MPR News PM Update

Aug. 7, 2024

September preview! While most of southeastern Minnesota and the Twin Cities remain dry most of Wednesday, a cool front slides through the state tonight with yet another batch of showers. They will linger north into Thursday. 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.
In western Wisconsin, Vance, Harris and Walz make their cases for election

Candidates from both presidential tickets descended on Eau Claire, Wis., on Wednesday in separate campaign stops as they worked to win over a battleground state crucial to winning in November.

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Feds allege Minnesota man led drug trafficking conspiracy with two Mexican cartels

Fifteen individuals have been charged with trafficking over 1600 pounds of methamphetamine and other drugs from Mexico to Minnesota from 2019 to 2024.

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🔍 Why Republicans are calling Walz 'Tampon Tim' — and why Democrats embrace it
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a law last year requiring public schools to provide period products "to all menstruating students" in grades 4-12. Some Republicans are now criticizing him for it.
🏛️ Decoding judicial elections: What exactly do elected judges do?
Multiple judicial races are on the 2024 ballot for Minnesota. These positions are both statewide and local, but what is the difference between the positions and what qualifications do they need?
🗳️ Minnesota Supreme Court upholds law speeding up voting rights restoration
The court did not rule on the legal arguments made against the 2023 law allowing people in Minnesota to vote upon leaving prison or other custody. Rather, in a unanimous decision, the justices affirmed a lower-court ruling that the group challenging the law lacked legal standing to do so.
🙂 Walz picks up Minnesota’s ‘politics of joy’ baton for Harris campaign, 2024 race
Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz set a tone of hope and happiness in their first rally on Tuesday in Philadelphia, from the Democratic vice presidential candidate’s first words through his closing remarks.
💿 Taylor Swift is back at No. 1, for her lucky 13th week
After a short vacation from the pinnacle of the albums chart, Taylor Swift's “The Tortured Poets Department” reclaims the throne in a week filled with names and sounds that are awfully familiar.
– Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 

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