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Sen. Charles Grassley, Iowa and Sen. Lamar Alexander, Tennessee

Two senior GOP senators to skip convention in Florida

07/07/2020 03:52 PM

Two senior GOP senators from Iowa and Tennessee say they will not attend the Republican National Convention in Florida at the end of August.

Senator investigated by state board over COVID-19 comments

Group to start veto-proof drive to repeal Whitmer's powers

Trudeau turns down White House invitation amid pandemic

Johnson withdraws plan to swap Columbus Day for Juneteenth

Sen. Tom Bakk recovering from heart procedure

Sen. Baldwin seeks to scale jobs programs

GOP lawmakers urge action after Russia-Afghanistan briefing

Trudeau urges vigilance as economy reopens

Johnson says all Wisconsin schools should open in fall

Wisconsin court may not rule on voter purge before November

The Wisconsin Supreme Court says it won't hear oral arguments in a lawsuit seeking to purge thousands of voters from the rolls until at least September. That raises questions about whether the justices will rule before the Nov. 3 presidential election.

Michigan leaders reach agreement on 2020 budget shortfall

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and legislative leaders have announced an agreement to address a $3.2 billion shortfall in Michigan’s 2020 budget brought on by the pandemic crisis.

House adopts bill to make DC 51st state; Senate GOP opposes

Gov. Walz announces plan to distribute $853 million in COVID-19 relief

Michigan voters to decide in November on data protections

Minnesota Secretary of State, Steve Simon

Judges differ on Minnesota absentee ballot witness mandate

Bill sent to Whitmer requires reports on firefighting foam

Republicans propose $1.3B plan to help K-12 schools reopen

MI Secretary of State: Voters need clear choices of how to vote in pandemic

Lawmakers: Open Mich. unemployment offices, give $1K loans

World & National

Court rulings keep Trump's financial records private for now

Health official: Trump rally 'likely' source of virus surge

Pres. Trump threatens to cut federal aid if schools don't reopen

Justice Department plows ahead with execution plan next week

United sending layoff notices to nearly half of US employees

Biden wants US to produce more of its own pandemic supplies

States sue US department over virus relief funds for schools

Two senior GOP senators to skip convention in Florida

Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge virus can spread in air

White woman charged after racist Central Park confrontation

Frederick Douglass statue vandalized in Upstate New York park

Trudeau turns down White House invitation amid pandemic

Justices rule states can bind presidential electors' votes

Russia still to decide whether to stay in overflight treaty

Amid furor over monuments, Trump seeks `garden' of US heroes

Midwest News

Tornado hits 3 farms, crosses I-94 in western Minnesota

The National Weather Service reports a powerful tornado has damaged farms and injured at least two people near Dalton in western Minnesota.

Michigan authorizes $115M for businesses hurt by pandemic

Michigan’s economic development board has authorized a $115 million grant program for small businesses, nonprofits, and farms. Entities can start applying July 15.

Health

Itasca County COVID-19 Case Update

Itasca leaders gave an update on COVID-19 during a virtual briefing Thursday morning. Itasca County has 68 residents who have tested positive to COVID-19 and 12 total deaths.

Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge virus can spread in air

More than 200 scientists have called for the World Health Organization and others to acknowledge that the coronavirus can spread in the air. That change could alter some of the current measures being taken to stop the pandemic.

Consumer

US consumers reduced their borrowing by $18.3 billion in May

U.S. consumers reduced their borrowing for a third straight month as the millions of jobs lost due to the pandemic made households less eager to take on new debt.

Document: Duluth Costco construction expected to begin in fall

Construction of Duluth's first Costco Wholesale store is expected to begin this fall, according to a document submitted to the St. Louis County Board. City and county officials are considering a combined $2 million in tax abatement for the project.

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Group to start veto-proof drive to repeal Whitmer's powers execCheckDiffShort("07/06/2020 01:46 PM","minutes",8029,5783982);

Trudeau turns down White House invitation amid pandemic execCheckDiffShort("07/06/2020 11:48 AM","minutes",8029,5783868);

Johnson withdraws plan to swap Columbus Day for Juneteenth execCheckDiffShort("07/04/2020 02:46 PM","minutes",8029,5781554);

Sen. Tom Bakk recovering from heart procedure execCheckDiffShort("07/03/2020 06:27 PM","minutes",8029,5781128);

Sen. Baldwin seeks to scale jobs programs execCheckDiffShort("07/01/2020 05:01 PM","minutes",8029,5778827);

GOP lawmakers urge action after Russia-Afghanistan briefing execCheckDiffShort("06/30/2020 10:19 AM","minutes",8032,5775142);

Trudeau urges vigilance as economy reopens execCheckDiffShort("06/29/2020 05:51 PM","minutes",8032,5776387);

Johnson says all Wisconsin schools should open in fall execCheckDiffShort("06/26/2020 05:15 PM","minutes",8032,5773190);

House adopts bill to make DC 51st state; Senate GOP opposes execCheckDiffShort("06/26/2020 05:43 PM","minutes",8035,5773007);

Gov. Walz announces plan to distribute $853 million in COVID-19 relief execCheckDiffShort("06/25/2020 03:05 PM","minutes",8035,5771930);

Michigan voters to decide in November on data protections execCheckDiffShort("06/25/2020 05:04 PM","minutes",8035,5772098);

Judges differ on Minnesota absentee ballot witness mandate execCheckDiffShort("06/24/2020 02:30 PM","minutes",8035,5770607);

Bill sent to Whitmer requires reports on firefighting foam execCheckDiffShort("06/23/2020 02:10 PM","minutes",8035,5769350);

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Lawmakers: Open Mich. unemployment offices, give $1K loans execCheckDiffShort("06/21/2020 07:51 PM","minutes",8035,5767474);

Court rulings keep Trump's financial records private for now execCheckDiffShort("07/09/2020 11:14 AM","minutes",8036,5787228);

Health official: Trump rally 'likely' source of virus surge execCheckDiffShort("07/08/2020 05:00 PM","minutes",8036,5786459);

Pres. Trump threatens to cut federal aid if schools don't reopen execCheckDiffShort("07/08/2020 12:58 PM","minutes",8036,5786217);

Justice Department plows ahead with execution plan next week execCheckDiffShort("07/08/2020 03:39 PM","minutes",8036,5786370);

United sending layoff notices to nearly half of US employees execCheckDiffShort("07/08/2020 12:05 PM","minutes",8036,5786180);

Biden wants US to produce more of its own pandemic supplies execCheckDiffShort("07/07/2020 05:31 PM","minutes",8036,5785358);

States sue US department over virus relief funds for schools execCheckDiffShort("07/07/2020 05:27 PM","minutes",8036,5785357);

Two senior GOP senators to skip convention in Florida execCheckDiffShort("07/07/2020 03:52 PM","minutes",8036,5785221);

Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge virus can spread in air execCheckDiffShort("07/06/2020 01:39 PM","minutes",8036,5783973);

White woman charged after racist Central Park confrontation execCheckDiffShort("07/06/2020 01:51 PM","minutes",8036,5783983);

Frederick Douglass statue vandalized in Upstate New York park execCheckDiffShort("07/06/2020 02:10 PM","minutes",8036,5783992);

Trudeau turns down White House invitation amid pandemic execCheckDiffShort("07/06/2020 11:48 AM","minutes",8036,5783868);

Justices rule states can bind presidential electors' votes execCheckDiffShort("07/06/2020 11:37 AM","minutes",8036,5783833);

Russia still to decide whether to stay in overflight treaty execCheckDiffShort("07/06/2020 01:35 PM","minutes",8036,5783972);

Amid furor over monuments, Trump seeks `garden' of US heroes execCheckDiffShort("07/04/2020 03:32 PM","minutes",8036,5781573);

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Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge virus can spread in air execCheckDiffShort("07/06/2020 01:39 PM","minutes",8037,5783973);

US consumers reduced their borrowing by $18.3 billion in May execCheckDiffShort("07/08/2020 03:23 PM","minutes",8037,5786366);

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Gov. Walz announces plan to distribute $853 million in COVID-19 relief

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Health official: Trump rally 'likely' source of virus surge

Pres. Trump threatens to cut federal aid if schools don't reopen

Justice Department plows ahead with execution plan next week

United sending layoff notices to nearly half of US employees

Biden wants US to produce more of its own pandemic supplies

States sue US department over virus relief funds for schools

Two senior GOP senators to skip convention in Florida

Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge virus can spread in air

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Frederick Douglass statue vandalized in Upstate New York park

Trudeau turns down White House invitation amid pandemic

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