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Caucus night in Minnesota: 8 key questions, answered

Caucus night in Minnesota: 8 key questions, answered

Yeah, they’re here. Precinct caucuses serve as the starting line for a candidate selection process that will culminate with November’s vote. Here's a guide.
by Brian Bakst

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U.S. and Russia share tense exchange at U.N. Security Council meeting

U.S. and Russia share tense exchange at U.N. Security Council meeting

At Monday's U.N. Security Council meeting, the U.S. hoped to get an explanation from Russia of exactly what it was doing regarding Ukraine. But instead, the meeting was full of tense exchanges.
by Wynne Davis and Michele Kelemen

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Bars, masks and taxes: The Legislature is back in town

Bars, masks and taxes: The Legislature is back in town

The governor shared treats, and leaders launched trial balloons as the Minnesota Legislature began its 2022 session Monday.
by Tim Pugmire

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Big surplus, big stakes as Legislature reconvenes

Big surplus, big stakes as Legislature reconvenes

Minnesota’s divided Legislature returns to action Monday with lawmakers proposing competing ideas about how to spend a record projected $7.7 billion budget surplus. 
by Tim Pugmire

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North Korea tests longest-range missile since 2017

North Korea tests longest-range missile since 2017

North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile into the sea, in an apparent attempt to pressure the Biden administration over long-stalled nuclear negotiations.
by The Associated Press

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Wayne Stenehjem, North Dakota's longest-serving AG, dies at 68

Wayne Stenehjem, North Dakota's longest-serving AG, dies at 68

North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, a former legislator and the state's longest-serving attorney general, died at age 68, his office announced Friday, just hours after he was taken to a hospital.
by The Associated Press

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Unions have enthusiasm, media spotlight. But membership numbers lag

Unions have enthusiasm, media spotlight. But membership numbers lag

Strikes and organizing efforts at high profile companies have generated new enthusiasm for organized labor. But numbers tell a different story. Union membership is tied for the lowest level on record.
by Stephan Bisaha

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Biden heads to Pittsburgh to talk infrastructure as bridge collapses

Biden heads to Pittsburgh to talk infrastructure as bridge collapses

President Joe Biden is heading to Pittsburgh to promote the benefits of his infrastructure package — and he's set to appear just two miles from the site of an early-morning bridge collapse that underscores his frequent calls to do more for the nation’s crumbling roads and bridges.
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