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DeJoy announces 10-year reorganization of U.S. Postal Service
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy proposes slowing some first-class deliveries and increasing postage rates. Without the changes, he warns, the U.S. Postal Service will "run out of cash and require a government bailout."
Biden eyes $3T package for infrastructure, schools, families
Fresh off passage of the COVID-19 relief bill, President Joe Biden is assembling the next big White House priority, a sweeping $3 trillion package of investments on infrastructure and domestic needs.
Biden sends top officials to Mexico as border surge continues
Two members of President Joe Biden's National Security Council, Roberta Jacobson and Juan Gonzalez, will travel to Mexico, a senior administration official told reporters.
Minnesota may add climate impacts to environmental review
Changes to Minnesota's environmental review program would require proposers to add up their project’s carbon footprint — and consider ways to reduce emissions that contribute to climate change.
Minnesota lawmakers in final push before holiday break
With four days left before an extended break, the Legislature is looking to break its logjam on time-sensitive items.
A rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout backfired in some U.S. states
Despite the clamor to speed up the U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 and get the country back to normal, the first three months of the rollout suggest faster is not necessarily better.
California has a new idea for homes at risk from rising seas: Buy, rent, retreat
Sea level rise is threatening billions of dollars’ worth of coastal property. A California lawmaker is proposing a novel way to retreat from the threat: buying and then renting out properties as long as they're habitable.