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Meet the Candidate: Martha Holton Dimick runs for Hennepin County Attorney

Meet the Candidate: Martha Holton Dimick runs for Hennepin County Attorney

For the first time in 24 years, voters in Hennepin County are voting for a new county attorney. This year there are a record seven candidates running for office and Minnesota Now host Cathy Wurzer is talking to every single one of them. In this installment we hear from Martha Holton Dimick.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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She voted to impeach Trump. Now Rep. Herrera Beutler tries to navigate a tough primary

She voted to impeach Trump. Now Rep. Herrera Beutler tries to navigate a tough primary

The Washington state congresswoman was one of just 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after Jan. 6. And she is one of three who are on the ballot Tuesday — in Washington and in Michigan.
by Troy Brynelson

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Biden tests positive for COVID-19, returns to isolation

Biden tests positive for COVID-19, returns to isolation

The White House says President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation.
by The Associated Press

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House passes semi-automatic gun ban after 18-year lapse

The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the firearms often used in the crush of mass shootings ripping through communities nationwide.
by The Associated Press

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Bogus ballot requests latest issue in Wisconsin elections

Harry Wait was so determined to show Wisconsin's election system is vulnerable to fraud that he logged onto the state website, requested an absentee ballot in the state Assembly speaker’s name and had it delivered to himself. Then he ran to a sheriff to tell him that he had committed fraud.
by The Associated Press

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The Senate passed a bill to help sick veterans. Then 25 Republicans reversed course

The Senate passed a bill to help sick veterans. Then 25 Republicans reversed course

Veterans groups are slamming GOP senators for blocking a bill that would have given health care and benefits to veterans affected by from toxic chemicals and burn pits in wars dating back to Vietnam.
by Rachel Treisman and Quil Lawrence

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GOP senator’s residency in reelection bid challenged

GOP senator’s residency in reelection bid challenged

State Sen. Gene Dornink, who represents a southern Minnesota district, moved after new district boundaries paired him with a fellow Republican. Now some want the state Supreme Court to scrutinize his residency.
by Brian Bakst

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