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Poll: Minnesota AG candidates locked in tight race

Poll: Minnesota AG candidates locked in tight race

New Minnesota Poll results show the race for Minnesota Attorney General between DFL incumbent Keith Ellison and Republican Jim Schultz is a dead heat with about seven weeks until Election Day. The same poll shows DFL Secretary of State Steve Simon with a nearly eight point lead over his Republican opponent Kim Crockett. 
by Dana Ferguson

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Biden says queen lived life 'for the people'

Biden says queen lived life 'for the people'

The president and first lady are in London to pay their respects to the queen, who is lying in state at Westminster Hall.
by The Associated Press

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Walz agrees to two debates ahead of Election Day

Walz agrees to two debates ahead of Election Day

Scott Jensen, Walz’s Republican challenger, called the agreement “too little, too late.”
by MPR News Staff

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Poll: Walz up 7 over Jensen in governor’s race

Poll: Walz up 7 over Jensen in governor’s race

DFL Gov. Tim Walz leads Republican Scott Jensen 48 to 41 percent in a new MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11 Minnesota Poll. The economy, crime and abortion are voters’ top issues.
by Brian Bakst and Mark Zdechlik

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Legislative leaders and retiring rural DFLer Paul Marquart

Legislative leaders and retiring rural DFLer Paul Marquart

House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, and House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, join Mike Mulcahy to talk about why their party should get control of the House in November's election. Then Mike talks to retiring Rep. Paul Marquart, DFL-Dilworth, a rare rural Democrat in Minnesota.
by Mike Mulcahy

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Walz, Flanagan: Get COVID boosters before fall to guard against omicron

Walz, Flanagan: Get COVID boosters before fall to guard against omicron

Gov. Tim Walz, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and state officials are urging people to update their COVID-19 vaccinations ahead of the fall, when a migration indoors can lead to more exposures.
by Brian Bakst

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Dimick takes aim at Moriarty in Hennepin prosecutor race debate

Dimick takes aim at Moriarty in Hennepin prosecutor race debate

The two finalists for Hennepin County attorney held a spirited debate Thursday, with Martha Holton Dimick repeatedly challenging her DFL endorsed opponent Mary Moriarty.
by Jon Collins

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This GOP strategist is calling on Republican senators to safeguard same-sex marriage

This GOP strategist is calling on Republican senators to safeguard same-sex marriage

With the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, many are concerned that same-sex marriage could be next. Will Republicans band together to protect this right for Americans?
by Manuela López Restrepo and Sarah McCammon

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