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The vote failed to get the 60% majority required for passage.

The proposal has been introduced in the both the Minnesota House and Senate.

It's estimated that the program will cost the state about $400 million in a two-year budget period.

Dziedzic said she plans to return to the Capitol soon, but will continue to lead Senate Democrats and serve her district remotely in the meantime.

The Senate GOP minority reiterated at a news conference Monday that some kind of tax relief from the state's huge $17.5 billion budget surplus would be their price for the necessary GOP votes when the bill comes up in the Senate.

The Senate approved the bill 35-30 Tuesday night and sent it to Democratic Gov. Tim Walz for his promised signature.

The 218-211 vote, along party lines, came after a heated, voices-raised debate in which Democrats accused the GOP of targeting Omar based on her race.

A bipartisan effort to align Minnesota with 36 states that offer sports betting in some capacity was left undone when lawmakers gaveled out of session last year.

Durenberger — a former executive secretary to GOP Gov. Harold LeVander, former corporate attorney and former captain in the U.S. Army Reserve — won a U.S. Senate seat in 1978.

Interviews with the school board and mayoral candidates are also included below.

The House Jan. 6 committee voted unanimously to subpoena former President Donald Trump, demanding his personal testimony as it unveiled startling new video.

He has withdrawn his candidacy.

An Olmsted County commissioner is also facing a challenge.

His margin of victory is less than 400 votes.