MPR News PM Update

Aug. 9, 2024

Workin' for the (cool, dry) weekend! Isolated rain chances continue mainly for northern Minnesota. On Sunday, our temperatures will climb back into the mid to upper 70s. Get the latest on Updraft.

Minnesota's primary election is next week. 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.
Oldest Black-owned newspaper in Minnesota turning 90 years old

On Aug. 10, 1934, the Minneapolis Spokesman and the St. Paul Recorder began printing news for what was then a small, but growing, Black community. The papers would later be combined into the Minnesota Spokesman. 

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Demuth calls Harris-Walz agenda ‘extreme,’ out of touch with rural voters

Many supporters think Gov. Walz fits the vice presidential bill, but Minnesota House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, alleges that during his 2018 campaign for governor, Walz dismissed much of greater Minnesota.

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😷 Is COVID endemic yet? Yep, says the CDC. Here’s what that means
The categorization acknowledges the SARS-CoV2 virus that causes COVID will continue to circulate and cause illness indefinitely, underscoring the importance of people getting vaccinated and taking other steps to reduce their risk for the foreseeable future.
☑️ How to vote in the 2024 Minnesota primary election in August
On Aug. 13, Minnesotans will vote in the 2024 primary election to weigh in on which candidates they’d like to advance to November’s general election. Here’s what to know about Minnesota’s primary election.
❓ Which primary candidate most closely aligns with your views? We made a quiz to help you find out
Minnesota’s primary election is Tuesday, Aug. 13. Voters will determine which Democratic and Republican candidates will be on the ballot for the general election in November. Let’s dig deeper and explore which candidates on your ballot best align with your top issues and political beliefs.
🗳️ A win for the Harris-Walz ticket would also mean the country’s first Native American female governor
Peggy Flanagan, the lieutenant governor of Minnesota and a citizen of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, is poised to serve as the state’s next governor should Walz step down to accept the role of vice president of the United States. Her rise to power has been watched closely by Indigenous peoples in Minnesota and across the country who see her as a champion of policies that positively affect Native Americans.
🎉 Art Briefs: Rendezvous and powwow in Grand Portage, and more
Plus, the Jim Denomie Memorial Scholarship has named Star WallowingBull as this year’s recipient; the Walker Art Center of Minneapolis will host choreography auditions Aug. 22-24; and the Downtown Minneapolis Street Art Festival returns this weekend.
🗳️ GOP’s Protect the Vote tour stops in Minnesota to recruit election judges, challengers
On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has vacillated between saying he accepts the results of the 2020 election and calling them into question. Officials in Minnesota and nationwide have found claims of widespread voter fraud in 2020 to be false.
🌌 Anishinaabemowin heard in a galaxy far, far away
From Indian Country Today: It was unlike any viewing of the nearly 50 year screening of “Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope.” The first released episode of the iconic series debuted Thursday in Canada, dubbed in Anishinaabemowin, the language of the Ojibwe.
– Amy Felegy, MPR News
 

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