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Walz: Vaccine requirement possible for state workers
Employees of the state of Minnesota may have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to return to offices and other workplaces, Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday.  
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns over sexual harassment
Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations Tuesday in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his detailed daily briefings and leadership during the darkest days of COVID-19.
Lawsuit: State Fair must allow people to carry guns
A gun owners group and two other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit Tuesday that argues the quasi-state agency that produces the Minnesota State Fair cannot prohibit people with permits from carrying firearms on the fairgrounds. 
Walz to lead November trade trip to Europe
Gov. Tim Walz says he will go to England and Finland later this year to promote trade with Minnesota. It’ll be his second trade trip.
Canada begins allowing vaccinated U.S. citizens to visit again
U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents must be both fully vaccinated and test negative for COVID-19 within three days to get across one of the world's longest and busiest land borders. Travelers also must fill out a detailed on application on the arriveCAN app before crossing.
At the eye of the COVID-19 storm
An MPR News examination of more than 9,000 pages of documents shows who was putting pressure on DFL Gov. Tim Walz during the COVID-19 emergency and how the administration reacted. The governor’s handling of the crisis is sure to be an issue in next year’s campaign.