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Walz is asking $315,000 for the house in Mankato, an 87-mile commute from his new workplace. The home is the only one that Walz, a Nebraska native, has owned in the state.https://blogs.mprnews.org/capitol-view/2019/05/another-deal-for-walz-to-strike-his-mankato-house-is-for-sale/ …

Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son, has reached a deal to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee next monthhttps://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/05/14/npr-trump-jr-strikes-deal-with-senate-intelligence-committee-for-additional-testimon …

Attorneys for ex-cop Noor are asking a judge to acquit him of murder and manslaughter charges in the shooting death of Justine Ruszczyk #NoorTrialhttps://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/05/14/depraved-mind-not-at-play-in-noor-case-defense-argues …

.@NewsCut: Minnesota really excels in is infrastructure -- for good internet access and short commute times. So maybe the theory is: sure our roads are awful, but we don’t have to drive on them for long.https://blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2019/05/by-being-at-bad-at-very-little-minnesota-ranks-3-on-best-states-list/ …

Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka insists his caucus will not vote for any increase in the state's gas tax. Get the latest update on the budget talk at the Capitol:https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/05/14/why-can-t-democrats-and-republicans-agree-at-minnesota-capitol …

Some environmental groups say lawmakers are turning with greater frequency to the dedicated Legacy and lottery funds to cover expenses that had, in earlier years, been paid for through more traditional meanshttps://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/05/14/lawmakers-crafting-budgets-turn-to-dedicated-funds …

Google's plans to build a data center in Becker took a step forward today when state utilities regulators OK'd agreements between Google and Xcel Energy to provide electricity for the data center from two dedicated wind farmshttps://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/05/14/google-minnesota-data-center-xcel-wind-approval …

.@NewsCut: The Mpls. Park Board can’t change the name of the lake. But they can change the name of nearby entities. So, a park board committee will vote on dumping the Calhoun name from parkways, parkland, roads and beachhttps://blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2019/05/battle-of-bde-maka-ska-isnt-over-by-a-long-shot/ …

"If the Russians were to engage in that in 2020, it would put our relationship in an even worse place than it has been," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during his visit to Russiahttps://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/05/14/npr-on-visit-to-russia-pompeo-says-we-would-not-tolerate-interference-in-2020-electi …

Two proposals to toughen Minnesota gun laws fell to party-line votes Tuesday in a House-Senate conference committeehttps://blogs.mprnews.org/capitol-view/2019/05/pair-of-gun-proposals-stymied-in-split-vote/ …

.@NewsCut: Hi, America. We’re Minnesota and we’re better than you. Well, most of you, anyway.https://blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2019/05/by-being-at-bad-at-very-little-minnesota-ranks-3-on-best-states-list/ …

Minnesota has the only divided Legislature in the nation, and there's a wide gulf between the two parties over, well, pretty much everything. So, what's the holdup at the Capitol now? Check this out:https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/05/14/why-can-t-democrats-and-republicans-agree-at-minnesota-capitol …

Some environmental groups say lawmakers are turning with greater frequency to the dedicated Legacy and lottery funds to cover expenses that had, in earlier years, been paid for through more traditional means.https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/05/14/lawmakers-crafting-budgets-turn-to-dedicated-funds …

Alice Rivlin, former President Bill Clinton's budget director who overcame sexism to become the first woman to serve in that role, died at 88 after a battle with cancer, the Brookings Institution confirmed Tuesday.https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/05/14/alice-rivlin-first-woman-to-serve-as-budget-director-dies-at-age-88 …

St. Paul police are mourning the loss of a Benny Williams, a 27-year department veteran who died suddenly Monday. He was an investigator for the department's missing persons unit.https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/05/14/st-paul-police-officer-mayor-security-chief-dies …

"It's hard to concentrate on planting when you're constantly checking your phone to see if another (Trump) tweet has prompted a dip in the market," said soybean farmer Jamie Beyer, of Wheaton, Minnesota.https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/05/14/escalating-trade-war-causing-anxiety-in-americas-heartland …