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Rep. Omar asks voters to ‘send her back’ for new term

Rep. Omar asks voters to ‘send her back’ for new term

Rep. Ilhan Omar has national stature, is flush with campaign cash and represents a strongly Democratic district. But she has attracted spirited challengers to her reelection anyway.
by Matt Sepic and Brian Bakst

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Trump vs. Bloomberg: Fortunes collide in pricey knife fight

Trump vs. Bloomberg: Fortunes collide in pricey knife fight

President Trump and Michael Bloomberg are two wealthy, swaggering New Yorkers, but the similarities end there. Now Bloomberg is trying to win the Democratic presidential nomination and deny Trump a second term, and he is doing it largely by running ads that attack Trump on a scale never seen before.
by The Associated Press

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As court case continues, MPCA defends handling of PolyMet permit, citing efficiency

As court case continues, MPCA defends handling of PolyMet permit, citing efficiency

In the third day of an unusual court hearing investigating alleged “procedural irregularities” in the way a mine permit was issued, former MPCA Commissioner John Linc Stine testified his agency asked the EPA to delay submitting critical comments because his staff was stretched too thin responding to other comments.
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota joins multistate lawsuit to block 3D gun files

Minnesota joins multistate lawsuit to block 3D gun files

A move by the Trump administration to allow 3D-printed gun files to be released on the internet would make it easier for terrorists and criminals to access weapons, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Thursday in filing a multi-state lawsuit trying to block the data.
by The Associated Press

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Presidential primary voter data collection sparks partisan feud

Presidential primary voter data collection sparks partisan feud

The chairs of Minnesota’s two largest political parties are in a face-off over whether more restrictions are needed over the information Minnesotans provide to the parties when they vote in the upcoming presidential primary election.
by Tim Pugmire and Brian Bakst

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U.S. imposes visa rules for pregnant women on 'birth tourism'

U.S. imposes visa rules for pregnant women on 'birth tourism'

The Trump administration has published new visa rules aimed at restricting a practice known as “birth tourism." That refers to cases when women travel to the United States to give birth so their children can have U.S. citizenship.
by The Associated Press

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Trump administration is rolling back Obama-era protections for smaller waterways

Trump administration is rolling back Obama-era protections for smaller waterways

The controversial rule change will dramatically reduce federal pollution protections for many streams and wetlands. Farmers and builders welcome that, but environmental groups plan to challenge it.
by Scott Neuman

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