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July 12, 2023 4:20 AM

Doug Burgum is offering $20 to people donating $1 to his campaign. Is that legal?

"Depending on the outcome, it will either be viewed as genius or the dumbest political move in history," political science professor Patricia Crouse told NPR.

by Bill Chappell

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July 12, 2023 4:00 AM

Republicans want answers from FBI Director Wray in their push for Biden probes

Wray will field questions from GOP Chairman Jim Jordan and other Judiciary Republicans who accuse the agency of "weaponizing" its power for political reasons.

by Deirdre Walsh

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July 11, 2023 8:52 AM

Minnesota tax rebate checks are moving forward. Here’s what you need to know

Minnesotans who moved or have changed banking information since filing their 2021 taxes have a few weeks to update their filing details with the state.

by Dana Ferguson

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July 11, 2023 5:42 AM

Appeals court says Minnesota governor had authority to impose mask mandate

The Minnesota Court of Appeals says Gov. Tim Walz had the legal authority to mandate face masks when he declared a public health emergency in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

by The Associated Press

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July 10, 2023 2:55 PM

State Rep. Dan Wolgamott arrested for DWI

The St. Cloud DFLer was arrested by a State Patrol officer Friday and booked on suspicion of impaired driving.

by Brian Bakst

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July 9, 2023 6:00 AM

Supreme Court dissents and rejoinders, with respect and disrespect

Feelings seem raw at the court, certainly for the court's three liberal justices, who were on the losing end of some of the court's biggest cases this term, but also for the conservatives.

by Nina Totenberg

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July 9, 2023 5:21 AM

Biden is meeting King Charles before heading to a NATO leaders summit in Lithuania

President Joe Biden is in Europe this week. He'll first talk climate change with King Charles. Then he's meeting NATO leaders in Vilnius, Lithuania to talk about the war in Ukraine.

by Asma Khalid

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July 8, 2023 4:15 PM

Wisconsin judge: Lawsuit to repeal abortion ban can continue

Dane County Circuit Judge Diane Schlipper said the legal language in the state’s 1849 law doesn't use the term “abortion” so the law only prohibits attacking a woman in an attempt to kill her unborn child.

by The Associated Press

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July 8, 2023 9:19 AM

More renters facing eviction have a right to a lawyer. Finding one can be hard

New laws aim to change the power imbalance in rent court, where tenants with no lawyer are more likely to lose. But some cities have a shortage of attorneys or no set way to pair them with renters.

by Jennifer Ludden

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July 8, 2023 9:07 AM

Meat processor agrees to reform hiring after two teens were found at a Minnesota plant

The Labor Department said Friday that Monogram Foods will pay a more than $30,000 fine as part of an agreement reached after a 16-year-old and 17-year-old were found to be working at the company's Chandler, Minn. plant.

by The Associated Press

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