🌥️ Minnesota will transition into a gradual drying trend with clouds lingering on Wednesday. Highs will run mostly in the 40s to low 50s across the state.
☀️ Thursday and Friday look like beautiful late autumn weather days with plenty of sunshine after Wednesday’s clouds clear out.
With a win in Wisconsin, Donald Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency — an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts.
The Minnesota Senate will stay in DFL control. The outcome of the state House of Representatives still hung in the balance in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, although the House GOP leader said Republicans flipped enough seats to control that body.
‘Should have never happened’: Group in halfway house wrongly told they can’t vote. The Minnesota Department of Corrections is reminding transitional housing providers that people with a felony record are allowed to vote unless they are in prison or jail under a law that went into effect in June 2023.
In Minnesota politics, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Tuesday’s election resulted in sweeping victories for Republicans across the nation. An initial look at Minnesota’s elections, however, suggests that voters in the North Star State were not so moved.
Republicans retain control of Wisconsin Legislature despite new maps. Republicans emerged from Tuesday's elections still in complete control of the Wisconsin Legislature, overcoming new district boundaries that Democrats had hoped would give them a chance at finally making major inroads in both chambers.
🎧 On Walz's trail: Reporter Dana Ferguson talks with Cathy Wurzer about covering the VP campaign. MPR News senior politics reporter Dana Ferguson has been following Gov. Tim Walz on the vice-presidential campaign trail. She spoke with host Cathy Wurzer about the experience, some cheesy surprises and collaboration along the way.
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