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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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Minnesota Musician Dessa is coming out with a cocktail book, titled after her last album, “Bury the Lede” with a cocktail named after each track.
The recipes were created by Marco Zappia, one of the creative forces behind 3LECHE, a fermentation company.
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Dessa and Zappia about the book.
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In this edition of “Vital Signs,” MPR News host Cathy Wurzer and Dr. Jon Hallberg talk election stress, and health care on the ballot.
Hallberg is a family medicine physician at Mill City Clinic and a professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School. This will be his last segment with us.
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MPR News correspondent Mark Zdechlik checks in from the campaign trail in LaCrosse, Wis., where JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are making their final cases to voters.
And MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talks with MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst for his reflection as both campaigns wrap up.
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It’s shaping up to be a snowy Halloween for parts of the state. We’ll have more on what’s to come during trick or treating and how to stay safe on those slushy roads.
And after thirty years of serving children affected by HIV, Camp Heartland is closing. We’ll look back on the memories — and medical breakthroughs — over the years.
The St. Peter Claver Catholic school in St. Paul’s Rondo Neighborhood 75 years old. We’ll learn how it made an impact on generations of students.
No matter what age you are, science has found that a sense of play is good for your health. More on how to do that.
And Dia de Los Muertos is Friday. A Mexican-Minnesotan poet is here to talk about how humor fits in to honoring the dead.
Our Song of the Day was “Tokyo Neon” by American Families.
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Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is celebrated the day after Halloween. Some of the key ingredients of this celebration are made of sugar and clay. They are decorative skulls known as calaveras. But calavera is also a term for a poem written for the Day of the Dead.
Joining MPR News host Cathy Wurzer with more on this tradition is Teresa Ortiz. She is a poet and a member of the spoken word collective Palabristas.
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We all need a little help to get through life sometimes. From everyday questions to more complex problems, we’re asking the experts to lend us a hand.
Throughout the series Professional Help, we’ll hear some direct advice, for us not-so-direct Minnesotans.
There’s evidence that grown-ups are happier, healthier and more creative when we make time for play. But with responsibilities and expectations and worries, it’s hard to do so.
Our ask: Help me find a sense of play at any age
Our professional: Sofia Padilla, co-assistant director of Puppet Lab at Open Eye theater and co-founder of Paradox Teatro
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