bill to governor

Minnesota Senate votes to guarantee abortion rights, sends bill to governor

The bill would also extend the right to reproductive health options such as birth control and family planning and would bar local governments from enacting policies that infringe on those rights.
by Dana Ferguson

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House Democrats' new leader Jeffries vows not to 'go off the cliff' on debt ceiling

House Democrats' new leader Jeffries vows not to 'go off the cliff' on debt ceiling

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries insists the looming debt ceiling crisis will be resolved without his party submitting to demands by Republicans who want to tie government spending cuts to a debt limit hike.
by Steve Inskeep and Simone Popperl

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Minnesota House passes bill requiring carbon-free electricity by 2040

Minnesota House passes bill requiring carbon-free electricity by 2040

The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a landmark bill Thursday night requiring the state’s electric utilities to get all of their electricity from carbon-free sources by 2040.
by Kirsti Marohn

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