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Macron attacks Le Pen on Russia, Muslim headscarf ban pledge

Macron attacks Le Pen on Russia, Muslim headscarf ban pledge

French President Emmanuel Macron tore into his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in a debate for her ties to Russia and wanting to strip Muslim women of their right to cover their heads in public.
by The Associated Press

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U.S. Rep. Omar meets with Pakistani leaders

U.S. Rep. Omar meets with Pakistani leaders

The meeting was the first visit by a member of Congress since a new coalition government came into power in Islamabad last week after the ouster of former premier Imran Khan.
by The Associated Press

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Looming deadline puts focus back on unemployment fund

Looming deadline puts focus back on unemployment fund

Quarterly business tax payments to refill the state unemployment insurance trust fund are due at month’s end. Lawmakers are still straining for a compromise to undo higher rates.
by Brian Bakst

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Lawsuit could let landlords seek money from state over COVID eviction moratorium

Lawsuit could let landlords seek money from state over COVID eviction moratorium

A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit challenging the eviction moratorium that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz put in place at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Walz’s executive orders have long since expired. But the decision this month from a three-judge panel in St. Paul could eventually allow landlords to seek financial damages from the state.
by Matt Sepic

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Walz to lawmakers: ‘No special session’

Walz to lawmakers: ‘No special session’

Gov. Tim Walz is warning legislators to get their work done on time, because he has no intention of calling them back for a special session.
by Tim Pugmire

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Munson loan swells fundraising for open congressional seat

Munson loan swells fundraising for open congressional seat

State Rep. Jeremy Munson leads all candidates in fundraising for the special Republican primary for the open congressional seat of the late U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, including his widow Jennifer Carnahan, but only because Munson lent his campaign $200,000 of his own money.
by The Associated Press

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Talking affordable housing with Chris Coleman

Talking affordable housing with Chris Coleman

Former St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman has been leading Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity for almost four years. MPR News host Angela Davis spoke with Coleman about housing, the pandemic and racial equity.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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