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Poll: Twin Cities voters prioritize abortion rights while Greater Minnesotans name rising costs of products

Abortion rights are still top of mind for Twin Cities voters, while Greater Minnesota voters expressed more concern over the rising costs of products and illegal immigration, in line with the newest MinnPost/Embold Research poll. Amongst voters within the Twin...

Poll: Twin Cities voters prioritize abortion rights while Greater Minnesotans name rising costs of products

Ben Greenfield, who conducted the poll for Embold Research: “…The associated fee of groceries, the price of gas, the price of housing. That appears to be the fundamental thing that's driving people’s economic anxieties and economic pain.” MinnPost file photo...

Scott Jensen thinks its time for Republicans to rethink stance on abortion

Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Former gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen said on a podcast that he believes Republicans must reconsider their stance on abortion and the endorsement process to appeal to voters, Axios’ Torey Van...

Out-of-state patients contributing to surge in abortion procedures in Minnesota

REUTERS/Shannon VanRaes Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Of their continuing coverage on the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, MPR reports that Minnesota is seeing a surge in out-of-state patients post-Roe. Authorities have identified 60-year-old...

Gov. Tim Walz signs bills into law that seek to make Minnesota an abortion, LGBTQ+ refuge

Gov. Tim Walz, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, legislators and other supporters shown at Thursday’s bill signings. Office of Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. WCCO TV staff report Gov. Tim...

Minnesota Court of Appeals rejects try to reverse ruling on state’s abortion laws

Minnesota Court of Appeals MinnPost photo by Peter Callaghan Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. An AP story says, “The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday rejected an attempt by the Traverse County prosecutor to appeal a judge’s...

Walz signs bill guaranteeing the correct to an abortion and other reproductive care

Backed by a crowd of lawmakers and advocates, Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill Tuesday that puts the correct to an abortion and other reproductive health care into Minnesota law. “Your rights are protected on this state,” Walz said...

Harris rallies against GOP push to roll back abortion rights

WASHINGTON  — Vice President Kamala Harris railed against efforts in Washington and in Republican-led states to limit abortion on what would have been the fiftieth anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, invoking fundamental American values reminiscent of freedom to make...

MN House Democrats say they’ve the votes to codify abortion rights. Watch the controversy here.

Democrats within the Minnesota House say they've the votes to approve a bill that can codify the fitting to an abortion in state law. Abortion is already protected by a 1995 Minnesota Supreme Court decision. Advocates for legal abortions say...

Abortion is legal in Minnesota … let’s keep it that way

Amy Gage volunteering for Planned Parenthood during Twin Cities Pride. Supplied Fifty years ago, on Jan. 22, 1973, abortion in the course of the first trimester of pregnancy became legal throughout our nation. States needed to prove a “compelling interest” to...
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U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum seeks thirteenth term in rematch with May Lor Xiong in 4th District

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Believed to have been the oldest working nurse in Minnesota, Joyce Gimmestad retired at 88. She reflects on 7 many years in healthcare

Joyce Gimmestad hoped to succeed in 90 before retiring from being a nurse. Still, she retired on June 22, at 88, attributable to a...

Family of 83-year-old St. Paul man killed in hit-and-run: ‘We’ll forgive you. … Please turn yourself in’

For 30 years, John Bidon took each day runs around Lake Phalen near his St. Paul home. He’d stretch it out to 5 miles...