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What’s next for the budget surplus — will there be a special session?
It’s been nearly two weeks since the Legislature went home after missing its deadline to pass tax and spending bills. DFL Gov. Tim Walz and Democrats who control the House want a special session to finish the job, but Republicans in charge of the Senate aren’t on board. MPR News host Mike Mulcahy talks with political reporters from MPR News, the Star Tribune and the Pioneer Press about what happens now and how it plays into this year’s political campaign.
Duluth City Councilor Renee Van Nett dies at age 52
Duluth City Councilor Renee Van Nett, the first Native American woman elected to the Duluth council, died Friday after a brief battle with cancer. Duluth’s mayor called her “an incredibly powerful woman who lived life with clarity and purpose.”
Navarro indicted on contempt charges for defying Jan. 6 panel
Former White House official Peter Navarro has been indicted on contempt charges after defying a subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Navarro is the second former Trump aide to be charged with contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the Jan. 6, 2021, investigation.
Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: ‘How much more carnage?’
President Joe Biden delivered an impassioned plea to Congress to act on gun control Thursday night in an address to the nation, calling on lawmakers to restore limits on the sale of assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines after a string of mass shootings in the country.
If Roe v. Wade is overturned, what happens next? Your questions answered
After the leak of the draft opinion in which the Supreme Court appears ready to overturn Roe, we asked for your questions about the future of abortion care in the U.S. Here's what our experts said.
A victim of the Brooklyn subway shooting is suing the gun maker Glock
Ilene Steur, who was one of 10 people injured in the April attack, says in the lawsuit that Glock's marketing practices made it possible for the shooting suspect to buy one of the company's guns.
Defiant Two Harbors Mayor Chris Swanson says he will not resign
Two Harbors Mayor Chris Swanson said Wednesday he will not resign. That sets the stage for a recall election spurred by allegations that he improperly used his office to benefit his business pursuits.