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A Native-led nonprofit hopes for record turnout at the polls
As the Native vote gets more attention, organizers with the Make Voting a Tradition campaign help community members learn about the issues, register to vote and hear from some of the candidates running for office.
Public input sought on major powerline proposed for southwest Minnesota
Xcel Energy wants to build the roughly 170-mile power line from Garvin in Lyon County to Becker in central Minnesota. It would connect solar and wind energy from southwest Minnesota to the electrical grid.
Trump talks about reporters being shot and says he shouldn't have left White House in 2020
On the final Sunday of a rollercoaster presidential contest, Republican nominee Donald Trump is asking voters in Pennsylvania again to make him leader of a “failed nation” while also unleashing a profane, conspiracy-laden rant asserting U.S. elections are not legitimate in the first place.
Minnesota’s Black sorority, fraternity members energized by Kamala Harris candidacy 
Many members of historically Black sororities or fraternities in Minnesota expressed excitement about Harris’ nomination and are working to turn out their communities this election.
Trump will rally backers every day until the election in North Carolina, a swing state he won twice
Donald Trump will rally supporters in North Carolina every day until Tuesday’s election. That's a flurry of late activity in the only swing state that he won in both his 2016 and 2020 campaigns.
A simple truth is at the root of many false election claims: Voter rolls are imperfect
At the heart of many election conspiracy theories is a simple truth: America’s voter rolls are imperfect. The U.S. doesn’t have a central voting list. It has a bunch of different lists.
For the formerly incarcerated, voting for the first time is also about those who can't
Casting a ballot after serving in prison comes with joy and pain for the formerly incarcerated, particularly because not everyone has their rights restored after completing their sentence.