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People are asking ChatGPT to help them decide how to vote in the midterms

People are asking ChatGPT to help them decide how to vote in the midterms

Voters are already voting in the midterms. This year, some voters are trying something new to get ready for the election: asking AI to help research their ballot and even decide who to vote for.
by Maham Javaid

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Senate GOP leader joins Tafoya on farm as Flanagan highlights cost, war concerns

Senate GOP leader joins Tafoya on farm as Flanagan highlights cost, war concerns

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune made his way to Minnesota to campaign with Republican Senate nominee Michele Tafoya. Democratic nominee Peggy Flanagan sharpened her message on economic struggles and the war in Iran.
by Peter Cox and Ellie Roth

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Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84

Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84

Dennis Hastert, who served as House speaker longer than any other Republican but later was sent to prison in a hush-money case, has died. The Kendall County, Illinois, coroner said Monday that Hastert died of natural causes on Saturday while he was receiving hospice care.
by The Associated Press

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Show-and-tell: How Montevideo schools convinced voters to increase taxes after failing 3 times

Show-and-tell: How Montevideo schools convinced voters to increase taxes after failing 3 times

Big changes are coming to the schools in the small central Minnesota city of Montevideo after voters passed a $42 million bond referendum earlier this year. The money will be used to fix up and add onto the aging school buildings.
by Hannah Yang

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Iowa’s governor signs bill increasing tax incentive cap for a $15B steel plant

Iowa’s governor signs bill increasing tax incentive cap for a $15B steel plant

Iowa’s governor has signed a bill to expand the ceiling on the state's tax incentives. Officials say the change is needed to secure a $15 billion steel plant project for the state because the company wouldn't accept what's currently in law.
by The Associated Press

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Politics Friday: Keith Ellison, Ron Schutz appear in their first attorney general race debate

Politics Friday: Keith Ellison, Ron Schutz appear in their first attorney general race debate

In his bid for a third term, DFL incumbent Keith Ellison on Friday faced Twin Cities attorney Ron Schutz, a Republican, in a debate moderated by MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst.
by Brian Bakst, Matthew Alvarez and Jeff Jones

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