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Sherburne County will recount votes in a few close, local races to confirm the results of last week’s election. We get details on the recount and find out how it could affect a possible tie between Republicans and Democrats in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for immigration policy in his second administration are taking shape. We talk about what they could mean in Minnesota.
A new organization is working to provide services to Hmong and Karen people who are living in two encampments in St. Paul.
And this Veterans Day, we visit a memorial in northwestern Minnesota.
Plus, today is MPR News host Nina Moini’s first day as the host of Minnesota Now — we hear how other Twin Cities journalists shaped how she approaches this work.
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Temperatures are dropping and winter is on its way. That means conditions are more dangerous for people experiencing homelessness and living outside.
A recent story from Sahan Journal looked at two encampments that have become a home base for unhoused Hmong and Karen people in East St. Paul.
A new organization is visiting encampments every Tuesday with food and supplies while trying to connect residents with services. Sahan Journal reporter Katelyn Vue reported on the organization and spoke with MPR News host Nina Moini about it.
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President-elect Donald Trump kicked off the week by building his staff around immigration.
Monday morning he announced his chief of staff for policy will be Stephen Miller, an advocate for stricter immigration enforcement. And Sunday night he announced that his former head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, will be back again to oversee border control.
A Minnesota organization focused on Latino Minnesotans, COPAL, helped make 200,000 phone calls ahead of last week’s election to try to get Latino voters to the polls. A big part of the reason for those efforts was fear and concern over the thought of a second Donald Trump presidency. Now they're switching gears to respond to another Trump presidency.
Francisco Segovia is the executive director of COPAL Minnesota. He spoke with MPR News host Nina Moini about what life looked like for some Latino residents of Minnesota during Trump’s last term, and how they’re preparing for the near future.
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Sherburne County officials announced over the weekend they will pay for a recount in a few close races. MPR News reporters Kirsti Marohn and Dana Ferguson join Minnesota Now to give updates on the counting of votes and the future of the state legislation.
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I am not new to MPR News, I’ve worked here for seven years as a reporter, editor and host. But I am new to serving as your host for Minnesota Now. The producers of the show suggested we put together a story to help introduce me to you all.
I always say other Minnesota journalists helped to really raise me and inspired me to pursue a career that I have considered a calling since I was very young. I hope you will enjoy this little trip down memory lane. Senior producer Aleesa Kuznetsov and I visited some of the people and newsrooms that have shaped my work.
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In every corner of Minnesota, there are good stories waiting to be told of places that make our state great and people who in Walt Whitman’s words “contribute a verse” each day. MPR News sent longtime reporter Dan Gunderson on a mission to capture those stories as part of a new series called “Wander & Wonder: Exploring Minnesota’s unexpected places.”
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We’ll dig into the results of this week’s local and national elections, including how Trump’s performance was stronger in Minnesota this year than back in 2016.
And our neighbors in Wisconsin elected a both Republican president and a Democratic senator for the first time since 1968.
The Minnesota House is facing a historic tie between DFLers and Republicans. We’ll learn more about that.
Somali language fluency is rapidly declining in Minnesota, even though it’s still the third most common language spoken in the state. One children’s author is keeping the language alive.
Plus today is Cathy Wurzer’s last day as host of Minnesota Now. It’s been an amazing three years! Listen for a special conversation with our fabulous new host, Nina Moini.
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Wisconsin delivered 10 electoral college votes to Donald Trump. That pushed him over the 270 mark and led the Associated Press to call the race for the former President.
While Trump carried Wisconsin, Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin won her competitive Senate race in that state.
Baldwin will get a third term in the senate after beating Republican challenger Eric Hovde by just a percentage point, about 29,000 votes. In the presidential race, Trump beat Harris by the same margin. There’s something interesting happening in Wisconsin and UW Eau Claire political science professor Adam Kunz joined Minnesota Now to explain.
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We’re digging into the results of the election to learn what they say about Minnesota voters. The state’s 10 electoral college votes went to Vice President Kamala Harris. But president-elect Donald Trump performed better here than he did in 2020 in all but three counties, according to the New York Times.
On the other hand, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig won her election with a stronger lead than when she narrowly defended her seat in 2022.
Craig Helmstetter managing partner of APM Research Lab joined the program to help explain what the results say about how Minnesota politics is changing — as well as what has not changed.
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Thursday was Cathy Wurzer’s final show as host of Minnesota Now. She is stepping away to focus on Morning Edition. MPR’s Nina Moini is taking over starting on Monday.
Moini came in-studio to introduce herself and also to look back at Wurzer’s favorite moments from the show.
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Marian Hassan has spent her career educating Minnesotans about Somali language and collecting oral histories from elder Somalis to prevent language loss in the state. Though Somali is the third most common language spoken in Minnesota behind English and Spanish, the language was not written down until the mid-1970s. Before that, Somalis had a rich oral tradition.
Hassan just got a Minnesota Legacy Cultural Heritage Grant to continue her mission to preserve Somali oral tradition. She joined Minnesota Now to talk about her project.
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Minnesota Now is two hours of special election coverage this Wednesday — with host Cathy Wurzer and special co-host Brian Bakst — featuring election results, reaction and analysis of the presidential and local races across Minnesota.
The Minnesota House is in a virtual deadlock with the DFL and GOP each winning or leading in 67 seats — which could be the first even divide in the state house since 1979.
Meanwhile, the DFL maintains control in the state Senate after winning a close special election. We hear from senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy and Secretary of State Steve Simon.
Gov. Tim Walz will be heading back to Minnesota after his unsuccessful turn in the national spotlight — we get reaction from former Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
Plus, we hear from the Mayor-elect of St. Cloud, who won by just over 1,000 votes.
Our Gen Z political panelists join for their takes.
And MPR News reporter Mark Zdechlik joins the show live from Washington, D.C., where Vice President Kamala Harris was scheduled to give a concession speech Wednesday afternoon.
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Election day is underway and MPR News reporters and photographers were out at polling stations across the state. Minnesota Now heard from a roundup of reporters about what they’re seeing on the scene in two districts with extremely close races.
Millions of Minnesotans cast their votes Nov. 5. So how exactly does the process work and when will we see results? Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon joins the show to give the election rundown.
It's fair to say most voters might feel a little anxious on election day. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talks about election anxiety with a professor from the University of Minnesota.
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It will likely be a few days before we know the results of the presidential election. In the meantime, “freaking out about the election” discourse has reached a fever pitch. It can feel like there is so much at stake, so much uncertainty, and so little we can control on election day.
In fact, anxiety may be a bipartisan issue this election. The American Psychological Association reported that 8 in 10 Republicans and Democrats say that politics are some of their biggest stressors.
So how can we learn to sit with the unknown? Howard Lavine has been looking into that. He’s a professor of political science and psychology at the University of Minnesota and he chatted with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about election stress and how to combat it.
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In the presidential race, 270 is the magic number — 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency. A states’ allocation of electors, such as Minnesota’s ten electors, is based on population.
There are 538 members of the Electoral College — which means a presidential candidate must secure the backing of 270 electors to win. This election cycle, a lot of attention has been paid to the importance of seven battleground states like Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Each campaign needs to win those state’s electoral college votes for victory.
A number of organizations have created models to predict the result based on some combination of recent polling, demographic information and other data. It’s complicated. To parse it out, Hamline University political science and law professor David Schultz joins MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to chat about how each candidate could get to those 270 votes.
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Less than eight hours before the polls close, MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke to two reporters live from polling locations about what they heard from voters about ultra-competitive races.
In Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District, MPR News reporter Sarah Thamer spoke about the region’s race for U.S. House that is shaping up to be one of the most competitive in the state. Three-term Democratic incumbent Rep. Angie Craig is facing a challenge from former federal prosecutor and Republican nominee Joe Teirab. The district comprises much of the south metro area, but also stretches deep into rural south-central Minnesota.
Cathy also spoke to MPR News reporter Dan Kraker, who spent the morning at two townships in northern Minnesota: Midway and Thomson townships. Both of those townships saw an extremely close 2020 presidential race. Midway Township is also voting on an extremely competitive race for the Minnesota House, which would help decide control of the Minnesota Legislature.
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Millions of voters sent in their ballots early and even more are casting their vote Nov. 5. Steve Simon is overseeing all voting in the state as Minnesota as Secretary of State. He joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to explain how Election Day is going and remind voters about how and when to get their votes in, how those votes are counted once they’re cast and when we can expect results in Minnesota.
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Minnesota college student Addie Raum grew up valuing civic engagement. But as a moderate conservative voter, participating in her first presidential election means making a difficult choice. She talks with MPR News about her journey to casting her vote.
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We are less than 24 hours until Election Day and the campaigns are making their final push to get out the vote. MPR News correspondent Mark Zdechlik is on the campaign trail with Gov. Tim Walz and joins us from Wisconsin with what Walz is doing in these final hours.
This wild election cycle has been a rollercoaster for a young undecided voter in Minnesota. We trace her journey to the ballot box.
And health care is top of mind for many when they cast their vote. Dr. Jon Hallberg joins us with insight.
Fan-favorite Dessa shares cocktail recipes from her new cocktail book inspired by her latest album.
And the Vikings pull off a win and the Minnesota United move on in the playoffs after penalty kicks. We break down those games.
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Three turnovers and three touchdowns. That was the story for the Vikings in Sunday night’s game against the Indianapolis Colts.
After struggling at first and losing possession several times, the Vikes came back to win 21 to 13.
Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson join MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk game highlights and other sports news.
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