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Should Minnesota continue to put lottery dollars toward the environment?
Currently 40 percent of proceeds from the state lottery go into a fund aimed at protecting the state’s environment. Voters will decide next week whether to renew the fund for another 25 years, but a proposed addition is getting some pushback.
Southern Minnesota House District 18A’s history of flip-flopping attracts lots of outside funding 
With a recent history of voting Republican during presidential elections and Democrat in the midterms, District 18A is attracting a lot of attention in the 2024 election. GOP hopeful Erica Schwartz is looking to unseat incumbent DFL Rep. Jeff Brand. He has won the seat twice with a loss in between.
Trump vows to use local police to deport migrants. Could he do it?
Donald Trump says he would use local law enforcement to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. But this tactic is unpopular with many sheriffs in border counties.
AP sources: White House altered record of Biden's 'garbage' remarks despite stenographer concerns
White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Joe Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump, drawing objections from the federal workers tasked with recording the president’s remarks for posterity.
Ping! Harris and Trump are blowing up your phones with political texts in campaign's last days
Across the U.S., people's phones are pinging with text messages from Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and their allies. Both sides are working the texting pipeline aggressively in the presidential campaign's last days.
Crowdsourced voting fraud claims could become grist for Republican lawsuits
One hub for rumors and conspiracies about voting is X, the social media site once known as Twitter. There, users are floating unverified and false claims about voting that can quickly go viral.
Harris and Trump will bring their closing arguments to 2 key Southwest swing states
With five days left until Election Day, the candidates are expected to make a pitch to Latino voters in Arizona and Nevada — and talk about border security, one of the biggest issues for the campaign.
With assurance and support, Native people with felony records head out to vote
A law allowing people with a felony on their record to vote offers people once disenfranchised from the process a chance to engage once more. In Minnesota, this is especially true for Native American voters.
For these Arab-Americans, the election offers no easy choices
The upcoming election is highlighting the frustrations and aspirations of Arab-Americans, many of who are planning to vote Green.