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Michels: Would sign abortion ban with rape/incest exceptions
Currently, an 1849 law bans all abortion procedures in Wisconsin, with no exceptions for rape or incest. Polls have repeatedly shown that a majority of people in Wisconsin support abortion rights.
Judge disputes Walz account of Feeding Our Future case
In an unusual move, Ramsey County Judge John Guthmann took issue with the way the news media and Gov. Tim Walz characterized court actions involving Feeding Our Future, the nonprofit at the center of allegations of massive fraud.
Stop thinking just about Election Day. We're in voting season now
Voting for the midterms has started in some states. With more people voting early and mailing in ballots, elections are increasingly less about Election Day and more about what happens weeks earlier.
Early voting starts for November election
Minnesota has one of the nation’s longest early-voting periods, which begins Friday. That itself is a campaign issue this year.
Walz defends state role in Feeding Our Future scandal
Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday said the state had raised concerns about Feeding Our Future, the nonprofit at the center of an alleged fraud ring early and called for the investigation of a judge that required the state to restart payments to the nonprofit.
One woman's mission to turn out the Native vote in Minnesota's midterm elections
Early voting in this year's midterm election begins Friday, Sept. 23. After a surge in voter turnout among Indigenous Minnesotans in 2020, guest host Melissa Townsend talks with Nancy Beaulieu her outlook on turn out for this election.
Lindell sues to recover cellphone seized by FBI agents
MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell has sued the Department of Justice and the FBI to demand the return of a cellphone seized from him at a fast food restaurant in Minnesota last week. Agents apparently seized it as part of an investigation into an alleged scheme to breach voting system technology.