MPR News PM Update
Oct. 30, 2020

Seasonable weather on Halloween. Tonight, it'll be mostly clear with lows in the upper 20s to the mid-30s. Under southerly winds and the influence of a warm front Saturday morning, highs make it into the 40s and low 50s, which is very close to average for Halloween. Sunday will be mostly sunny with highs in the 30s.

Another grim milestone: Record 3,100 COVID cases reported today. Minnesota’s grim week of COVID-19 records continued Friday as the Health Department reported more than 3,100 newly confirmed cases of the disease, the first time the daily report has topped 3,000 in the pandemic. State officials said 18 more Minnesotans have died, continuing a troubling October of steeply rising cases, hospitalizations and deaths to COVID-19.

Biden-Trump hold dueling rallies in Minnesota this afternoon. Tune into our special coverage at 6 p.m. Former Vice President Joe Biden is at the State Fairgrounds this afternoon for a drive-in rally, while President Donald Trump is slated to hold a rally at the Rochester airport later this evening. Watch the rallies live on  MPRNews.org tonight, and stay tuned for the special coverage this evening with our politics reporters who are covering the events. 

Secretary of State Steve Simon: You can override your recently-mailed absentee ballot  if you're worried it won’t arrive by the new court-ordered deadline.

There are almost 400,000 absentee ballots that have yet to be filled out and sent back to Minnesota election officials. The latest statistics from the Secretary of State’s office show that nearly 1.6 million ballots have been returned and marked accepted. That’s at least half of the anticipated 2020 electorate in the state.

You can get more of the latest news, in just a few minutes, via the Minnesota Today podcast
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MN school board races are competitive and more diverse
The majority of Minnesota school districts are holding board elections in November. And there are large numbers of people running to fill those seats, including record numbers of candidates of color.

Youth sports: What one school board’s decision to 'let them play' means for Minnesota
In Focus: Equity in Education, an MPR News community event
 
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Amazon announces packing, shipping facility in Fargo
Online retailing and tech giant Amazon says  it will build a packing and shipping facility in Fargo, N.D. that will add more than 500 jobs in the city.
 
Internal documents reveal COVID-19 hospitalization data the government keeps hidden
Where are hospitals reaching capacity? Which metro areas are running out of beds? The most recent report obtained by NPR, dated Oct 27, lists cities where hospitals are filling up, including the metro areas of Atlanta, Minneapolis and Baltimore, where in-patient hospital beds are over 80 percent full.
 
7th District voters choosing between ag clout and President Trump
Political pundits on the national level say 7th District U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson is facing the toughest election challenge of his 30 years in Congress. His challenger, former state Sen. Michelle Fischbach, is touting her support from President Donald Trump as she tries to defeat Peterson in the increasingly red district.

Voter guide: Where the 7th District candidates stand on the issues
MPR News congressional debate:  The 7th District
 
Final NPR electoral map: Biden has the edge, but Trump retains narrow path
You would rather be Democrat Joe Biden heading into Election Day than President Donald Trump, but there's lots of uncertainty. It's possible to see Biden win a blowout or Trump again eke out a win.
 
Congressional candidates in Minnesota's 4th District and 5th District
To wrap up the series of debates and interviews with the candidates in Minnesota’s eight congressional districts, MPR News political editor Mike Mulcahy hosted the last edition of “Politics Friday” before the Nov. 3 election.
 

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