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GOP state senators introduce family leave bill

Only 21 percent of U.S. workers have access to paid family leave through their employer, so some states — including Minnesota — are looking at creating state-funded paid leave programs.
by Cathy Wurzer and Brian Bakst

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Ketanji Brown Jackson's long judicial record is likely to be scrutinized at hearings

Ketanji Brown Jackson's long judicial record is likely to be scrutinized at hearings

If confirmed, she would be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court, and she would be one of four women on the court, the largest number ever to serve at one time. Watch the first day of confirmation hearings here.
by Nina Totenberg

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Latest Vikings stadium debate chapter: How to save on debt

Latest Vikings stadium debate chapter: How to save on debt

A decade after approving the Minnesota Vikings stadium, lawmakers are weighing a plan that would pay off the public debt much sooner.
by Brian Bakst

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Worthington’s fast-growing communities of color see economic gains but little political power. Yet.

Worthington’s fast-growing communities of color see economic gains but little political power. Yet.

People of color are the majority now in Worthington, but politics in the city and across Nobles County remain nearly all white and male. That’s a growing concern for those who see political representation in southwestern Minnesota as the next important step. Change may be coming.
by Hannah Yang

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Alaska Rep. Don Young, the longest-serving current member of Congress, dies at age 88

Alaska Rep. Don Young, the longest-serving current member of Congress, dies at age 88

Young, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 1973, was known for his brusque style. Young came to Alaska in 1959, the same year Alaska became a state, and credited Jack London's "Call of the Wild," which his father used to read to him, for drawing him north.
by The Associated Press

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Meet the Candidates: Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen

Meet the Candidates: Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen

As Gov. Tim Walz seeks another term, more than a half dozen Republicans are competing for the chance to run against him. MPR News host Mike Mulcahy talks with the GOP frontrunner Dr. Scott Jensen, a family physician who served one term in the Minnesota Senate and got national attention for criticizing the state’s handling of COVID-19.
by Mike Mulcahy and Maja Beckstrom

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