| Good morning! Hope you had a great President's Day yesterday. Minnesota lawmakers are set to begin the first day of the 2018 legislative session. Catch the Capitol View for what you need to know. | Forecast |
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| | Fischbach's double duty has Senate on edge | In her day job, Republican Sen. Michelle Fischbach presides over debate and represents a crucial vote in the Minnesota Senate. In her other day job, she's the state's new lieutenant governor and would ascend to the top job if anything happened to DFL Gov. Mark Dayton.
The combination has created tension as the Legislature returns Tuesday for its 2018 session. | |
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| More than twice as many women are running for Congress compared to 2016 | | At latest count, 431 women were running for or were likely to run for the House nationwide — 339 Democrats and 92 Republicans. At this point in 2016, there were fewer than half that: 212. Likewise, 50 women are running for or likely to run for Senate, compared to 25 at this point in 2016. Many have not officially filed for office yet — filing deadlines have not occurred yet in many states. But thus far, this year is on track to break records. | |
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| | How long are you contagious with the flu? | | You've spent the last couple of days cooped up in your house watching bad TV, fighting the fever sweats and expelling a baffling amount of mucus. As you start to resemble a human being again, you might feel pressure to head back to work. But when is it really OK to return? Many people go back as soon as their symptoms start to resolve, which could be putting your co-workers at risk. | |
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| Donald Trump Jr. visits India to help sell apartments | | While the projects that Trump Jr. is promoting in India were inked before his father was elected, ethics experts have long seen the use of the Trump name to promote even existing business ventures as tricky territory. | |
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