Hennepin County Jail has until Thursday to reduce population
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The Hennepin County Jail faces a Thursday deadline to reduce its population amid a staffing shortage.
And Ken Martin — Minnesota's top Democratic Party operative — is facing competition from a neighbor to become the chair of the Democratic National Committee. Ben Wikler of Wisconsin announced Sunday he wants to become the chair of the DNC.
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