How the COVID-19 pandemic shut down Minnesota in three weeks
The pandemic would kill more than 15,000 Minnesotans — and open deep divisions over how it was handled by public officials.
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COVID-19 response began with bipartisan cooperation, ended with political combat
“Really unusual to see a truly unanimous vote in the House of Representatives,” said then-House Speaker Melissa Hortman.
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Bernie Sanders, AOC mocked after telling supporters to mask up for West Coast town halls
Masks are a common practice to protect protesters ... discontent with President Donald Trump’s second term. Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., began his own slew of town hall events in Republican ...
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Make Democrats Funny Again | Opinion
Despite President Donald Trump's claims, the 2024 election always felt less like a Trump victory and more like a Democratic collapse. Kamala Harris outspent Trump by nearly $700 million—only to ...
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Five years after schools closed, what have we learned?
Tim Walz and North Dakota’s then-Gov ... listening to people talk about how we were killing their children with masks,” Shabb said. “That’s pretty hard, to sit there through that when ...
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COVID in Review
Gov. Tim Walz orders masks be worn in indoor public spaces across Minnesota ...