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5 Takeaways From The Legislative Session That Wasn't: Lawmakers Leave Work Unfinished
The 2021 legislative session came in like a lion and went out like a lamb.

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The 2021 legislative session came in like a lion and went out like a lamb.

Gov. Tim Walz and top Minnesota legislative leaders on Monday announced they had reached a “numbers only” budget.
When Gino Fiebelkorn woke up on Thursday morning April 15, he knew that something was seriously wrong.
Police know that to be effective at our jobs, we require the trust of the community.
Masks would still be required at YMCA facilities in Minneapolis and St. Paul, two cities that have not yet lifted their mask mandates.
Sammy McDowell just wanted to be his own boss and make good food for people.
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Minnesota had the country's 13th-lowest rate of hospitalization for firearm injuries from 2000 to 2016.
Minnesota is the anchor state in what political pundits often refer to as the “blue wall.”
Shannon Estenoz, was tapped by President Joe Biden to oversee management of U.S. wildlife and parks.
A federal advisory panel is recommending that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine be administered to adolescents between 12 and 15 years old.
Monday is the adjournment of the legislative session, leaving just days for lawmakers to bridge major differences in policy.
Senate Democrats on Tuesday tackled a massive voting reforms bill in committee in a heated daylong debate.
Maine officials are enticing residents to get a COVID-19 vaccine by offering free fishing or hunting licenses and L.L. Bean gift cards.
After years of accusations in Minnesota and elsewhere, a bipartisan group in the U.S. Senate wants federal regulators to investigate.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday signed off on expanding the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.
Black Minnesotans of all origins are concerned about how a police stop for a minor infraction may end.
Tatyana Ali, who starred as Ashley Banks on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” from 1990 to 1996, entered Harvard the next year.
On the morning of April 25, Moorhead residents awoke to find racist, white supremacist phrases and symbols spray painted.
A 32-year-old St. Paul man has posted multiple Facebook videos of himself stealing Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.