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J. Patrick Coolican

Reporter · US

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Aug 11, 2026
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Jul 28, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · J. Patrick Coolican

    Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon addresses DOJ monitoring of polling sites (opens the original)

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    The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that its Civil Rights Division is monitoring polling sites in in Hennepin and Ramsey counties for the state’s primary election “to ensure transparency, ballot security and compliance with federal law,” according to a press release. The two counties declined to allow the DOJ inside polling precincts, as is their right by law, according to Secretary of State Steve Simon, whose office oversees election administration. Instead, DOJ monitors will

  2. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · J. Patrick Coolican, Brian Martucci

    What Minnesota 2026 primary voters are saying at the polls (opens the original)

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    This article will be updated throughout the day with additional voter interviews. A record number of Minnesotans — more than 240,00, by early Tuesday, according to the secretary of state — have already voted, which could propel Minnesota to a turnout record in a non-presidential year. (In 2018, about 926,000 voters cast ballots, or 22.8% of eligible voters.) Although he’s not on the ballot, Minnesotans are energized by the second term of President Donald Trump, and especially Operation Met

  3. Article · Jul 28, 2026 · J. Patrick Coolican

    Judge halts Minnesota ban on prediction markets (opens the original)

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    A federal judge halted a new Minnesota law aimed at stopping the massive expansion of gambling via prediction markets on sites like Kalshi and Polymarket. The two companies and the Trump administration sued Minnesota to invalidate the new law, and federal Judge Katherine Menendez granted a preliminary injunction to stop the law from taking effect during the ongoing litigation. She determined the companies and the federal government were likely to prevail and face “irreperable harm” should th

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