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This coming Tuesday marks three weeks until Election Day - Blois discusses what to expect, what to look for as we wind down the clock! He chats with Senator Aric Putnam who is defending his Senate District 14 in Saint Cloud - we get into state budget, Ag, campaigning and what he is seeing and hearing, where he sits in contrast to other Senate seats and more! We also chat with Nels Pierson, senatorial candidate for District 24 in Rochester talking Mayo, growth in Rochester, split House Districts, Ag and more with him! Finally, Blois breaks down many of the key senate races throughout the state that could play a pivotal role come Election Day and Blois shares this week’s take!

We begin with thoughts on the situation involving the Eden Prairie homecoming football game, the current state of the Minnesota economy as we approach November and more! This week Blois sat down with Minnesota Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen and also we replay an excerpt from this week’s Fluence Media Forum featuring Ag Economist Brian Buhr, MN Bio Fuels Executive Director Brian Werner, Compeer’s Perry Aasness and MN Pork’s Todd Marotz and then Blois shares this week’s take!

This week Blois Olson moderates an in-studio debate for the U.S. Congressional District Two Seat between DFL candidate and former Senator Matt Little and GOP candidate and Senator Eric Pratt - asking the hard pressed questions from Metro Surge, to fraud, Presidential influence, Ag and more!

It is oh so far away but oh so close! This week Blois sat down to chat with Senator Amy Klobuchar and Speaker Lisa Demuth at the LeadingAge Minnesota Annual Leadership Forum and Conference up at Grand View Lodge - covering any and all topics when it comes to the upcoming election, the needs an aging workforce, workforce care, access to care, financial sustainability and much more!

Blois Olson and Lindsey Brown in studio for this morning’s Sunday Take. To open the show Blois talks about Representative Cedric Frazier’s campaign ghosting him for a debate and Ryan Faircloth’s piece in the Star Tribune this morning about the Governor Tim Walz administration’s response to Minnesota's fraud problems. Blois opines the heavy reliance on campaign ads and social media to connect with voters versus being available to conversate which comes with the challenge to connect and think on their feet. He reads texts sent from listeners. In the back half of the hour, Blois focuses on Ryan Faircloth’s piece that headlines this morning’s Star Tribune. Ryan joins Blois to discuss his findings, how he put the article together and the details that stick out.

It is the second Sunday of the Minnesota State Fair as we are in the home stretch for this year and we have Blois Olson LIVE on the WCCO Radio veranda hosting the Minnesota State Auditor's Debate on Sunday Take featuring Scott Jensen, Jay Reeves, and Zack Filipovich tackling any and all of the hot topics in the state from fraud to crime and much, much more in today's debate

Bois Olsen is joined live at Minnesota State Fair with Eric Eskola, former WCCO Radio personality/host and John McCormick with Wall Street Journal.

We are creeping ever so closely to the Minnesota State Fair - Blois previews what the first weekend of Sunday Take has in store, we discuss flock cameras, AI and data centers then pivot to chat with Representatives Brad Tabke (D) Shakopee and Representative Mary Franson (R) Alexandria discussing more on the controversy with flock cameras and much more! Plus Blois shares this week’s take!

What a week that was in Minnesota politics with Tuesday's primaries in the rear view mirror - Blois recaps some of the key points and how this plays out into which candidates have the best scope, the best future outlook for this state, then we shift to metrics of this state MN Chamber President and CEO Doug Loon on the true struggles with Minnesota when it comes to growth, workforce and the overall economy in this state and then head across the border and chat with Wisconsin Political Analyst, Bill McCoshen who is very plugged in to Wisconsin’s current political landscape including primaries that were just as crazy as Minnesota’s and also get into how Wisconsin plays into the 2028 Presidential scope!

We are 48 hours away from Tuesday’s Primary Voting and Blois takes a deeper look into the races to watch for and the numbers going into this week’s voting from the top down he previews each race and the highs and lows of each candidate in each race!

This week marks another year of Farm Fest, Blois previews this as well as recapping the nice and not so nice interactions among campaigning this past week amid some turmoil in the Angie Craig and Peggy Flanagan race! Then we hear from Republican candidate for Senate Adam Schwarze who shares his non-establishment run in the GOP, what he is seeing and hearing amid his campaign travels, what he brings to the table when it comes to the economy, Iran War and overall representation in Washington and much more!

As we inch closer to primaries there seems to be somewhat of a disconnect between Minnesotans and around the country with candidates and races in politics - Blois addresses why he believes people have tuned out. Then we have an extended conversation with Representative Angie Craig (DFL) who is running against Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan for Senate and right out of the gate we dive into her vision for Minnesota and this country, the War in Iran under the current administration, the state of the LGBTQ+ community currently, Agriculture and much more! Then finally Blois shares his brief thoughts on both the controversy surrounding Senator John Hoffman and Rep Craig and also the current need for change with the algorithm when it comes to campaigning!

This week Blois Olson hosts the Congressional District 2 DFL Debate featuring Matt Klein, Matt Little and Kaela Berg LIVE in studio!

We are edging closer to primaries and we have a few spots to fill both in DC and here in Minnesota so Blois previews next week's Sunday Take in studio debate featuring the three condidates for Congressional District 2 and what we can expect as we edge closer to primaries and then Blois sits down with Secretary of State Steve Simon about the Oversight Committee, ID when it comes to voting, voter integrity and what the Federal changes mean when it comes to reporting voting at the state level and beyond - that and much more with Sec. of State Steve Simon on Sunday Take!

This weekend marks 250 years as a country. Blois shares his thoughts on the historic Independence Day marker, previewing the primaries and Farm Fest coming up and then he sits down for an extended conversation with Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan discusses why she chose to run for U.S. Senate, her race against Angie Craig for the DFL seat, her reflection on how Operation Metro Surge was handled by Governor Walz and others a few months back, the education system in Minnesota, fiscal management with the state and much more and then Blois shares this week’s take!