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Hunting for male voters: Walz steps into the field for the pheasant opener

Hunting for male voters: Walz steps into the field for the pheasant opener

Gov. Tim Walz had more pheasant hunting companions than usual for this year’s opener near Sleepy Eye, on Saturday. Flanked by a team of earpiece-wearing Secret Service agents and roughly a dozen members of the press, Walz and his 4-person hunting party set out into a golden, sunlit field on private land as soon as the season officially opened at 9 a.m.
by Ben Hovland and The Associated Press

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Walz returns to Mankato to reprise role as coach, deliver football pep talk and campaign a little

Walz returns to Mankato to reprise role as coach, deliver football pep talk and campaign a little

The governor stopped through on a campaign visit marking the 25th anniversary of the season the Mankato West football team won the state championship with him as assistant coach. He will attend the Governors Pheasant opener in Sleepy Eye Saturday.
by Hannah Yang

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Battle to shore up bases remains as Election Day nears

Battle to shore up bases remains as Election Day nears

MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst and his guest talks about deadly conflicts in the Middle East and how those have factored into domestic politics. Plus, we follow up with two Generation Z voters about how they’re approaching the election.
by Brian Bakst, Matthew Alvarez and Ellie Roth

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Minnesota’s ‘uncommitted’ voters go into election unsatisfied over lack of cease-fire, conflicted over Harris

Minnesota’s ‘uncommitted’ voters go into election unsatisfied over lack of cease-fire, conflicted over Harris

Minnesota sent the most “uncommitted” delegates to the Democratic National Convention in protest of President Joe Biden’s stance toward Israeli’s military actions in Gaza. Now, with current Vice President Kamala Harris atop the ticket but tied to the prior administration’s policies, those voters face hard choices at the ballot box.
by Clay Masters

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Mayor Frey vetoes carbon emission fee adopted by city council

Mayor Frey vetoes carbon emission fee adopted by city council

In his veto letter Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he agrees with the aims of the fee on polluters, but he said the council’s action amounts to an “unauthorized tax.”
by Sarah Thamer

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Brown says no to pro-Palestinian students' demands for divestment

Brown says no to pro-Palestinian students' demands for divestment

Supporters of divestment ended their encampment last spring in exchange for a promise that their proposal for divestment would get a vote from the board this fall.
by Tovia Smith

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The disconnect between economic data and voters' concerns

The disconnect between economic data and voters' concerns

Are you worried about money? Concerned about the economy? MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about the financial issues affecting how people plan to vote.   
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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