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Early voting kicks off in battleground Wisconsin with a push from Obama and Walz
In-person early voting has kicked off across battleground Wisconsin, with former President Barack Obama and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz hosting a rally in liberal Madison. 
Morning Announcements for Oct. 22
Here are the morning announcements for Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.
Costly data demands leave some Minnesota school districts frustrated
Some district leaders say they’ve been inundated with huge data requests that appear politically motivated and can be massively expensive and difficult to decipher. At least one school board has asked lawmakers to help slow a “runaway train.”
St. Paul’s proposed tax hike to fund child care: 5 questions, answered
A St. Paul ballot question next month asks voters if they’ll authorize the city to levy property taxes to fund child care for low income families up to $20 million over 10 years. The mayor says he won’t implement the tax hike even if voters approve it. Here’s what to know.
A Minnesota farmer and a college student walk a mile in each other’s news
This election season, MPR News invited its audience to learn more about people on the other side of the political spectrum through an initiative called “Walk a Mile in My News.” Two of our participants, a Democrat and a Republican, swapped their go-to news sources and then let us record their conversations. They had far more in common than they expected.
'This s--- was stolen from us:' Coach Reeve rips refs after devastating Lynx loss
To break down Reeve’s words, and the whole post-season for the Lynx, MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with La Velle E. Neal III, a sports columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune.
At 70, artist Jimmy Longoria still paints with ambition
For our series “Connect the Dots” we’re asking community elders to share part of their life story and some of the lessons they’ve learned along the way about what matters in life.