Governor Tim Walz on Friday announced a plan aimed at stopping fraud in state government. The governor’s proposal will use artificial intelligence to enhance fraud detection and create tighter controls on spending. His office says Walz will also sign an executive order creating a state fraud investigations unit within the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
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While brief, Gov. Tim Walz’s bid for vice president will add another chapter to his legacy in politics, and the Minnesota Historical Society has gotten a jumpstart on preserving it.
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Peter Yarrow of folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86
The singer-songwriter and social activist best known as one-third of the folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at age 86. Peter Yarrow died Tuesday at his home in New York.
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Judge grants media requests to record Minnesota senator's burglary trial
Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell is set to stand trial later this month on a burglary charge. A Becker County judge on Tuesday ruled that the proceedings can be recorded by media organizations with some limitations.
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