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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

Daily digest: Government shutdown looms

Republicans in Congress are working toward putting in place a measure to keep the government funded through the end of the fiscal year, but the going isn't easy. Funding for the government is expected to end Friday if Congress doesn't act.
by Meg Martin

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Up for federal bench, MN’s Stras gets Senate hearing

Minnesota Supreme Court Justice David Stras was nominated by President Trump for a seat on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. But he's been hung up for months amid a standoff between majority Republicans and home-state DFL. Sen. Al Franken.
by Brian Bakst

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Daily Digest: Can Franken survive?

Franken talks briefly to Capitol Hill reporters as Minnesota Democrats consider whether the allegations against him should lead to his resignation.
by Mike Mulcahy

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