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October 14, 2021 6:00 PM

Some critics of MPD not sold on proposal to overhaul public safety system

Some of the most vocal anti-police brutality activists are skeptical that the proposal to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a public safety department will resort in any real change.

by Jon Collins

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October 14, 2021 1:51 PM

Jan. 6 panel moves forward with criminal contempt charge against Steve Bannon

As expected, Bannon was a no-show for his deposition with the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

by Claudia Grisales

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October 13, 2021 5:37 PM

Jan. 6 panel issues subpoena for Trump ally, ex-DOJ official Jeffrey Clark

The House select committee has been ramping up its investigation into the riot and efforts by the former president to pressure the Justice Department to support his false claims of election fraud.

by Claudia Grisales

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October 13, 2021 5:31 PM

Minneapolis will vote on rent control this fall. Here’s what to know.

Minneapolis voters will get the chance in November to decide if the Minneapolis City Council should have the authority to enact rent stabilization measures on privately owned residential properties.

by Jon Collins

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October 13, 2021 1:55 PM

Big boost for Social Security benefits as inflation rises

Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9 percent boost in benefits for 2022. The biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years follows a burst in inflation as the economy struggles to shake off the drag of the coronavirus pandemic.

by The Associated Press

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October 13, 2021 6:19 AM

The White House announces steps to try to ease backlogs at U.S. ports

President Joe Biden will speak to ongoing supply chain problems, as major retailers warn of shortages and price hikes during the upcoming holiday season.

by Franco Ordoñez

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October 12, 2021 10:17 PM

The U.S. will soon allow nonessential travelers from Canada and Mexico again

Nonessential travel has been halted on the U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico borders since March 2020. That'll change next month, but vaccines will be required.

by Scott Detrow

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October 12, 2021 6:34 PM

The House passes a short-term fix to the looming debt ceiling crisis

The bill heads off fiscal calamity and puts an end — for now — to tense negotiations over the federal debt limit.

by Alana Wise

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October 12, 2021 3:12 PM

Democrats weigh how to shrink their social spending plan and still make big change

Shorten the shelf life of programs or cut programs, those are a couple of the choices facing Democrats as they try to shrink the overall cost of the package.

by Claudia Grisales

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October 12, 2021 10:58 AM

Court panel joins state redistricting effort

A panel of five judges has joined the redistricting effort in Minnesota at the same time that House and Senate committees are preparing to draw new political maps.

by Tim Pugmire

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Politics and Election News

Some critics of MPD not sold on proposal to overhaul public safety system

Jan. 6 panel moves forward with criminal contempt charge against Steve Bannon

Jan. 6 panel issues subpoena for Trump ally, ex-DOJ official Jeffrey Clark

Minneapolis will vote on rent control this fall. Here’s what to know.

Big boost for Social Security benefits as inflation rises

The White House announces steps to try to ease backlogs at U.S. ports

The U.S. will soon allow nonessential travelers from Canada and Mexico again

The House passes a short-term fix to the looming debt ceiling crisis

Democrats weigh how to shrink their social spending plan and still make big change

Court panel joins state redistricting effort

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