Election 2024

Election 2024

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2024.

Politics Friday: How will the grow go? A look at Minnesota’s future with cannabis
MPR News host Brian Bakst and his guests talked about the ways Minnesota’s new cannabis law is taking hold in the state — plus a conversation with Gen Z voters.
Marijuana party’s status on the line as Minnesota Supreme Court weighs challenge
The Legal Marijuana Now Party is at risk of losing the major-party status it won in 2018, which qualifies it for campaign subsidies and ballot access. The state Supreme Court expects to decide a challenge by mid-May.
In new Congressional district, Black voters weigh what representation really means
Alabama could soon have a U.S. House delegation that more closely matches its diversity after a redistricting lawsuit. For Black voters, the change has greater significance than who holds the seat.
News organizations urge Biden and Trump to commit to presidential debates during the 2024 campaign
Twelve news organizations have issued a joint statement calling on presumptive presidential nominees Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to debates during the White House campaign. The organizations say the “rich tradition” that's been part of every general election campaign since 1976 is more important than ever during what they call “this polarized time.”
Trump attacks judge and prosecutors in his hush money case in last rally before trial
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday lit into New York prosecutors and the criminal hush money case they brought against him during his last rally before his trial begins Monday.
Biden promotes 'life-changing' student loan relief in Wisconsin as he rallies younger voters
President Joe Biden says student loan relief will empower Americans to pursue their dreams without the burden of debt. He visited Wisconsin on Monday to announce new steps to help more than 30 million people.