Voters have decided who will succeed DFL Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was killed alongside her husband in a targeted assassination in June. MPR News says “Democratic candidate Xp Lee prevailed Tuesday in a pivotal special election to fill the seat … The outcome, called by The Associated Press not long after voting closed in the Brooklyn Park-area district, will return the House to a 67-67 tie between the parties.”

The city of Rochester risks job losses amid funding cuts. KTTC reports “the Trump administration has proposed major federal funding cuts for the National Institutes of Health from $48 billion down to $27.5 billion in 2026.” A nonpartisan research group estimates the cut could impact 300,000 health care related jobs nationwide, “including positions at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.”

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