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How will lawmakers protect themselves from political attacks?

4:58am June 17, 2025

by A Martínez

On Morning Edition, former Secret Service agent Bill Gage and Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Mich., assesses how elected officials will protect themselves from political attacks after a shooter killed a Minnesota state lawmaker and wounded another.

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., a former prosecutor, is part of a group of lawmakers relaunching an effort to support newly released ex-prisoners.

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Sen. Klobuchar urges peers to mitigate 'inflamed' rhetoric after Minnesota shootings

6:57am June 16, 2025

by Michel Martin

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn, calls for civility after an attack that killed one state lawmaker and left another wounded.

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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Block Order To Return Mistakenly Deported Man

Supreme Court to hear school disability discrimination case

5:00am April 28, 2025

by Nina Totenberg

At issue is a case testing the reach of federal laws that promise special help for children with disabilities in public schools. Specifically: What do parents have to prove in order to get that specialized help?

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In a bitter fight for the Minnesota Legislature, Democrats have threatened a walkout

10:18am January 11, 2025

A series of unexpected events after the narrow election has set up a power struggle in the Minnesota Legislature. Days before the legislative session kicks off, it's unclear who will take control.

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Three states show how abortion, schools and taxes are at stake in legislature races

5:00am October 05, 2024

New legislatures could overhaul school vouchers in Arizona, give the Democratic governor more clout in Kansas, and counter a progressive trend in Minnesota.

Her state bans gender-affirming care for teenagers. So she travels 450 miles for it

10:01am September 27, 2024

An estimated 110,000 trans teenagers live in states that ban gender-affirming care for minors. Some travel huge distances every few months to keep getting their treatment out-of-state.

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Weird. Why the popular campaign insult stings more in Minnesota

5:00am August 28, 2024

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz popularized the term to brand his Republican opponents in the presidential race. To Minnesotans, though, it hits different.

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Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan could be nation’s first Indigenous woman to serve as governor

8:00am August 23, 2024

Flanagan, a former state lawmaker and children’s advocate, would ascend to the office if Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz win in November.

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Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Tim Walz Speaks At The AFSCME Conference

Tim Walz made an impression in China, students and teachers say

5:30am August 20, 2024

Vice President Harris’ running mate has lived in China and traveled there many times. His relationship with the country has been under scrutiny, especially from Republicans.

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Minnesota Gubernatorial Candidate Rep. Tim Walz Holds Primary Night Event In St. Paul

'Midwestern Nice' and 'Fun Dad' posts abound after Tim Walz is named VP pick

3:16pm August 07, 2024

by Alana Wise

Walz's Midwestern-dad humor has endeared Harris supporters to the Minnesota governor and father of two, whose national visibility has been on the rise since Harris took over the Democratic ticket.