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Congresswoman Angie Craig holds town hall in Cottage Grove
The latest statistics show opioid overdoses took 978 lives in Minnesota back in 2021. Now, some Minnesotans say they want their Congresswoman to do more to fight this crisis.
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The latest statistics show opioid overdoses took 978 lives in Minnesota back in 2021. Now, some Minnesotans say they want their Congresswoman to do more to fight this crisis.
"We have to make sure that this stuff stops coming into our ports of entry. We have to do everything we can to stop it coming in," said Rep. Craig.
Retiring the debt saves taxpayers some $226 million in interest payments, according to the Minnesota Department of Management and Budget.
The rebellion didn't last long but nearly made it to Moscow, and it pierced the armor of the country's authoritarian leader.
President Joe Biden on Monday pledged that every part corner of the country will be connected to high-speed internet by the end of the decade, touting an influx of cash from the federal infrastructure law that states will soon receive.
Planned Parenthood says it will close some of its centers in Iowa but will increase services at other locations to respond to increased demand for abortions, staffing shortages and rising costs.
The Supreme Court dismissed the dispute after agreeing in May to consider the Biden administration's showdown with House Democrats.
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will no longer be visiting Minnesota in person Monday, due to a ground stop at Washington Reagan National Airport.
The world paused this weekend, with all eyes on Russia, where for a day on Saturday it appeared there might be a coup against President Vladimir Putin. As Esme Murphy tells us in her Talking Points, Minnesotans with ties to Russia are left wondering what will happen next.
The world paused this weekend, with all eyes on Russia, where for a day it appeared there might be a coup against Vladimir Putin. Now, Minnesotans with ties to Russia are left wondering what will happen next.
A member of the Biden administration is set to visit the Twin Cities this week, as farmers in Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin are struggling with drought.
The world paused this weekend, with all eyes on Russia, where for a day on Saturday it appeared there might be a coup against President Vladmir Putin. As Esme Murphy tells us in her Talking Points, Minnesotans with ties to Russia are left wondering what will happen next.
The first lady emphasized that the president's administration will continue to fight for LGBTQ rights.
"Almost all" the agencies studying the issue assess the virus "was not genetically engineered," a U.S. intelligence report states.
Investigators say they collected enough precursor chemicals of the deadly drug to kill 25 million people.
