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Ballot Box 101: How to get first-time voters to the polls 

How do you motivate people who have never voted before to show up at the polls? For this special In Focus discussion, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Secretary of State Steve Simon and two young organizers working to inform and encourage new voters to participate in democracy.
by Angela Davis and Kelly Gordon

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UK's Truss quits after turmoil obliterated her authority

UK's Truss quits after turmoil obliterated her authority

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned — bowing to the inevitable after a tumultuous six-week term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party obliterated her authority.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota group fights attempts to make voting harder

Minnesota group fights attempts to make voting harder

Outside the Ramsey County Courthouse, more than 30 people chanted “Democracy!” and held signs that read, “We Choose Us.” It's the name of a voting rights advocacy organization that seeks to fight attempts to make voting more difficult in counties across Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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Campaign for control of Legislature plays out in suburbs

Campaign for control of Legislature plays out in suburbs

Although all 201 seats in the Minnesota Legislature are on the ballot this year, only some are truly competitive. And many of those are in second-ring suburbs and outlying regional centers. 
by Brian Bakst

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Hagaha codbixiyaha: Fiiri mawqifyada murashixiinta degmada 3aad ee soo-rididda ilmaha, dambiyada, iyo waxyaabo badan

Hagaha codbixiyaha: Fiiri mawqifyada murashixiinta degmada 3aad ee soo-rididda ilmaha, dambiyada, iyo waxyaabo badan

Degmada 3aad ee Koongareeska, Wakiilka Aqalka Hoose Dean Phillips, oo ah Dimuqraadi oo markii ugu horreysay waxaa la doortay 2018 iyo mar labaad 2020, waxaa wajahay Tom Weiler, oo ah nin Jamhuuriga ku cusub iyo ka soo hawlgabay ciidanka Badda Mareykanka. Degmadu waxay dabooshaa inta badan xaafadaha magaalooyinka sida galbeedka Minneapolis oo ay ku jiraan qeybo ka mid ah degmooyinka Anoka, Carver iyo Hennepin. 
by MPR News Staff

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Lus coj qhia neeg xaiv tsa: Xyuas Cheeb Tsam 3 cov neeg sib tw cov kev txhawb rau kev kaus me nyuam pov tseg, kev ua txhaum cai thiab ntau tsav yam ntxiv

Lus coj qhia neeg xaiv tsa: Xyuas Cheeb Tsam 3 cov neeg sib tw cov kev txhawb rau kev kaus me nyuam pov tseg, kev ua txhaum cai thiab ntau tsav yam ntxiv

Nyob rau Cheeb Tsam Congressional 3, Neeg Sawv Cev Dean Phillips, uas yog ib tug Democrat raug xaiv thawj zaug thaum 2018 thiab rov raug xaiv dua thaum 2020, tab tom sib tw nrog Tom Weiler, uas yog tus neeg Republican tshiab thiab yog Teb Chaws Asmeskas Qub Tub Rog Fab Navy. Lub cheeb tsam duav ntau heev yav qab teb sab hnub poob ntawm Minneapolis, nrog rau ib kuag ntaw cov cheeb koog Anoka, Carver thiab Hennepin. 
by MPR News Staff

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After turbulent first term, Walz casts himself a 'steady hand'

After turbulent first term, Walz casts himself a 'steady hand'

Tim Walz began his term as governor four years ago calling for “One Minnesota.” After COVID-19 and the murder of George Floyd, the unity he was looking for seems more elusive than ever.
by Brian Bakst

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NYC opens emergency center for influx of bused migrants

NYC opens emergency center for influx of bused migrants

An emergency center to house some of the influx of migrants being sent to New York City is set to open, providing temporary shelter in giant tents on an island off Manhattan.
by The Associated Press

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