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Check out the voter turnout in your county — and what groups are doing to increase it

Check out the voter turnout in your county — and what groups are doing to increase it

Minnesota consistently has one of the highest voter turnout rates in the country, and organizers in the state are building awareness and civic engagement to maintain that trend for future elections.
by Erica Zurek

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Gov. Tim Walz and wife Gwen Walz detail experience with fertility treatment, explain it wasn’t IVF

Gov. Tim Walz and wife Gwen Walz detail experience with fertility treatment, explain it wasn’t IVF

The Walz family is sharing new details about how they used a fertility treatment called intrauterine insemination to conceive their children. Republicans say Walz misled the public on this aspect of his family history.
by Dana Ferguson

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Iowa abortion providers dismiss legal challenge against state's strict law now that it's in effect

Iowa abortion providers dismiss legal challenge against state's strict law now that it's in effect

Iowa abortion providers are opting to dismiss their lawsuit against the state since the Iowa Supreme Court allowed a strict abortion law to be enforced. The suit’s dismissal Thursday comes weeks after the law took effect, prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks and before many women know they are pregnant.
by The Associated Press

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Harris maintains slight lead in presidential race in first Minnesota poll since Walz announced as VP

Harris maintains slight lead in presidential race in first Minnesota poll since Walz announced as VP

The latest poll of Minnesota likely voters — the first conducted since Walz was announced as the Democrat’s Vice Presidential candidate — shows Democrats leading Republicans.
by Craig Helmstetter and Anna Haecherl

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Ensuring accessible, secure and fair elections

Ensuring accessible, secure and fair elections

MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests explore what we know about who votes, who is less likely to vote — and why — and what you can do to boost voter turnout this election year. 
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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Gov. Tim Walz made an impression in China, students and teachers say

Gov. Tim Walz made an impression in China, students and teachers say

Vice President Harris’ running mate has lived in China and traveled there many times. His relationship with the country has been under scrutiny, especially from Republicans.
by John Ruwitch

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It’s the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. Except maybe in farm country

It’s the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. Except maybe in farm country

In Minnesota, there are fissures between rural and urban Democrats, and they’re front and center with Gov. Tim Walz emphasizing his rural roots as a vice-presidential candidate. Some Democrats feel like their party is out of touch with rural voters.
by Catharine Richert

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