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Bill Tightening Recounts in Wisconsin Passes Senate

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Election recounts would be more limited in Wisconsin under a bill that has cleared the Legislature. The measure comes in response to Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein's 2016 recount request even though she finished fourth…

AG Tells Walker Board Can Make Self-Insurance Available

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Attorney General Brad Schimel says the state Group Insurance Board can offer self-insurance plans to municipal employers. Gov. Scott Walker asked Schimel in April for a legal opinion on whether state law authorizes the board to…

GOP Tax Plan Would Slash Corporate Rates, Help Wealthiest

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans on Thursday unveiled a tax cut plan that would slash the corporate rate and lower the personal taxes of most Americans but also limit a cherished deduction for homeowners, as President Donald Trump and the…

Mills Says He Won't Challenge Nolan in '18

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Republican Stewart Mills says he won't challenge U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan for a third time. Mills announced his decision in a Facebook post Wednesday. Much of the post blamed national Republicans for what Mills called a failure…

Lawmakers Release Russia-Linked Facebook Ads

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers on Wednesday released a trove of Facebook ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and whip up tensions around sensitive social issues such as Islam, race and gun control. The ads…

DC Court Bars Trump from Reversing Transgender Troops Policy

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal court in Washington is barring President Donald Trump from changing the government's policy on military service by transgender people. Trump announced in an August memo that he intended to reverse course on a 2016 policy…

Chisholm City Council Votes to Remove Kevin Scaia

CHISHOLM, Minn. - Wednesday night Chisholm residents spoke out at the city council meeting calling for councilor Kevin Scaia's resignation. Later in the meeting, Councilor Tracy Campbell proposed a resolution also…

Remembering Senator Paul Wellstone's Legacy

DULUTH, Minn.- Fifteen years ago on October 25th Northlanders were devastated when a plane crash took the life of a beloved Senator. FOX21 is remembering the legacy of Senator Paul Wellstone.…

Dayton Pushes to Make Cybersecurity Funding Priority

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gov. Mark Dayton says he'll continue to press to get the funding necessary to protect the state's computer system from hackers. Dayton got only a fraction of the spending he proposed for technology and cybersecurity…

Absentee Voting Opens for Duluth Residents

DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth residents wishing to vote absentee for the upcoming City of Duluth and School District 709 Election will have the opportunity now through Mon. Nov. 6. Residents may vote in person in City Hall room 330, located…

Iron Range Mining Supporters Sound Off Against MPCA

VIRGINIA, Minn. - Lawmakers and supporters of mining gathered in Virginia Tuesday night to push back against new sulfate and wild rice standards proposed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The agency says…

Trump's Refugee Ban Ends, New Screening Rules Coming

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's four-month worldwide ban on refugees ended Tuesday, officials said, as his administration prepared to unveil tougher new screening procedures. Under an executive order Trump signed earlier this year, the United States had temporarily halted…