Friday Evening Update

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Evening Update Good evening. A former aide to Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., has told The Associated Press the congressman [repeatedly pressed her to carry his child](, at one point offering her $5 million to act as a surrogate mother. The eight-term lawmaker abruptly resigned Friday, bowing to an ultimatum from House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis. Ryan told Franks that he would refer the allegations to the Ethics Committee and urged him to step aside. [Minneapolis City Council unanimously revokes landlord's rental licenses]( [The Minneapolis City Council unanimously revoked 60 rental licenses belonging to landlord Steve Frenz on Friday, culminating a two year saga that began when low income tenants sued him over heating problems, vermin and bedbugs in their apartments.]( [Lt. Gov. Tina Smith mulling 2018 Senate bid]( [Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton's preferred appointee to fill Sen. Al Franken's Senate seat, Lt. Gov. Tina Smith, is considering also running for the seat next year, as Dayton is being pressured by top Democrats in Washington to appoint more than a mere caretaker, according to two Democrats familiar with the discussions.]( [Taylor Swift's Minnesota fans riled by concert ticket program]( [Many fans worked for "boosts" in the Verified Fan program for her U.S. Bank Stadium concert only to face $450-plus tickets.]( [DFL state Reps. Karen Clark and Susan Allen of Minneapolis will not seek re-election in 2018]( [Clark is the longest-serving openly lesbian state legislator in the nation. She was first elected in 1980 to represent four neighborhoods just south of downtown and is in the middle of her 19th term. Allen was elected in a special election in 2012 to represent several south-central neighborhoods of the city and will step down at the end of her third term.]( [Twins agree to sign Dominican teenager Yunior Severino for $2.5 million]( [Yunior Severino has agreed to a $2.5 million contract with the Twins, according to a source with knowledge of the deal. The deal will become official when Severino passes a physical.]( [Lawsuit by son of slain Somali activist against money transfer business is thrown out]( [A Federal appeals court has upheld a decision to dismiss a lawsuit claiming a money transferring firm with ties to Minnesota was involved in the death of famed Somali activist Saado Ali Warsame.]( [Full-scale Hogwarts comes to life for Harry Potter fans in Minnetonka]( [Using little more than cardboard, Styrofoam and a whole lot of imagination, a mother wanting to give her daughter a special treat has transformed her two-story Minnetonka office building into Hogwarts Castle, Diagon Alley and other familiar landmarks described in the popular fantasy book series.]( Connect with Star Tribune [facebook]( [twitter]( [google+]( [pinterest]( [instagram]( [tumblr]( [Manage email preferences]( • [Subscribe to Star Tribune]( • [Privacy Policy]( • [Unsubscribe]( This email was sent by: StarTribune, 650 3rd Ave S, Suite #1300, Minneapolis, MN, 55488 © 2017 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](