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"The definition of insanity is just keep doing the same old thing and expecting a different result," said Republican governor candidate Scott Jensen during a break from politicking outside of his booth at the Minnesota State Fair. "I think we need to run a candidate that doesn't like politics." The one-term state senator and family physician from Chaska has been campaigning for months and putting his medical credentials — not his political experience — front and center. He said he's approaching $1 million raised since March and he's gained traction with the conservative base over his messaging against COVID-19 restrictions,...

Multimillionaire Robert Beale has a beef with the Minnesota Revenue Department. He wants the state to return his 30-room North Oaks house, two Audis and 41 guns, along with his wife's grandmother's silver tea set. The state's tax collector seized those assets last month for what it says is nonpayment of about $800,000 in capital gains taxes, penalties and interest. The taxes stem from Beale's sale in 1998 of his interest in KLGT-23, a local television station. Beale says that at the time of the sale — as well as now — he was a resident of Naples, Fla., and...