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Talking Points: Fentanyl test strips (part 3)
Major Rick Palaia, with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Department, provided a law enforcement perspective on fentanyl overdoses and lifesaving success of narcan.
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Major Rick Palaia, with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Department, provided a law enforcement perspective on fentanyl overdoses and lifesaving success of narcan.
A new federal law now allows anyone with a license to prescribe a lifesaving drug -- buprenorphine, also know as suboxone. Murphy spoke with addiction specialist Dr. Charles Reznikoff, with Hennepin Healthcare, about suboxone and whether the testing strips in any way encourage drug use.
Esme Murphy took a look at a newly legalized tool in the battle against fentanyl: slim testing strips, where a drug user can test a substance to see if it contains fentanyl. Murphy also examined the questions and concerns some people have about the testing strips.
While the central bank is slowing its rate increases, Jerome Powell told investors not to expect lower rates this year.
Newly empowered House Republicans are preparing to oust an African-born Black lawmaker, Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, from the Foreign Affairs Committee over comments she has made critical of Israel - and as payback after Democrats booted far-right Republicans from panels for incendiary, violent remarks.
President Biden "agreed to cooperate" with the FBI search at his Delaware vacation home, his personal attorney said.
Haley will become the first Republican to get in the 2024 presidential race since former President Donald Trump launched his bid.
After previous attempts failed, Minnesota lawmakers are once again taking a look at legalizing sports betting.
Former Republican U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger, whose 1978 election upended Minnesota politics, has died.
State law now says Minnesotans have a fundamental right to access an abortion.
Durenberger exploded on the political stage in 1978, as part of what's known as the "Minnesota Massacre." The event catapulted Republicans into unexpected control of Minnesota's two U.S. Senate seats along with the governor's office.
Minnesota State Sen. Jeremy Miller, who authored the bill, pointed out that 36 states, and the District of Columbia, all have legalized sports betting, and every other state in the region allows it.
Harris will join several other White House officials in Memphis.
The total amount spent on the race, which was a national priority for both Republicans and Democrats, topped the previous high of $93 million set in Evers' first win in 2018. It was double the amount spent in the 2014 race.
Iowa's campaign landscape is markedly different this year, with a Republican field seemingly frozen by Trump's early announcement of a 2024 campaign.
