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Suit challenging Minnesota’s abortion restrictions delayed

Suit challenging Minnesota’s abortion restrictions delayed

A lawsuit challenging Minnesota’s restrictions on abortions that was set to go to trial next month has been delayed indefinitely, under an order from the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
by The Associated Press

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Table is set for end-of-session debate over tax cuts

Table is set for end-of-session debate over tax cuts

The Minnesota House passed a tax plan Wednesday that’s built around targeted credits and refunds rather than an income-tax rate cut favored by the Senate.
by Brian Bakst

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U.S. quietly expands asylum limits while preparing to end them

U.S. quietly expands asylum limits while preparing to end them

The Biden administration has begun expelling Cubans and Nicaraguans to Mexico under pandemic-related powers to deny migrants a chance to seek asylum, expanding use of the rule even as it publicly says it has been trying to unwind it, officials said Wednesday.
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With abortion in jeopardy, minority women have most to lose

With abortion in jeopardy, minority women have most to lose

A draft Supreme Court opinion suggesting the right to abortion will be overturned is highlighting the risk to Black and Hispanic women. Associated Press research shows that if the Court allows states to ban abortions, minority women will bear the brunt of it.
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Draft Supreme Court opinion on abortion raises election stakes

Draft Supreme Court opinion on abortion raises election stakes

Minnesota is a state where abortion rights would remain on firmer legal ground if the United States Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade. November’s election will determine if that changes.
by Brian Bakst

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Senate Republicans zero in on the abortion decision leak, not its impact

Senate Republicans zero in on the abortion decision leak, not its impact

Top GOP lawmakers emphasized the unprecedented nature of the unauthorized disclosure of the high court's draft ruling on an abortion case instead of the possible impact on women or on the midterms.
by Deirdre Walsh

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In wake of draft ruling overturning Roe, Minnesota groups prepare for a battle

In wake of draft ruling overturning Roe, Minnesota groups prepare for a battle

Word that the Supreme Court may be poised to overturn Roe v. Wade provoked a range of responses Tuesday in Minnesota, where abortion remains legal — and is likely to stay that way for the foreseeable future.
by Tim Nelson and Matt Sepic

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