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A week-long law enforcement campaign saw nearly 1,000 Minnesotans ticketed for not wearing a seatbelt. WCCO: http://fluence-media.co/3W8CTG3
Social Security’s announcement of the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment is delayed due to the shutdown. CBS: http://fluence-media.co/46QSzE3
On Charlie Kirk’s birthday, the White House gave him a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom. AP: http://fluence-media.co/3Jc4Nhp
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FRAUD: via Star Tribune’s Allison Kite, VERBATIM: “Minnesota officials are investigating five additional companies linked to individuals recently indicted for allegedly bilking the state’s Medicaid program…State officials also acknowledged this week they are scrutinizing another indicted provider that received millions in payments for other state services.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3KVIltn
ENERGY JOBS: Clean Energy Economy MN is releasing its latest report on clean energy jobs in Minnesota. VERBATIM: “The clean energy industry continues to drive family-sustaining job creation in Minnesota, adding nearly 1,700 jobs across the state last year. Close to 64,000 Minnesotans now work in energy efficiency, renewable energy, electric vehicle manufacturing, and other clean energy-related fields, an increase of over 2 percent from a year earlier.” REPORT: http://fluence-media.co/474gEWH
FEDIMPACT: via Wallet Hub: “Impact of the Government Shutdown on Minnesota Overall Rank: 51st (1=Most Affected, 25=Avg.).
49th – Share of Federal Jobs
50th – Federal Contract Dollars Per Capita
21st – Real Estate as a Percentage of GSP
41st – Access to National Parks
46th – % of Families Receiving SNAP (Food Stamps)
Here’s the full report: https://fluence-media.co/42IqUCO
SENATE RACE: via Flanagan for Senate, VERBATIM: “Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan will report nearly $1 million raised for her U.S. Senate campaign in the third quarter of 2025. Peggy has attracted over 45,000 donors to her campaign. The average contribution was under $29, and 98% of donations were under $100. Peggy’s grassroots support comes from every county in Minnesota, and every state in the country. Teachers and retirees are the top folks donating to Peggy’s campaign. … While her opponent Congresswoman Angie Craig has taken millions of dollars from corporate PACs, Peggy made the choice to reject corporate PAC money because she believes special interests have enough representation in Washington.”
MORE: As seen in morning take last week, Rep. Angie Craig raised $2.2 million for her Senate campaign in Q3 2025, meaning she outraised Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan by more than 2-to-1 during the quarter.
CD2: Expect Sen. Eric Pratt to announce over $148K cash on hand in his FEC report.
NOTE: The federal government shutdown is likely to delay candidate reports, as paper reports are being rejected and late filing fees are being waived under certain conditions. All FEC staff that answer questions have been furloughed.
VOTING: via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “There are new allegations in a Minnesota voter fraud case that first came to light this summer. Two people pleaded guilty in federal court to being paid to help register voters. In all, 500 to 600 fraudulent voter registration applications were submitted to election offices in 13 Minnesota counties. … In testimony before the [fraud] committee, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon said the system designed to catch voter fraud works. … Rep. Kristin Robbins, chair of the Minnesota House fraud committee, [said] she has additional concerns that the unnamed foundation that paid the two workers is funded by state taxpayer dollars.” ROBBINS: “Ninety-nine percent of their budget comes from state grants, so this is a group that the state is funding, and then went out and did these voter registrations.” READ/WATCH: http://fluence-media.co/3WFkDUQ
MORE: via KSTP, VERBATIM: “Simon says his office, the elections personnel and the FBI tracked down the bad actors. … Robbins says she’d like to see a process where the Secretary of State’s Office would vet registration applications before they are sent out to county elections officials. But after the meeting, DFL members say they’re not sure committee hearings are the best way to investigate these kinds of irregularities. … ‘In this committee, we’ve had some people the press has identified. Nothing through this committee process at all,’ says Rep. Dave Pinto, DFL-St. Paul.” READ/WATCH: http://fluence-media.co/4q9U73D
STP MAYOR: via MPR News, VERBATIM: “Three candidates for mayor of St. Paul sparred over key issues the city is facing in an MPR News/Pioneer Press-hosted debate Tuesday. Incumbent Mayor Melvin Carter defended his leadership as Rep. Kaohly Her, DFL-St. Paul, and scientist and business owner Yan Chen took swings at Carter’s record. … Carter has proposed that the city adopt laws that would ban assault rifles and large-capacity magazines in St. Paul. It’s something he knows will end up in the courts, but he hopes the move will put pressure on the state or federal governments to act. … Both Her and Chen criticized the approach [as] a waste of taxpayer money.” READ: http://fluence-media.co/4opwdQ1
MPLS MAYOR: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “Three candidates vying to be the next mayor of Minneapolis — Omar Fateh, the Rev. DeWayne Davis and Jazz Hampton — stood together and urged voters to ‘rank all three’ when voters cast their ballots under the city’s ranked-choice voting system. … Calling themselves a ‘slate for change,’ the three men told voters to treat them not as competitors but as allies in their bid to unseat Mayor Jacob Frey. … For his part, Frey has taken a front-runner’s approach, focusing on first-choice votes and avoiding talk of ranking altogether. His campaign has offered no second-choice messaging.” READ: http://fluence-media.co/43lNkKe
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SOYBEANS: Gov. Tim Walz appeared on MSNBC last night to criticize Pres. Donald Trump’s trade and tariff policies, arguing that Trump is helping China and hurting American soybean farmers. WALZ: “The irony, again, is [Republicans] calling Democrats socialists when I am begging for free markets here — to allow capitalism to work and allow our markets to go. Donald Trump is the one with government interference.” CLIP: https://fluence-media.co/43mZ2Er
MORE: via KSTP, VERBATIM: “The United States’ trade battle with China is having a big impact on Minnesota, with China refusing to buy our soybeans due to tariffs. Gov. Tim Walz did not hold back in a meeting Tuesday morning with DNC officials. … Walz said that President Donald Trump’s ego has gotten in the way, [and] China’s retaliation against American soybeans could be a never-ending boycott.” WALZ: “It took decades to establish these markets, and China didn’t just sign a one-year contract with Argentina — they’re decades long, and it’s going to take a long time to get these markets back.” READ/WATCH: http://fluence-media.co/495EcNv
GUNS: via MPR News, VERBATIM: “More than a dozen leaders of cities around Minnesota called for the Legislature to repeal a state law that prevents cities from enacting their own gun regulations. The coalition of mostly Democratic mayors led by St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said the cities are preparing ordinances to introduce in case the state preemption law is repealed. Their proposal would include bans on public possession of assault weapons, devices that convert semiautomatic firearms into automatic firearms and possession of guns in public spaces like community centers and parks. They also want to require that every gun has a serial number. … Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said city leaders need to be freed up to take action if state and federal lawmakers don’t or won’t act.” READ: http://fluence-media.co/48wUKOs
MORE: via Pioneer Press, VERBATIM: “In St. Paul, a draft ordinance is scheduled to be introduced at the Oct. 22 City Council meeting. … Minneapolis is preparing an ordinance ‘to take effect the moment that the state’s firearm preemption law is lifted,’ [Jacob] Frey said. … The coalition includes mayors and city officials from Minneapolis, Stillwater, Burnsville, Mounds View, West St. Paul, Shoreview, Richfield, Golden Valley, Bloomington, St. Louis Park, Brooklyn Center, Columbia Heights, Eden Prairie, Hopkins, Minnetonka and Rochester.” READ: http://fluence-media.co/4nPYFuf
MSP: via MinnPost, VERBATIM: “Some airports around the country are refusing to play a video with a message from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown and its impacts on TSA operations. … Airports in Las Vegas, Charlotte, Atlanta, Phoenix, Seattle and more say the video goes against their airport policy or regulations which prohibit political messaging. … Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport has received a request to allow TSA to air the video, but the Metropolitan Airports Commission ‘is evaluating this request under applicable legal requirements,’ an airport spokesperson said. … Experts [say] it could be in violation of the 1939 Hatch Act, which restricts certain political activities by federal employees.” READ: http://fluence-media.co/4oivNe3
MORE: The Metropolitan Airports Commission’s full statement clarifies that they are not airing the video from DHS Sec. Kristi Noem until its legality has been fully reviewed. STATEMENT: “TSA is not airing the video while the MAC is evaluating this request under applicable legal requirements. We’re grateful or the thousands of federal workers who are continuing to support air transportation at MSP and across the country during the government shutdown.” READ: http://fluence-media.co/4heXAtF
HEATING: via MinnPost, VERBATIM: “Federal heating assistance, which helps more than 133,000 Minnesotans keep warm in the winter, has fallen prey to the federal shutdown. The Minnesota Department of Commerce, which administers the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, said it has enough money to keep processing applications for the program that helps subsidize heating bills. But the shutdown has left the state without any money for the program, and there may not be any funding until late November or even December. … Minnesota was slated to receive about $114 million in LIHEAP funds.” READ: http://fluence-media.co/3IOlQpQ
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47A: via Buck for House, VERBATIM: “Shelley Buck is excited to announce her intention to run for the Minnesota State House in District 47A (South Maplewood & Woodbury) when Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger wins the Minnesota State Senate 47 seat on November 4. … Buck served 12 years on the Prairie Island Tribal Council, with six of them as President. During her time on Tribal Council she helped almost double the Tribe’s land base, expanded services at the Tribe’s health clinic, and implemented a net zero carbon energy strategy.” WEBSITE: http://fluence-media.co/47ofsyN
WAYS+MEANS: via House Session Daily, VERBATIM: “House DFL Caucus Leader Zack Stephenson (DFL-Coon Rapids) announced Tuesday that Rep. Cedrick Frazier (DFL-New Hope) will serve as the new DFL co-chair of the Ways and Means Committee. Frazier is the first Black man to chair the Ways and Means Committee, which oversees the state budget. Rep. Esther Agbaje (DFL-Mpls) will serve as the DFL vice chair of the committee. … The DFL co-chair position on the Ways and Means Committee opened in September after House DFLers elected Stephenson, who was the co-chair, as their new caucus leader.” READ: http://fluence-media.co/47qKKVO
PRISONS: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “Two years after Minnesota passed a law allowing inmates to shorten their sentences through rehabilitation, only six people have been released — far fewer than advocates expected. The Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act (MRRA), passed in 2023, allows eligible inmates to reduce their sentences by up to 17% through individualized treatment and education plans. Yet rolling out the new Department of Corrections (DOC) program has proven more complex than anticipated. … The delays have frustrated proponents of the reform, [but] DOC Commissioner Paul Schnell said the department anticipates expanding the program in the coming weeks.” READ: http://fluence-media.co/3J9cyom
SETTLEMENT: via Forum News Service, VERBATIM: “After finding that an unlicensed company was selling ‘unauthorized and deceptive health coverage’ to Minnesotans, the Minnesota Department of Commerce’s Enforcement Division has settled with the company, requiring it to leave the state’s insurance market. … The Commerce Department, in a Tuesday news release, said the company sold unauthorized health plans to more than 1,700 Minnesotans, some of whom believed they had been speaking with a MNsure representative.” READ: http://fluence-media.co/3KON7sK
OCT 30: via AgriGrowth, VERBATIM: “Economic data from the first quarter of 2025 showed that Minnesota’s GDP decreased by 2.42% from the previous year, driven by mounting challenges in the agriculture industry. Minnesota’s agriculture and food sector has been a cornerstone of the state’s economic growth, often mitigating or cushioning recessions. To strengthen our agriculture and food economy, change is required. Minnesota AgriGrowth’s fall summit will continue the hard questions being asked at kitchen tables and board rooms: ‘How do we build a robust agriculture and food economy in Minnesota by 2040?’” AGENDA: https://fluence-media.co/3L2utxu (SPONSORED: AgriGrowth)
WEST NILE: via Bring Me The News, VERBATIM: “An unusually severe and deadly West Nile virus season in Minnesota has infected over 100 people, according to health officials. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) on Tuesday said 107 cases have been recorded this year, with 79 people hospitalized and 10 deaths. The number of West Nile cases confirmed in 2025 represent the state’s worst outbreak season since 2003, when cases reached 148.” READ: http://fluence-media.co/43egPh3
LUTHERAN: via Pioneer Press, VERBATIM: “Officials with Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota on Tuesday announced a five-year $100-million campaign to expand its social services statewide, the largest such effort in the group’s 160-year history. Called Empower What’s Possible, the campaign aims to expand the organization’s reach in areas including housing, financial stability, behavioral health, early childhood education and community connections. LLS has already raised nearly $60 million since the campaign’s start in 2023.” READ: http://fluence-media.co/43l67Fv
MEDIA: via Bring Me The News, VERBATIM: “The latest round of iHeartMedia layoffs has affected radio stations across the country, including at sports talk station KFAN-FM 100.3 in the Twin Cities. … The audio giant has been making cuts to staff, and among them is longtime KFAN employee A.J. Mansour. Mansour announced on his social media pages last week that his 18 years with iHeartMedia and KFAN ‘has come to an end.’” READ: http://fluence-media.co/3KV2JLb
SAVINGS: via Xcel Energy, VERBATIM: “Home cooling can account for about half of your summertime electric bill. Here are five simple, effective ways to boost energy efficiency in your home and save money.
1. Ceiling fans cool you, not the room.
2. When away, adjust your thermostat.
3. Hot air belongs outside.
4. Cook smarter to stay cooler.
5. Let nature dry your clothes — plus, your chores can wait until evening.”
(SPONSORED: Xcel Energy)
WILDFIRE: via MPR News, VERBATIM: “The Crosby Fire in Northeast Minnesota is now 85 percent contained, according to firefighting officials. The update Tuesday morning said the fire in George H. Crosby Manitou State Park is still 300 acres. An update from the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center said favorable conditions and continued work by firefighters held the wildfire at about the same size. Firefighters are continuing to work on the containment line and hot spots. … Part of the Superior Hiking Trail remains temporarily closed.” READ: http://fluence-media.co/4n46iMs
TRIBES: via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “Sioux descendants have filed a lawsuit against the United States for federal recognition of their tribe, and for monetary damages over land that their attorney said was fraudulently dispossessed. … Attorney Erick Kaardal, who is representing the group filing the lawsuit, said they’re also asking for monetary damages over 500 square miles of land, once known as the Lake Pepin Reservation, which he said was seized through deception. … The Minnesota Historical Society said the 1830 Treaty of Prairie du Chien set aside 320,000 acres of potentially valuable land west of Lake Pepin for the descendants. Kaardal mentioned two instances where the U.S. unsuccessfully tried to buy that land.” READ/WATCH: http://fluence-media.co/4omb2hH
PUBLIC LAND: via MPR News, VERBATIM: “The Nature Conservancy [nonprofit] purchased more than 12,000 acres of forest, rivers and wetlands between Two Harbors and Ely in northeast Minnesota that the conservation organization plans to restore and make accessible to the public. The land features more than eight miles of shoreline, including part of the headwaters of the Rainy River watershed, which flows northwest into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park, and the St. Louis River, which drains into Lake Superior. … The newly conserved land will be added to The Nature Conservancy’s adjacent 6,300-acre Sand Lake/Seven Beavers Preserve, nearly tripling its size.” READ: http://fluence-media.co/3KO0Fos
CREDIT: via a Sen. Amy Klobuchar press release, VERBATIM: “U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar [and others] announced their Servicemembers’ Credit Monitoring Enhancement Act passed the Senate as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. This legislation now goes to the House of Representatives. … The bipartisan legislation provides free credit monitoring for all armed service members, including non-active duty reservists and National Guard members. Currently, only active duty servicemembers are eligible for free credit monitoring.” READ: http://fluence-media.co/3LbUpqs
MORRIS: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “University of Minnesota Morris Chancellor Janet Schrunk Ericksen will step down at the end of December, the U announced on Tuesday. U President Rebecca Cunningham said in a note to faculty and staff that she was ‘grateful’ to Ericksen for her ‘steady leadership and dedication.’ … Cunningham’s note didn’t state why Ericksen was stepping down in the middle of the school year, and a U spokesperson declined to provide additional information. … The western Minnesota campus 150 miles from the Twin Cities has faced declining enrollment in recent years, [but] this year’s incoming class was bigger by almost 25%.” READ: http://fluence-media.co/4hfvSNo
HUDSON: via KSTP, VERBATIM: “The Hudson School District will have two fewer schools next school year. On Monday night, the school board voted 6-1 to close both Willow River and Houlton Elementary Schools. The decision was made despite numerous concerns from parents and community members. … The closures are expected to take place ahead of the 2026-27 school year. A new timeline released by the district on Tuesday shows new elementary school boundaries will be determined by February. Then staff reassignments or potential layoffs will be announced in March and April. Finally, new transportation routes will be created by summer.” READ/WATCH: http://fluence-media.co/43ml3Dl
ELK RIVER: via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “The debate over discrimination and Title IX protections played out in Elk River on Monday night. The school district was preparing to request for clarification from the MSHSL and MDE through a resolution, but school board chairman John Anderson told WCCO that, after it went through legal, the language got softened up and it lost support. The resolution that was pulled urged the MSHSL, the MDE and lawmakers to review transgender student athletic policies.” READ/WATCH: http://fluence-media.co/42F1Mgc
40 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP: Flint Hills Resources and Ducks Unlimited (DU) are celebrating 40 years of partnership, a longevity landmark that makes Flint Hills one of DU’s longest-standing corporate partners. Working together over the past four decades, Flint Hills and DU have contributed to conserving more than 250,000 acres of wildlife habitat and natural areas in Minnesota and over 900,000 acres across North America. LEARN MORE: Flint Hills Resources and Ducks Unlimited Celebrate 40 Years of Partnership (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources)
BRAINERD: via Brainerd Dispatch, VERBATIM: “State funds for a pedestrian bridge across Highway 210 near Lum Park are up in the air. The City of Brainerd received a $1.33 million grant from the Carbon Reduction Program for the proposed bridge, but has yet to accept or deny the money. The grant requires 25% matching funds from the city, equating to more than $300,000. … City staff told the council [that] the Minnesota Department of Transportation is now looking for an answer on whether the city will accept the grant, as those funds would be allocated elsewhere if they are denied. The recommendation from the council’s Safety and Public Works Committee was to deny the grant, knowing the city would not be able to come up with the matching funds and allocate the grant in the time required.” READ: http://fluence-media.co/48vNF0w
BEMIDJI: via Bemidji Pioneer, VERBATIM: “The hearing portion of the boundary trial between Bemidji and Northern Township has concluded, and the actual trial will conclude sometime in December. A decision is not expected to be finalized until 2026. Judge Jessica Palmer-Denig, who is ruling on the case, must finalize a decision within one year of Northern Township’s initial incorporation petition, which was issued in May. Bemidji’s annexation petition followed Northern Township’s petition exactly one week later, and both are being lumped together for Judge Palmer-Denig’s ruling.” READ: http://fluence-media.co/4hhootq
LAKEVILLE: via Pioneer Press, VERBATIM: “Twin Cities film fans can soon level-up their watching experience when the state’s largest IMAX screen opens in Dakota County. ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ will be the first film to grace the sprawling IMAX screen at Emagine Lakeville on Dec. 19, according to a news release from the theater. … Construction of the IMAX screen is expected to start later this month.” READ: http://fluence-media.co/46REMwX
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NURSING HOMES: via MinnPost, VERBATIM: “Minnesota’s end-of-life care economy has long been lauded as providing relatively comprehensive services, and its staff turnover rate — around 36%, according to data self-reported to the state — is lower than the national industry average of around 50%. Nonetheless, replacing more than a third of the workforce each year is a persistent challenge, particularly in rural communities. State officials are now preparing to implement a plan two years in the making to stabilize the industry’s workforce. However, nursing home operators and some Republican lawmakers warn that the changes — including higher minimum wages for all employees — could be the final, wobbly Jenga block that knocks the entire precarious industry down.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3WC8Arr
SHUTDOWN: via WCCO Radio, VERBATIM: “Minnesota senior U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D) is in Washington waiting to act on legislation to end the two-week-old government shutdown. She says President Donald Trump is going to need to get involved to break the stalemate. … Appearing on [WCCO], Klobuchar says there are still doubts they can find common ground with Trump.” KLOBUCHAR: “I don’t think it’s gonna be right away today, but we’re sitting here ready to go. We hope the House will return, and we also, I think the president will have to play a major role in getting this done.” READ/LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/4haydsL
LAWSUITS: The Star Tribune has a report on the lawsuits from the Trump Administration involving Minnesota. VERBATIM: “The flurry of filings has led both Republicans and Democrats to sharply rebuke one another for what they see as using resources toward politically motivated lawsuits. But it’s also raised questions about which of the Trump Administration’s legal maneuverings are posturing, which are part of an effort to test legal boundaries, and which could have a significant impact on the daily lives of Minnesotans. … SCHULTZ: ‘A lot of what the Trump Administration is trying to do is get states and local governments to back down,’ said David Schultz, professor of political science and legal studies at Hamline University. ‘Where we are now is where states like Minnesota are going to try to call the Trump Administration’s bluff and go to court.’” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4n0dbhR
TODAY: Gov. Tim Walz will attend an event at BioLabs at 12:45 p.m. and visit a soybean farm at 2:15 p.m. Both events are open to the press, per his public schedule.
TODAY: via MN Senate, VERBATIM: “The Senate Select Subcommittee on Federal Impacts on Minnesotans and Economic Stability will hold a hearing on rising health insurance costs and the effect on the healthcare system. The committee…will hear from consumers, state leaders on insurance, and hospitals on how changes in the insurance market will affect Minnesotans. Committee chair Lindsey Port (DFL-Burnsville) will be available following the hearing for additional questions.” The event is at 10:00 a.m.
TODAY: via MN Senate, VERBATIM: “On October 15, Senate Capital Investment Committee Chair Senator Sandy Pappas (DFL-St. Paul) and members of the Capital Investment Committee will host 13 communities from Northeast Minnesota via Zoom to learn about 16 proposed projects requesting state matching funds, meet with local officials, and learn about their community needs.” The event is at 10:00 a.m.
TODAY: via a CTUL advisory, VERBATIM: “Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha (CTUL) and North Star Policy Action (NSPA) will host a press conference at Minneapolis City Hall to release a new report outlining how the City can partner with community organizations to eliminate abuse in the non-unionized construction industry, [including] issues such as wage theft, misclassification, and assault.” The event is at 10:00 a.m.
TODAY: via MN Senate, VERBATIM: “Senator Bobby Joe Champion (DFL-Minneapolis) will deliver the Keynote Address at the KMOJ Radio Site Reveal event Wednesday, October 15 in Minneapolis. The event will preview KMOJ’s coming state-of-the-art broadcast and media facility.” The event is at 11:00 a.m.
SATURDAY: via Indivisible Twin Cities, VERBATIM: “On Saturday, October 18th at 1 PM, Twin Citians will join together at The Commons for a nonviolent rally and march at the second No Kings Twin Cities day of action. … Thousands of events, across Minnesota — from International Falls and Bemidji to Saint Cloud and Winona — and nationwide from Bangor, Maine to San Diego are already scheduled, with more events added daily.”
BDAYS: lobbyist Sarah Erickson, KSTP’s Lindsey Brown, ag leader Doug Petersen, GOP activists Barb Sutter and Sheri Auclair
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