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Insurance commissioner runoff: Marty Quinn, Bob Sullivan clash on cause of rising rates

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SQ 844: Property tax reimbursement reform has educators uneasy

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SD 34 runoff: Dana Prieto, Aaron Forst talk Freedom Caucus future, childcare, projects

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The death of Charlie Kirk was seen as a rallying call for young conservatives. One year later, the movement is wrestling with questions about...
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Republican lawmakers pledged that their 2025 tax cuts would pay for themselves. But more than a year after the law was enacted, the federal...