ELECTIONS

Minnesota Primary Winner Is…The Electronic Poll Book

Something was different when Hennepin County voters cast their primary ballots Tuesday. Things were faster. Not just because it was…
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Election Day Voting Just Got Faster In Hennepin County

Expect lines to be shorter for the August 9 primary and November 8 general elections in the parts of Hennepin…
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How To Engage A Huge Voting Bloc: 64-Million Low-Wage Workers

Can the energy of the "Fight for $15" battle be tapped for the November elections?
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CD2 Voters To Get One More Look At GOP Congressional Candidates Before Aug 9 Primary

Four Republican candidates running in the primary for Minnesota's only open congressional seat have been invited to debate less than…
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MN Counties, Cities Brace For Voter Photo ID Cost

Expect property tax increases if voter photo ID is approved say Minnesota county and cities. Provisional ballots will require an…
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Students Oppose MN Voter Photo ID “Poll Tax”

Natalie Cook of the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group explains why students oppose a constitutional amendment that would require a…
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GOP Candidates Ignore Americans with Mental Disabilities

Rick Westendorf, an Iowan with a mental disability, said that the Republican candidates have not addressed the rights of Americans…
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MN GOP Faces Campaign Finance Board Investigation

Minnesota Republicans have publicly owned up to some of their financial mistakes and that could mean more than a million…
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Kloppenburg Picks Up Votes, But Prosser Still Ahead In WI Supreme Court Recount

By: Michael McIntee, UpTake Journalist With a little more than one-quarter of the votes recounted, Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg has picked up 105 votes that were missed on election night. However, her opponent Supreme Court Justice David Prosser has picked up 119 votes giving Prosser a net swing of 14 votes for a…

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MN Gubernatorial candidates debate education policy -Video Replay

Gubernatorial candidates Mark Dayton, Rob Hahn, Matt Entenza, and Tom Horner spoke today at a forum on education, hosted by Growth & Justice. The first hour of the forum is below.

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