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Session over, July 1 is new state budget deadline

Session over, July 1 is new state budget deadline

State legislators have until July 1 to finish work on a state budget and avoid a government shutdown. Key leaders announced an agreement on budget numbers on the final day of the regular legislative session, and now it will take a special session to finish the work.
by Brian Bakst and Tim Pugmire

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Deborah Archer of ACLU speaks at Westminster Town Hall Forum 'Arc Toward Justice' series

Deborah Archer of ACLU speaks at Westminster Town Hall Forum 'Arc Toward Justice' series

Deborah Archer, the president of the American Civil Liberties Union, speaks at the Westminster Town Hall Forum’s May series, “The Arc Toward Justice: Taking Stock One Year After George Floyd’s Death.”
by MPR News Staff

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Biden, Harris release tax returns in return to tradition

Biden, Harris release tax returns in return to tradition

"Today, the President released his 2020 federal income tax return, continuing an almost uninterrupted tradition," the White House said on Monday, the deadline to file income tax returns.
by Vanessa Romo

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What the new monthly child tax credits mean for you and your family

What the new monthly child tax credits mean for you and your family

"For working families with children, this tax cut sends a clear message: Help is here," said President Joe Biden, touting the tax credit that gives American families up to an extra $1,600 per child.
by Vanessa Romo

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Underfunded and overworked, Secret Service fears they're 'relying on luck'

Carol Leonnig spoke to a number of Secret Service agents for her new book, “Zero Fail.” "They strongly believed that it was a matter of time before a president was shot on their watch," she says.
by Dave Davies

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Biden expresses 'support' for cease-fire in Netanyahu call

Biden expresses 'support' for cease-fire in Netanyahu call

President Joe Biden expressed “support” for a cease-fire in a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday, the eighth day of Israeli-Palestinian fighting. 
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Biden to boost world vaccine sharing commitment to 80M doses

Biden to boost world vaccine sharing commitment to 80M doses

President Joe Biden will announce Monday that the U.S. will share an additional 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines with the world in the coming six weeks, the White House said.
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Supreme Court to weigh rollback of abortion rights

Supreme Court to weigh rollback of abortion rights

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider a major rollback of abortion rights, saying it will take up Mississippi's bid to enforce a 15-week ban on abortion. The court's order Monday sets up a showdown over abortion, probably in the fall, with a more conservative court apparently ready to dramatically alter nearly 50 years of rulings on abortion rights.
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Deal reached on Minnesota budget; special session needed

Deal reached on Minnesota budget; special session needed

Minnesota legislative leaders said Monday they’ve reached bipartisan agreement on a two-year, roughly $52 billion state budget. With a midnight deadline looming to end the regular session, any final bills will not pass until a special session next month. 
by Brian Bakst and Tim Nelson

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