Political

The Stearns County Service Center in Waite Park will have extended drive-thru hours for dropping off ballots beginning Tuesday.

The project is slated to receive $4 million following passage of a nearly $2 billion bonding package by state legislators.

Six candidates, including two incumbents, are competing for two seats on the St. Joseph City Council this November.

ST. JOSEPH – Rick Schultz is aiming to win his sixth term as mayor of St. Joseph amid competition from City Council member Anne Buckvold. The winner of the election will serve a two-year term at the helm of the St. Joseph City Council...

Due to a high number of county residents voting absentee in the Nov. 3 election, a drive-thru ballot drop-off area has been set up outside the Stearns County Service Center in Waite Park.

St. Cloud State Political Science Professor Patricia Bodelson joined me on WJON today. We discussed polling. She indicated that polling in 2016 proved not to be accurate but expects the polling to be more accurate this time. She says that good polls call both landlines and cellphones.

The Lost Wages Assistance program, managed by FEMA, will provide individuals receiving unemployment benefits with an extra $300 a week.

The agreement allows voters to submit their mail-in or absentee ballots without witness signatures.

Walz has requested a U.S. Small Business Administration disaster declaration to free up low-interest loans.

Requests for absentee ballots for the upcoming primary election are running 10 times higher than four years ago.