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The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on immigration in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who had been anticipating their end this week
Capitol will be abuzz in new session even as remote options remain
When the legislative session starts Jan. 3, more people are expected to be around the Capitol. While some remote options will remain for lawmakers and their constituents, key legislators anticipate much more in-person activity.
Tornado ravaged towns rebuild and struggle
Two small Minnesota towns were hit hard by tornadoes earlier this year. As the year ends, each is still recovering and rebuilding, and community leaders see success and struggle.
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.