In push to break tie with House DFL, Republicans say they’ll challenge election in southwest metro

Claiming the potential for missing absentee ballots has “obscured” election results, Minnesota Republicans say they will file a lawsuit to contest a southwest metro state House race recount where the Democratic-Farmer-Labor incumbent won reelection by just 15 votes. It’s the latest challenge by Republicans after this November’s election gave the state a House tied 67-67 between the parties. If ...