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Democrat Wins Seat of Slain Minnesota Lawmaker, Leaving State House Evenly Split

Xp Lee, a former City Council member, won a special election to replace his political mentor, former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated in June.

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Xp Lee works at the Minnesota Department of Health and served on the City Council of Brooklyn Park, a suburb of Minneapolis.
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Tim Walz Seeks Third Term as Governor of Minnesota

Mr. Walz raised his national profile with a run for vice president. He has suggested that an additional term as governor would rule out the prospect of him running for president in 2028.

© Emily Elconin for The New York Times

Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, ran for vice president last year.
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Tim Walz Seeks Third Term as Governor of Minnesota

Mr. Walz raised his national profile with a run for vice president. He has suggested that an additional term as governor would rule out the prospect of him running for president in 2028.

© Emily Elconin for The New York Times

Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, ran for vice president last year.
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Leaders of African Separatist Movement Indicted in Minnesota

Insurgents seeking to form a new nation for English speakers in Cameroon were led by men living in Minnesota, federal prosecutors said on Friday.

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Joseph H. Thompson, the acting U.S. attorney in Minnesota, at a news conference late last month. “Minnesota is not a launchpad for overseas violence,” he said in a statement on Friday about the indictment.
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New Congressional Map Clears First Hurdle in Missouri

A legislative committee took a first step to redraw the state’s congressional map in a Republican effort to gain a new seat.

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Missouri Democrats listened as State Representative Dirk Deaton, a Republican, spoke during a committee hearing on redistricting on Thursday.
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What Motivated the Minneapolis Church Shooter? We May Never Know.

Investigators combing through piles of evidence from an attack on a Minneapolis church cautioned that these kinds of shooters often leave more questions than answers.

© Liam James Doyle for The New York Times

Ben Rasmussen embraced his daughter, Jemma, at a vigil honoring the victims of the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis.
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