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Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez will be in Minnesota today to break ground for a Highway 610 extension.

The U.S. Postal Service has backed off plans to close some Minnesota offices.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Sen. Al Franken are hearing a lot about health care at the Minnesota State Fair.

Franken says the fair is the best place to get a feel for what Minnesota is thinking about.

Congressman Tim Walz plans to hold a health care forum in Rochester Sept. 12.

Congressman John Kline isn't holding a town hall meeting on health care because he says he doesn't want to be the source of a protest.

President Obama singled out Congressman Keith Ellison during a White House dinner.

Minnesota hasn't spent much of its federal weatherization money.

Former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel will deliver a speech this month at St. John's University.

State lawmakers toured several Red River flood prevention projects.

2010

Some Minnesota Senate Districts are competitive, but many are not.

House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher says she wants to offer Minnesotans a different style of leadership as governor.

State Rep. Marty Seifert is spending a lot of time at the State Fair, but his focus is on GOP delegates.

State Rep. Tom Rukavina will make his campaign for governor official on Labor Day.

Republican Michael Cummins will run a second time in the 8th Congressional District.