Briana Bierschbach
Politics and Government Reporter at The Minnesota Star Tribune
Politics and govt reporter @StarTribune. Former @MPRnews @MinnPost @AP. [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
startribune.com | Briana Bierschbach
Minnesota is revising its return to work policy for state employees, reducing the distance workers must live from their office in order to be exempt from in-person requirements. New guidance issued to workers this week said employees who live more than 50 miles away from their primary office can continue to telework. Previously, the exemption was for employees who lived more than 75 miles from their office. Minnesota Gov.
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2 weeks ago |
startribune.com | Briana Bierschbach
Minnesota's new program to offer health care to undocumented residents is popular so far - the number of enrollees in the program since it started in January is triple what the state initially anticipated. That's why state Republicans say it needs to end. They argue the growth is unsustainable and will blow a massive hole in the state budget, while Democrats say they're miscasting the numbers to grab hold of national GOP talking points against undocumented immigrants.
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2 weeks ago |
winonadailynews.com | Briana Bierschbach
Minnesota’s new program to offer health care to undocumented residents is popular so far — the number of enrollees in the program since it started in January is triple what the state initially anticipated. That’s why state Republicans say it needs to end. They argue the growth is unsustainable and will blow a massive hole in the state budget, while Democrats say they’re miscasting the numbers to grab hold of national GOP talking points against undocumented immigrants.
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2 weeks ago |
startribune.com | Briana Bierschbach
Tech billionaire Elon Musk's social media platform X is suing the state of Minnesota over a new law that makes it a crime to share deep fake information to influence an election, arguing it violates constitutional protections for free speech.
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3 weeks ago |
winonadailynews.com | Briana Bierschbach
Gov. Tim Walz will deliver his seventh State of the State address Wednesday evening in front of a narrowly divided Minnesota Legislature with weeks left to strike a deal on the state budget. It also comes at a moment when his political future is unclear. Walz is openly mulling a run for a historic third consecutive term as governor in 2026 and plans to make his decision after session adjourns. The former vice presidential candidate has also left the door open to a possible national bid in 2028.
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