The Minnesota Lynx have advanced to the WNBA championship series. They beat the Connecticut Sun Tuesday night in the fifth and deciding game of a semifinal playoff series 88-77. The Lynx will face the top-seeded New York Liberty in Game 1 on Thursday night in New York City.

And Minnesota business groups are pushing back on a comment Gov. Tim Walz — the Democratic candidate for vice president — made Monday on “60 Minutes.” Walz said the state's paid family and medical leave law, which passed in 2023, was promoted by the business community. While some business owners backed the proposal, the state's largest business groups opposed it.

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Lynx return to finals with 88-77 win over Sun behind Collier's 27 points, 11 rebounds

Business groups push back after Walz says they supported paid leave program

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