MPR News PM Update

Aug. 6, 2024

Pleasant Tuesday! Canadian breezes are blowing comfy air across Minnesota creating high pressure and bringing back sunshine. Afternoon high temps will be mostly in the 70s and tonight lows will fall into the 50s. Get the latest on Updraft.

Minnesota's primary election is one week away. Want to learn more about candidates? Check out  MPR News’ Voter Guides where candidates answered why they are running, their background and their priorities for their time in office. These guides are freely available through our website and through Populist, where you can build an address-specific ballot. Check out also how we created these guides.
Kamala Harris taps Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Democratic running mate

Gov. Tim Walz supporters say the ex-Army National Guard leader, former teacher and past congressman could help Harris in the Midwest. But he also comes with baggage from nearly two decades in political office.

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Gov. Tim Walz is Kamala Harris’ running mate. What happens now in Minnesota politics?

Would Walz be required to leave office? Who would fill his spot in Minnesota? Who would become lieutenant governor? Here's how the dominoes could fall.

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📣 In Minnesota, Walz’s VP nod wins bouquets, brickbats
Minnesotans of all political persuasions weighed in Tuesday on the news that Gov. Tim Walz will be Kamala Harris’ presidential running mate. Opinions differ. Here’s a look at some of what Minnesotans are saying.
🚨 Former employee sues Richfield Catholic school for discrimination
A former employee is suing a Twin Cities area Catholic school and the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, alleging she was denied employment after she came out as transgender.  
🐛 New invasive insect elm zigzag confirmed in Minnesota
A new invasive insect has been confirmed in Minnesota for the first time. The state Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that the elm zigzag sawfly was found on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.
🌾 Crop artists scramble in response to news of Walz as VP pick
As the Minnesota State Fair crop art submissions deadline approaches, a crop artist adapts her entry to reflect Gov. Tim Walz being chosen as Kamala Harris’ vice presidential pick.
🌪️ National Weather Service surveying damage after reported tornadoes in south-central Minnesota
Tuesday will be a day of assessing and cleaning up damage across south-central Minnesota, in the wake of storms that produced tornadoes Monday evening.
🌱 Minnesota Farmer’s Union president on stalled Farm Bill, weather extremes and Walz veepstakes
Minnesota Farmfest kicks off in Morgan on Tuesday, and a stalled Farm Bill and volatile weather conditions are top of mind for many of the thousands of farmers, agricultural leaders and politicians in attendance.
🚔 A Virginia man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Kamala Harris
Harris was mentioned 19 times on the account, according to the complaint, including several times in the days after announcing she was running for president in place of Biden.
– Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 

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