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What voters need to know on Election Day

Secretary of State Steve Simon is reminding Minnesotans about the resources available to all eligible voters as they prepare for Election Day, Nov. 8. They include the right to register at the polls and the right to take time off from work to vote.

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Job Opening

The Minnesota Association of Professional Employees is seeking a project coordinator/administrative assistant.

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Unions make final push to get out the vote nationwide

From coast to coast, and armed with polls showing declining union support in key swing states for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, unionists mobilized for final, massive get-out-the-vote campaigns.

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NFL players plan further activism on police-community issues

From San Francisco to Texas to Alabama, from the pros to colleges to high schools, the movement of African-American athletes, notably football players, speaking out and planning further activism on the issue of relations between the police and African-Americans is spreading.

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Many causes of gender wage gap, researchers say

The gender wage gap, which has persisted for decades and continually leaves working women short-changed, has many causes that often don’t show up in pay stubs, a new Economic Policy Institute study says.

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Busy on Election Day? You can vote early

Early voting locations are open across Minnesota for people who cannot or do not wish to vote on Nov. 8. Under Minnesota law, you do not have to provide a reason for voting early.

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Unions to rally Tuesday at U of M

The Teamsters local representing University of Minnesota maintenance, food service and other workers, and the SEIU local seeking to represent faculty will hold a Solidarity Rally Tuesday, Nov. 1, on the Minneapolis campus.

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Opera about Swede Hollow to be performed

On Dec. 11, 1956, the City of Saint Paul evicted the residents of Swede Hollow and burned their homes to the ground. On Nov. 4 and 5, the East Side Freedom Library is reprising an opera that captures that history.