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‘Lunch pail kind of guy’: Walz aims to hone image as GOP paints different picture of VP hopeful

‘Lunch pail kind of guy’: Walz aims to hone image as GOP paints different picture of VP hopeful

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz gives his acceptance speech for the Democratic vice presidential nomination Wednesday at the party’s national convention. Walz had just two weeks to introduce himself to voters since current Vice President Kamala Harris picked him as her running mate. 
by Clay Masters

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Activist Arnold Dahl-Wooley advocates, educates about the two-spirit community in rural Minnesota

Activist Arnold Dahl-Wooley advocates, educates about the two-spirit community in rural Minnesota

After experiencing the difficulties of growing up as a two-spirit person in rural Minnesota, activist Arnold Dahl-Wooley is now working to help others and educate the larger community. He will take his message to the Bemidji Pride celebration this weekend.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Puerto Rico's delegates called for the island to become a U.S. state. Here's the context

Puerto Rico's delegates called for the island to become a U.S. state. Here's the context

Delegates from Puerto Rico referred to the island territory as "the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the next state of the United States" before casting their votes for Kamala Harris during Tuesday night's roll call.
by Jaclyn Diaz

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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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