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Action at open state Capitol aims to avert shutdown

Action at open state Capitol aims to avert shutdown

With the public welcomed back to observe, Minnesota lawmakers return to the Capitol for a special session that will continue until a new state budget is enacted.
by Brian Bakst

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G-7 leaders agree on vaccines, China and taxing corporations

G-7 leaders agree on vaccines, China and taxing corporations

Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations staked their claim Sunday to leading the world out of the coronavirus pandemic, pledging more than 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses to poorer nations, vowing to help developing countries grow while fighting climate change and backing a minimum tax on multinational firms.
by The Associated Press

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Israel swears in new coalition, ending Netanyahu's long rule

Israel swears in new coalition, ending Netanyahu's long rule

Israel's parliament approved a new coalition government on Sunday that sent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the opposition after a record 12 years in office and a political crisis that sparked four elections in two years.
by The Associated Press

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Biden to name Pulse Nightclub a national memorial

Biden to name Pulse Nightclub a national memorial

President Joe Biden said on Saturday, the fifth anniversary of the mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, that he will sign a bill naming the site as a national memorial.
by The Associated Press

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Minn. lawmakers to race the budget clock in special session

Minn. lawmakers to race the budget clock in special session

Minnesota lawmakers need to finish a new budget within the next few weeks to avoid a government shutdown. Top leaders are confident they’ll avoid that disruption, but they’re still struggling through remaining differences. 
by Brian Bakst

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With an eye to history, Biden and Johnson try to rekindle the 'special relationship'

With an eye to history, Biden and Johnson try to rekindle the 'special relationship'

President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed a 21st century Atlantic Charter, an update of a document that tied the countries together during World War II.
by Asma Khalid, Frank Langfitt and Franco Ordoñez

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Rep. Omar says she wasn't equating U.S., Israel and terrorists

Rep. Omar says she wasn't equating U.S., Israel and terrorists

Rep. Ilhan Omar tried edging away Thursday from a bitter fight with Jewish Democratic lawmakers who'd accused her of likening the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and Afghanistan's Taliban, saying her remarks were "in no way equating terrorist organizations with democratic countries."
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota saw a tax gusher in May: $1.8B extra

Minnesota saw a tax gusher in May: $1.8B extra

An update from the state’s finance agency shows about $1.8 billion more than expected had arrived in Minnesota’s treasury last month, in part from the delayed income tax filing deadline but also due to a red-hot economy.
by Brian Bakst

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