Dana Ferguson
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All 201 Minnesota legislative seats are on November’s ballot. These are the most competitive (opens the original)
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Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Control of the Minnesota Legislature is at stake in November. Both parties will be hitting the pavement and spending big to move the needle from the almost evenly split setup now. The results could decide what moves forward in St. Paul when it comes to policy, taxes and spending decisions for schools, public safety, health and social service programs and more. While all
Woman who threatened Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth sentenced to probation (opens the original)
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Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. A Washington County judge on Thursday sentenced a woman who made repeated threats of violence against Minnesota’s House Speaker Lisa Demuth to supervised probation and community service. Rachel Welsch, of Hugo, pleaded guilty in July to one felony count of making threats of violence. She made a series of calls to Demuth, R-Cold Spring, beginning in January and left voic
The latest: Minnesota primary election (opens the original)
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All but one legislative incumbent facing a primary challenge in Minnesota prevailed in Tuesday’s primary elections. The exception, in unofficial results, was GOP Sen. Paul Utke in northern Minnesota who was 192 votes behind state Rep. Mike Wiener, who had the party endorsement heading into the primary. Utke’s race was one of 11 where a sitting lawmaker was facing a candidate or candidates from within their own party. Five other state senators came out on top. Five House members fended off challe
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