AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoU.S. Senate Race: GOP leader John Thune campaigned with Minnesota GOP candidate Michele Tafoya in Le Sueur while Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan hit back in Brooklyn Park over rising costs tied to the war in Iran, as both sides gear up for the Nov. 3 contest. Local Crime: A St. Paul jury convicted Ian Loi Bursey of murder in a road-rage chase that ended in a fatal shooting outside a tobacco shop. Public Safety & Courts: A Brooklyn Park Target robbery case moved forward as a third suspect, Darrin Spears, was sentenced and placed on stayed prison time with probation conditions. Housing & Competition: A court let Attorney General William Tong’s antitrust lawsuit over RealPage’s rent-pricing algorithm continue, keeping the fight alive over alleged rent inflation. Energy & Environment: CenterPoint held a community connect on a potential networked geothermal project in Orono, while Gov. Walz signed an executive order aimed at permanently blocking sulfide-ore copper mining in the Boundary Waters watershed. Infrastructure: Rochester cleared the final hurdle for the Silver Lake Dam replacement and upgrades, approving an $18.9M contract. Education: New MCA-IV reading and science tests set a fresh baseline, with Stillwater reporting above-state proficiency rates. Weather: Tuesday brings sunshine and a big warm-up across Minnesota.
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