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Politics and Government News

MPR News is your hub for the latest politics and government news coverage. Whether you're looking for the status of a recent Supreme Court ruling, or want updates on Minnesota's newest laws, we have comprehensive state and national news coverage ready for you.

GOP’s Protect the Vote tour stops in Minnesota to recruit election judges, challengers

GOP’s Protect the Vote tour stops in Minnesota to recruit election judges, challengers

Secretary of State Steve Simon says the state needs 30,000 poll workers and that he welcomes them — and is required to recruit them — from both sides of the aisle.
by Cari Spencer and Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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A win for the Harris-Walz ticket would also mean the country’s first Native American female governor

A win for the Harris-Walz ticket would also mean the country’s first Native American female governor

If Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are elected this fall, not only would a woman of color lead the country for the first time, but a Native woman would govern a state for the first time in U.S. history too.
by The Associated Press

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State GOP leader calls Harris-Walz agenda ‘extreme,’ out of touch with rural voters

State GOP leader calls Harris-Walz agenda ‘extreme,’ out of touch with rural voters

“I think that he does very minimal to reach out across the aisle or directly,” Demuth said. “So I don’t think that plays very well, especially in greater Minnesota, when they hear that he is not available and willing to work for all Minnesotans.”
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Walz and legions of 'dudes' want to give men permission to vote Democrat

Walz and legions of 'dudes' want to give men permission to vote Democrat

With the selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Harris continues a trend that has risen out of her run for president: clearing the way for men to identify with their gender as they vote.
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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Democratic primary for west metro seat will tee up special Senate election

Democratic primary for west metro seat will tee up special Senate election

The seat opened after former state Sen. Kelly Morrison stepped down to run for Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District seat. Morrison’s departure left the state Senate split 33-33. 
by Ellie Roth

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State Appeals Court rules Indus School closure legal

State Appeals Court rules Indus School closure legal

This week, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled a northern Minnesota school board followed the law in its decision to close Indus School, located 30 miles west of International Falls along the Canadian border. 
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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