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Frederica Freyberg:
Clerks prepare for a busy spring election as absentee ballot returns are already smashing records.

Thomas Fowler:
(Speaking Ojibwe)

Frederica Freyberg:
And the 21st State of the Tribes Address affirms the strength of tribal sovereignty.
I’m Frederica Freyberg. Tonight on “Here & Now,” Zac Schultz reports on the history of the rape kit backlog, a central issue in the Supreme Court race. Immigration and deportation concerns hit close to home. One sheriff imparts his approach. Erica Ayisi outlines priorities from the State of the Tribes Address and a Wisconsin manufacturer describes the uncertainty brought by tariffs. It’s “Here & Now” for March 21.

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