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Politics Friday: The 2025 Legislature is off to a bumpy start

Politics Friday: The 2025 Legislature is off to a bumpy start

DFLers made good on their threat to keep the Minnesota House in limbo earlier this week as both parties fought over control. Republicans pressed forward anyway. MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst and his guests talk about the unconventional start to the 2025 legislative session. Plus, an interview with Gov. Tim Walz.
by Brian Bakst and Matthew Alvarez

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Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok if it’s not sold by its Chinese parent company

Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok if it’s not sold by its Chinese parent company

The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company. The court held Friday the risk to national security posed by TikTok's ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech by the app or its 170 million users in the U.S. 
by The Associated Press

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Renew your driver’s license from a browser? New Walz budget seeks online option

Renew your driver’s license from a browser? New Walz budget seeks online option

In his newly proposed budget, Gov. Tim Walz suggests allowing online renewal for driver’s licenses. Walz said the move would increase filing fee revenue, while making it more convenient for drivers.
by Mark Zdechlik

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What’s next for Kamala Harris

What’s next for Kamala Harris

Inauguration Day marks the first time in more than 20 years that Kamala Harris will not be in public office. “It is not my nature to go quietly into the night,” she told allies on Thursday.
by Deepa Shivaram

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Walz offers up tighter budget blueprint amid abnormal start to session

Walz offers up tighter budget blueprint amid abnormal start to session

The 2025 Minnesota Legislature got a dose of normalcy when Gov. Tim Walz unveiled his blueprint for the next two-year budget. The governor also weighed in for the first time publicly on some of the chaos in the Minnesota House.
by Clay Masters

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Biden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges

Biden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges

President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. Friday’s clemency actions give Biden the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued.
by The Associated Press

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Will Trump move to pave the way for mining near the Boundary Waters next week?

Will Trump move to pave the way for mining near the Boundary Waters next week?

Backers and opponents of a proposed copper mine near Ely, Minn., are gearing up for anticipated action from the incoming Trump administration that could reopen a path for mining next to the Boundary Waters.
by Dan Kraker

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Trump's pick for secretary of the Interior Department is Doug Burgum. Here's what to know

Trump's pick for secretary of the Interior Department is Doug Burgum. Here's what to know

Doug Burgum, former North Dakota governor and businessman is President Donald Trump's pick to be Secretary of the Interior. The confirmation hearing is scheduled for Thurs., Jan 16, 2025.
by Jonathan Lambert

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