AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoRecounts: Four Minnesota races remain close enough for publicly funded recounts, including the 1st Congressional District, where Democrat Jake Johnson leads Republican Brad Finstad by 323 votes. Senate District 4 is separated by just four votes; two state House races are also within recount range. New DFL Trifecta: Democrats won full control of Minnesota’s government, and Gov.-elect Amy Klobuchar has pledged a state government audit on her first day. The election also made her Minnesota’s first woman governor and Peggy Flanagan the state’s next U.S. senator. Voter Turnout: More than 2.8 million Minnesotans voted, setting a midterm turnout record. Pipeline Dispute: The Public Utilities Commission approved a pipeline reroute near Pipestone National Monument over tribal opposition, requiring the developer to coordinate cultural and archaeological surveys with tribes. Immigration Cases: A federal judge ordered the release of a former DACA recipient, ruling his arrest and detention unlawful. Separately, the federal government is fighting an order to return a Nicaraguan asylum seeker deported from Minnesota to the Central African Republic.
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