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January 22, 2024 6:35 PM

Supreme Court sides with Biden administration in Texas border razor-wire case

The move paves the way for federal officials to remove the wire from the state's border with Mexico.

by Washington Desk

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January 22, 2024 5:49 PM

Minnesota launches child care initiative for military families

Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday the launch and expansion of the Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood-PLUS program to offset the cost of child care for military families in Minnesota.

by Kyra Miles

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January 22, 2024 5:37 PM

In closing New Hampshire pitch, Phillips says: ‘I am a longshot and I love it’

Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips winds down an unusual New Hampshire campaign by asking Democrats to break from President Joe Biden.

by Mark Zdechlik

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January 22, 2024 4:27 PM

Minneapolis construction projects top $1.5 billion in 2023

Mayor Jacob Frey said it’s the 13th straight year that the city has exceeded $1 billion in construction projects.

by Jon Collins

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January 22, 2024 3:45 PM

Large hanging art installation coming to MSP’s Terminal 1 in 2025

The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) unveiled the design concept for the new sculpture on Monday in Concourse G of Terminal 1, where it will hang from the rotunda and span about 40 feet.

by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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January 22, 2024 1:40 PM

AI-generated robocall impersonates Biden in an apparent attempt to suppress votes in New Hampshire

The New Hampshire attorney general’s office says it is investigating reports of an apparent robocall that used artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice and discourage voters in the state from participating in Tuesday’s primary election.

by The Associated Press

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January 22, 2024 12:10 PM

New Minnesota organization looks to get out the Gen Z vote

‘Believe In What’s Possible’ has a goal of increasing Gen Z voter turnout by 5 percent in the 2024 state primaries in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and St. Cloud.

by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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January 22, 2024 11:54 AM

Rep. Dean Phillips facing his first big test on the presidential ballot

The Minnesota congressman will be on the primary ballot in New Hampshire. President Biden is skipping the primary.

by Cathy Wurzer and Mark Zdechlik

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January 22, 2024 10:27 AM

Meme-ifying 2024: how some young organizers are working to get their peers engaged

Democrats are counting on young voters to come out in big numbers in 2024. And strategists say a strong online presence is a key way to keep them engaged. Which in part means, here come the memes.

by Elena Moore

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January 22, 2024 9:30 AM

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says he won't seek a third term as governor

North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum says he will not seek a third term as governor. Monday's announcement comes more than a month after he ended his bid for the GOP presidential nomination.

by The Associated Press and Dan Gunderson

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