Biden Gets COVID-19 Vaccine, Says ‘Nothing to Worry About’
NEWARK, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the…
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Congress Seals Agreement on $900 Billion COVID Relief Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new COVID-19 relief bill shaping up in Congress includes individual payments reaching $600 for most Americans and an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits. Votes on the bill in the House and Senate are expected…
Congress Seals Agreement on COVID Relief, Government Funding
WASHINGTON (AP) - Top negotiators in Congress have sealed a deal on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package. Lawmakers announced the agreement Sunday after days of negotiations, and passage by Congress is expected Monday. The agreement would establish…
Longtime Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Abrahamson Dies
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Shirley Abrahamson, the longest-serving Wisconsin Supreme Court justice in state history and the first woman to serve on the high court, has died. She was 87. Abrahamson's son Dan told The Associated Press that his mom…
Minnesota State Lawmaker Dies of Coronavirus Complications
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A state senator from St. Cloud has died of complications related to COVID-19. The Star Tribune reports 76-year-old Jerry Relph was the first Minnesota lawmaker to succumb to the virus. Relph was among a number of Republican…
Vice President Pence Receives COVID-19 Vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence has received the coronavirus vaccine during a White House event aimed at convincing skeptical Americans that the vaccines are safe. Pence’s wife, Karen, and Surgeon General Jerome Adams also got the vaccine on…
Minnesota Legislature Passes Virus Aid for Businesses, Workers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Legislature has voted to pass a package of coronavirus relief measures aimed at businesses and workers who took the biggest hit from a four-week “pause” ordered by Gov. Tim Walz last month. The Senate voted…
Duluth Council Amends Mayor Larson's 2021 Tourism Tax Revenue Distribution
DULUTH, Minn.- At their second to last meeting of the year Duluth City Council voted on, among other things, next year's distribution of a smaller pot of Tourism Tax Revenue due to the effects of…
Trump Says Barr Resigning, Will Leave Before Christmas
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, is resigning amid lingering tension with the president over the president’s baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation into President-elect Joe Biden’s son. Barr went…
Biden Clears 270-Vote Mark as Electors Affirm His Victory
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Electoral College has formally validated Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election. Biden cleared the 270-vote threshold on Monday after California’s electors cast their votes for the Democrat. When…
Minnesota Formally Casts Its 10 Electoral Votes for Biden
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s electors on Monday formally cast the state’s 10 electoral votes for Democratic President-elect Joe Biden. It took under 25 minutes for the 10 electors to affirm Biden’s victory in Minnesota and just 40 minutes to complete…
Electors Meeting to Formally Choose Biden as Next President
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential electors are meeting across the United States to formally choose Joe Biden as the nation’s next president. Today is the day set by law for the meeting of the Electoral College. In reality, electors meet in…
Electors Meeting to Formally Choose Biden as Next President
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential electors are meeting across the United States to formally choose Joe Biden as the nation’s next president. Monday is the day set by law for the meeting of the Electoral College. In reality, electors meet in…
Duluth, St. Louis Co. Leaders 'Dismayed' by Rep. Stauber's Backing of Lawsuit to Overturn Biden Win
DULUTH, Minn. - Elected leaders in Duluth and St. Louis County are calling out Republican Congressman Pete Stauber, who represents Minnesota's 8th District, for his backing of a recent lawsuit to invalidate President-Elect Joe Biden's wins in Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia…
Supreme Court Rejects Republican Attack on Biden Victory
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state…
