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Daily alcohol, cannabis use on the rise in Minnesota

Daily alcohol, cannabis use on the rise in Minnesota

By Christopher Ingraham, Minnesota Reformer A recent study published in the journal Addiction found that for the first time, daily marijuana users outnumber daily alcohol drinkers in the United States. Public health experts are keeping a close eye on the trend, as daily marijuana users are at higher risk of

Funds for clean school buses coming to hundreds of districts, White House says

Funds for clean school buses coming to hundreds of districts, White House says

By Shauneen Miranda, Minnesota Reformer WASHINGTON — As part of its ongoing effort to replace diesel-fueled school buses, the Biden administration on Wednesday said it will provide approximately 530 school districts across nearly all states with almost $1 billion to help them purchase clean school buses. Among them: 15 Minnesota districts,

Porn star Stormy Daniels in NYC hush money trial alleges sexual encounter with Trump

Porn star Stormy Daniels in NYC hush money trial alleges sexual encounter with Trump

By Ashley Murray, Minnesota Reformer WASHINGTON — Adult film star Stormy Daniels told a Manhattan jury Tuesday about meeting Donald Trump in a penthouse suite in 2006, where he told the actress not to worry about his wife and that she reminded him of his daughter shortly before they had sex.

GOP backs voting by mail, yet turns to courts to restrict it in battleground states

GOP backs voting by mail, yet turns to courts to restrict it in battleground states

By Zachary Roth, Minnesota Reformer Fearing that Democrats hold a crucial edge in ballots cast before Election Day, national Republicans are working to convince their voters to take advantage of mail and early voting this year. “We can’t play catch up. We can’t start from behind. We can’

Trump comes out against Alabama IVF ruling as national Republicans scramble for distance

Trump comes out against Alabama IVF ruling as national Republicans scramble for distance

By Jacob Fischler, Minnesota Reformer Former President Donald Trump called on Alabama lawmakers Friday to “find an immediate solution” to remedy a state Supreme Court ruling that threatened the availability of in vitro fertilization, and national Republicans running for Congress sought to distance themselves from the Alabama decision as well.

White House preps new sanctions package against Russia after Navalny death

White House preps new sanctions package against Russia after Navalny death

By Jennifer Shutt, Minnesota Reformer WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday again urged U.S. House Republican leaders to hold an up-or-down vote on military assistance for Ukraine and said a new sanctions package against Russia is on the way, citing the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as

No prosecution of Biden in classified documents case, DOJ special counsel says in report

No prosecution of Biden in classified documents case, DOJ special counsel says in report

“Mr. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.”