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Breaking news: Republican state Rep. Jim Knoblach has abruptly ended his re-election campaign as MPR News prepared to publish detailed accusations from his adult daughter of what she described as his inappropriate behavior toward her since childhood- It’s law: @GovTimWalz signed the universal school meals bill this afternoon. It will provide free breakfast and lunch to Minnesota students at no charge. The state will become the fourth in the country to do so. 📸 by @benjovland.
- BREAKING: The Minnesota Senate has passed the PRO Act, which would guarantee a right to abortion into state law pending Gov. Walz's expected signature. Even if a future court reverses guarantees abortion access, services would be protected.
- Thomas Spence was looking for moose to photograph near Tofte when he came upon a Canada lynx standing in the road. Then a second lynx came from the woods. Then another and another and another mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…
- AP: Governor Tim Walz wins the election for Minnesota governor and will serve a second term. #Election2022
- A man is dead after being shot by police during a traffic stop on Sunday in the Twin Cities suburb of Brooklyn Center, and a large crowd gathered at the scene Sunday evening to protest the shooting
- BREAKING: Effective immediately, Gov. Tim Walz has signed the PRO Act into law, guaranteeing the right to abortion in Minnesota despite any future laws challenging it. It also includes access to birth control, sterilization and family planning support.
- Some have suggested without evidence that antifa demonstrators may have disguised themselves as Trump supporters for the siege on the Capitol. The mob that overran Congress and clashed with police was made up of Trump supporters, not left-wing groups.
- "The system continues to fail black people and will continue to fail you all," said Valerie Castile, Philando's mother.
- Just in: The Minnesota House has passed the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act. The act prohibits extraditing, arresting or releasing medical records of people from other states who obtain a legal abortion in Minnesota. It now moves to Senate committees for a vote.
- On MPR News Thursday, Rep. @IlhanMN said she believes President Trump is an “imminent threat” to democracy and should be promptly removed from office. Listen to the full interview: mprnews.org/story/2021/01/…
