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Walz picks state legislator as running mate
DFL gubernatorial candidate Tim Walz picks state Rep. Peggy Flanagan as 2018 running mate, the first pairing in a crowded race.
A Minnesota legislative panel Thursday voted down two recently-negotiated contract agreements covering more than 30,000 state workers.
Debate begins in Washington about whether to pass any news laws in response to the Las Vegas massacre.
The Office of the Legislative Auditor found inconsistencies in the financial projections of the Metropolitan Council.
The shooting in Nevada sparks a political squabble in Minnesota.
The gun debate entered the 2018 DFL race for Minnesota governor Tuesday.
Jack Dickinson, a small business owner from Minneapolis, became the second announced DFL candidate for state auditor.
Some Minnesotans were at the concert in Las Vegas where scores of people were killed.