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Nurses Week Comes Amidst Legislative Debate

DULUTH, Minn. - The stakes are high in Minnesota as national Nurses Week continues. A legislative fight is underway at the state capitol over what is called the "Keeping Nurses at the…

Evers Promises To Veto GOP Local Aid Increase Plan

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers promised Thursday to veto a wide-ranging Republican plan to bolster aid to local governments, saying the measure moving rapidly through the GOP-controlled Legislature doesn’t give enough unrestricted money to communities struggling to pay for…

Congressional Hearing on Minerals on Iron Range

The mineral deposits in Northeastern Minnesota brought congressional lawmakers to the area Tuesday. Representative Pete Stauber brought members of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources to Mountain Iron for a hearing. Stauber said…

Duluth Celebrates The Life Of Judge Sally Tarnowski

DULUTH, Minn. -- A Duluth born-and-raised attorney and judge was remembered by friends, family and colleagues Thursday during a memorial at the DECC. Judge Sally Tarnowski died unexpectedly in March when she was struck by…

Washington, Minnesota Become Trans Refuges, Shield Abortions

SEATTLE (AP) — Democratic governors in Washington state and Minnesota on Thursday signed into law legal protections for people who travel to those states seeking reproductive and gender-affirming procedures and treatment. They are the latest blue states to enact safeguards against…

House Republicans Pass US Debt Bill, Push Biden On Spending

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans passed sweeping legislation Wednesday that would raise the government’s legal debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion in exchange for steep spending restrictions, a tactical victory for Speaker Kevin McCarthy as he challenges President Joe Biden to negotiate and prevent a catastrophic federal…

Biden Announces 2024 Reelection Bid: ‘Let’s Finish This Job’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he is running for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to “finish this job” and extend the run of America’s oldest president for another four years. Biden, who would be 86…