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Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 82, has been vaccinated against COVID-19 and received a booster shot. She's the highest profile U.S. official to contract the virus since former President Donald Trump.
Senate bill blocks Rondo project money
Senators advanced a provision that unravels a tax bill deal that provided funding for a study to improve the Rondo community in St. Paul that was partially destroyed when I-94 was built decades ago.
The Senate votes to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
When sworn in this summer, Brown will be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. With three Republican senators saying they'll vote for her, Democrats appear to have enough votes for confirmation.
Senate Republicans push new Attorney General hiring rules
A state Senate budget bill includes a provision that would restrict some outside employment arrangements in the attorney general’s office.
Change to state's police arbitration system yields some results
More police officers and their employers are settling discipline cases outside of arbitration, a process Minneapolis elected officials have said ties their hands when it comes to police accountability.
After George Floyd, some cities gained ground in police contract negotiations
After the murder of George Floyd, many hoped police contract negotiations would yield reform. Now several major cities, including Minneapolis, have signed new contracts. The results are mixed.