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March 13, 2022 4:47 PM

Obama has tested positive for COVID

The former president said he tested positive for COVID-19. He has a scratchy throat "but am feeling fine otherwise." He said he is vaccinated and boosted.

by Rina Torchinsky

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March 11, 2022 4:20 PM

Keith Ellison talks about what it means to be 'the people's lawyer'

On this week’s Politics Friday, MPR News editor Mike Mulcahy talked with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison about his prosecution of high-profile cases against former police officers, his fight against wage theft, advocacy for tenants rights and what’s next with the opioid settlement.

by Mike Mulcahy and Maja Beckstrom

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March 11, 2022 4:00 AM

New clues emerge about the money that might have helped fund the Jan. 6 insurrection

Recent legal moves by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol offers some clues on how it's following the money.

by Claudia Grisales

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March 10, 2022 5:41 PM

Americans' stress is spiking over inflation, war in Ukraine, survey finds

The annual survey finds Americans more on edge than ever, triggered by financial issues, the war overseas and the cumulative pressure of living through the pandemic.

by Rhitu Chatterjee

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March 10, 2022 5:41 PM

The 2020 census had big undercounts of Black people, Latinos and Native Americans

The Census Bureau has released its first report on the accuracy of the latest national head count that's used to distribute political representation and federal funding for the next decade.

by Hansi Lo Wang

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March 10, 2022 5:40 PM

MN House passes drought relief bill for farmers

The Minnesota House has passed legislation to provide financial relief to farmers who were hurt by last year’s drought.

by Tim Pugmire

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March 10, 2022 5:20 PM

Minnesota lawmakers plan bipartisan divestment from Russia

A bipartisan coalition of legislative leaders has announced a deal to divest Minnesota’s pension funds from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

by Mohamed Ibrahim, Associated Press

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March 10, 2022 5:00 PM

Lawmakers poised to miss deadline to block business tax hikes

A plan to plug a hole in the state’s unemployment fund is stalled and now appears unlikely to pass by a fast-approaching deadline of Tuesday. That could mean higher taxes on virtually all employers if the Legislature doesn’t find a workaround.

by Brian Bakst

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March 10, 2022 4:13 PM

Former Hormel Foods CEO joins Minnesota congressional race

The race to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn grew as a former CEO of Hormel Foods announced he’s running as a Democrat and an Albert Lea attorney joined the GOP field.

by The Associated Press and Mark Zdechlik