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More details are emerging about why Ilhan Omar hired a firm to look at her own tax documents when she was running for a state House seat.
A quick look at some Minnesota political stories in the news.
If Lewis runs, he’ll stick close to Trump
As he considers a run for House or Senate, former U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis says he will continue to back President Trump.
Gov. Tim Walz is gathering people together at the Capitol this week to talk about the insulin issue.
With the end of the fiscal year closing in, Minnesota is running far ahead of projections when it comes to revenue. May was just the latest banner month, when Minnesota took in $148 million more than expected.
Questions about her tax returns were raised last week following an investigation by the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board into Omar's use of campaign funds for personal, out-of-state travel.
Omar to pay penalty for campaign finance violations
Omar, who was a first-term state representative at the time of the violations, must reimburse her former campaign committee $3,469 to cover travel and legal costs and pay a $500 civil penalty.