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February 13, 2020 4:50 PM

House Democrats want to spend surplus on early childhood

House Democrats say some of Minnesota’s projected $1.3 billion in surplus money should go to early learning scholarships and child care providers.

by Elizabeth Shockman

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February 13, 2020 4:43 PM

American Airlines ending its Duluth-Chicago flights

Less than a year after American Airlines started its twice-daily service between Duluth and Chicago, the airline says it’ll end the service on April 27.

by MPR News Staff

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February 13, 2020 4:10 PM

Black Minnesotans say they’ve faced pressure to change their hair

A bill that would prohibit employers and schools from targeting African Americans who wear dreadlocks, braids or twists drew testimony Thursday from people who said they’d felt marginalized for wearing their hair in a natural, textured style.

by Riham Feshir

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February 13, 2020 4:00 PM

Attorney general says Trump's tweets about DOJ make his job 'impossible'

William Barr told ABC News that he wishes the president wouldn't offer commentary about cases the Justice Department is handling or judges before which its attorneys are arguing.

by Philip Ewing

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February 13, 2020 3:50 PM

Minnesota lawmaker: Charge Facebook, Twitter for mental health impacts

The proposal by a Republican state senator would charge social media companies a fee for having Minnesota users and require a health warning upon login.

by Cody Nelson

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February 13, 2020 2:46 PM

North Dakota, tribes reach settlement over voter ID lawsuit

North Dakota has reached a proposed settlement with American Indians who sued over the state’s voter ID laws. The proposed federal consent decree announced jointly Thursday by tribal lawyers and the state comes after a federal judge ruled tribes have a right to challenge the state’s requirement that voters have ID with a verified street address.

by The Associated Press

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February 13, 2020 1:26 PM

Senate approves legislation to limit president's war powers against Iran

The Senate approved a bipartisan measure Thursday limiting President Trump's authority to launch military operations against Iran.

by Claudia Grisales

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February 13, 2020 12:49 PM

Yovanovitch says State Department 'is in trouble' and leaders lack 'moral clarity'

"Foreign service officers are wondering if it is safe to express concerns about policy, even behind closed doors," the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine said during remarks at Georgetown University.

by Martha Wexler

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February 13, 2020 12:14 PM

House votes to revive Equal Rights Amendment, removing ratification deadline

Changing the deadline is one way ERA proponents are trying to make the amendment part of the Constitution, but there isn't legal consensus on the tactic, and the Senate is expected to kill the bill.

by Danielle Kurtzleben

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February 13, 2020 11:52 AM

Senate Democrats accuse Justice Department of politicizing immigration courts

In a bluntly-worded letter to the Justice Department on Thursday, Democratic senators accuse the administration of deliberately eroding the independence of U.S. immigration courts.

by Joel Rose

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