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Top Minnesota election official says President Trump is attempting 'unlawful' power grab with recent executive order

Top Minnesota election official says President Trump is attempting 'unlawful' power grab with recent executive order

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon said President Donald Trump’s recent executive order targeting elections was “unlawful.”
by Tom Crann and Lukas Levin

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Politics Friday: The Legislature gears up for the big budget push. How will it go?

Politics Friday: The Legislature gears up for the big budget push. How will it go?

Coming up Friday at noon, a special broadcast of Politics Friday from the UBS Forum in St. Paul. MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst talks with two Minnesota House leaders. Then, two political analysts talk about the dynamics in St. Paul and Washington.
by Brian Bakst and Matthew Alvarez

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Musk promises to go to Wisconsin to personally deliver $2 million to voters in Supreme Court race

Musk promises to go to Wisconsin to personally deliver $2 million to voters in Supreme Court race

Billionaire Elon Musk says he plans to hold a rally in Wisconsin to “personally hand over” $2 million to a pair of voters who have already cast their ballots in the state’s hotly contested Supreme Court race.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota doctor: Hospitals in ‘existential crisis’ and potential Medicaid cuts won’t help

Minnesota doctor: Hospitals in ‘existential crisis’ and potential Medicaid cuts won’t help

Dr. Rahul Koranne, president and CEO of the Minnesota Hospital Association, joined Cathy Wurzer to talk about what recent job loss and federal volatility mean for the health care of all Minnesotans.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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DFLers at Minnesota Capitol rip Musk’s ideas while the GOP wants a closer look

DFLers at Minnesota Capitol rip Musk’s ideas while the GOP wants a closer look

Billionaire and top Trump adviser Elon Musk is reshaping the federal government. In Minnesota, Democrats are increasingly turning Musk mentions into a punching bag. And Republicans say his work could be replicated in St. Paul.
by Dana Ferguson

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Trump team revokes $11 billion in funding for addiction, mental health care

Trump team revokes $11 billion in funding for addiction, mental health care

The Trump administration says it hopes to save $11.4 billion by freezing and revoking COVID-era grants. Addiction experts say clawing back the federal funding is risky and could put patients at risk.
by Brian Mann

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GOP leaders accused of making threats to block bill to let new moms vote remotely

GOP leaders accused of making threats to block bill to let new moms vote remotely

Lawmakers from both parties teamed up to force a House vote on a measure allowing new parents to vote by proxy for 12 weeks, but House Speaker Mike Johnson opposes it on Constitutional grounds.
by Deirdre Walsh, Claudia Grisales and Barbara Sprunt

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