Minnesota voters began casting their votes early Friday in the state’s first presidential primary since 1992.
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DFL Lawmakers Announce ‘Religious Freedom Day’ Resolution Condemning ‘Islamophobia,’ Promoting ‘Religious Pluralism’
Two DFL lawmakers plan to introduce a “Religious Freedom Day” resolution that condemns “Islamophobia” and celebrates “religious pluralism.”
Read the full storyPowerful Progressive Group in Minnesota Endorses Bernie Over Klobuchar
A progressive powerhouse in Minnesota politics has endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders for president over hometown candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
Read the full storyGov. Walz’s Refugee Decision Allows Federal Government to Send Middle East Refugees to Minnesota That Australia Has Refused
Gov. Tim Walz’s December 13 decision to say yes to more refugees in Minnesota grants the federal government permission to resettle refugees from any country it desires into the state, including up to 720 refugees from Middle East countries that the government of Australia has refused to accept.
Read the full storyRamsey County Unanimously Consents to More Refugees
Both of Minnesota’s most populous counties will officially continue to accept refugees.
Read the full storySomali Democrat Planning Bid for Fifth District Calls Omar a ‘Disgrace’ to ‘Baffled’ Somali Community
Leila Shukri Adan, a Somali-American Democrat, plans to announce a campaign against Rep. Ilhan Omar in the coming days for the DFL nomination in Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District. Adan recently published an op-ed at Powerline in response to Omar being named the “2019 anti-Semite of the year” by an organization called StopAntiSemitism.org. “It is with dismay that I read the article describing our congressional representative as the anti-Semite of the year. She brings unwanted attention and shame to the Fifth District by her views. Those of us in the Somali community see her words and deeds as a disgrace. She has put us on the map in all the wrong ways,” Adan writes in her article. According to Powerline’s Scott Johnson, Adan is expected to announce her candidacy “shortly” and wants it to be known “that Omar does not speak for the Fifth District’s Somali community.” “What mainstream media outlets do not know is that Omar is not representative of our community. She does not speak for us,” Adan continues, noting that Minneapolis’ Somali community includes “Somalis who claim Jewish ancestry.” “Somalis are not anti-Semitic and we continue to see the path Omar is on as a danger to…
Read the full storyMinnesota’s Senate Republicans Unveil 2020 Agenda, Includes Consideration of Red Flag Laws, Clean Energy Proposals
Minnesota Senate Republicans unveiled their “2020 Vision” agenda during a Monday press conference, highlighting their priorities for the upcoming legislative session.
Read the full storyDuluth Snow Plow Drivers Reject County’s Offer, Will Strike As Early As This Week
A Teamsters union in Duluth mostly comprised of snow plow operators will likely go on strike this week after it voted Saturday to reject a final offer from St. Louis County.
Read the full storyOmar Leads Colleagues in Calling for Extension of TPS for Somalis
A group of 50 House Democrats led by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week asking for an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalis.
Read the full storyLawmaker Calls Minnesota’s New Five-Year Probation Cap a ‘Major Overreach’
A Minnesota lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that would reverse the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission’s recent decision to cap probation for most felonies at five years.
Read the full storyIlhan Omar Goes After Rural Minnesota County for Rejecting Refugees
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) accused Beltrami County of “denying refugees a chance at a better life” after it voted to opt out of refugee resettlement.
Read the full storyMinnesota State Senator ‘Deeply Disturbed’ by DFL Leader’s Threat to Cut Funding from County Over Refugees
A Minnesota senator said he is “deeply disturbed” by House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler’s (DFL-Golden Valley) threat to cut state aid from Beltrami County after it voted to opt out of refugee resettlement.
Read the full storyOmar Says She Feels ‘Stricken with PTSD’ Over Iran Tensions, Then Laughs and Jokes While Colleague Discusses Dead Soldiers
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) said she feels “ill” and “stricken with PTSD” in response to the conflict with Iran before she laughed and joked with her peers while a colleague discussed U.S. casualties in Iraq just moments later.
Read the full storyMinnesota Republicans Announce Bill to Repeal St. Paul’s New College Savings Account Program
Several Republican members of the Minnesota House announced a bill Thursday that would repeal the city of St. Paul’s new college savings program.
Read the full storyDFL House Leader Threatens Minnesota County for Voting Against Refugee Resettlement
A high-ranking Minnesota lawmaker is threatening to withhold state aid from Beltrami County after it became the first county in the state to opt out of refugee resettlement.
Read the full storyFormer Marine Announces Campaign for Angie Craig’s Seat
A former Marine Corps officer announced his candidacy Wednesday for the Republican endorsement to take on Rep. Angie Craig in Minnesota’s Second Congressional District.
Read the full storyMinnesota Police Union Threatens ‘Legal Action’ in Response to Hennepin County’s Officer-Involved Shootings Policy
A Minnesota police union has threatened “legal action” in response to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office’s (HCAO) new “investigative protocol” for officer-involved shootings (OIS).
Read the full storyBillionaire Michael Bloomberg to Visit Minnesotans ‘Shortchanged by Donald Trump’ Wednesday
Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign announced Tuesday that the Democratic billionaire will make a campaign stop in Minnesota to discuss policies for people “shortchanged by Donald Trump.”
Read the full storyMinnesota Supreme Court to Hear Ballot Lawsuit Plaintiffs Claim Block Republicans from the 2020 Primary Ballot
The Minnesota Supreme Court plans to hear oral arguments Jan. 9 in a lawsuit challenging as unconstitutional state ballot laws that plaintiffs say shut out Republican candidates from the March 3, 2020, presidential primary.
Read the full storyCharges Shed New Light on Vicious New Year’s Eve Murder of Minneapolis Woman
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced charges Monday against Cedric Lamont Berry, a 41-year-old drug dealer who murdered Monique Baugh on New Year’s Eve.
Read the full storyPresident Trump Calls Omar and Tlaib Anti-Semites During Evangelical Rally
President Donald Trump condemned the progressive “squad” Friday for their anti-Semitism and support of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement.
Read the full storyMinnesota Senate GOP Announces Plan for ‘Clean Energy First’ Legislation
Minnesota Senate Republicans said they plan to introduce a “Clean Energy First” bill during the upcoming legislative session that will “prioritize clean energy” and “modernize Minnesota’s energy resources.” According to the Associated Press, several different versions of the “Clean Energy First” legislation were introduced during the last session, but all were intended to change how the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) analyzed the long-term plans of utility companies. Senate Republicans say their bill will require Minnesota utility companies to “prioritize carbon-free technology” and will direct the PUC to “consider whether utilities’ new energy projects are in the public interest.” The legislation will include nuclear, solar, wind, hydropower, carbon sequestration, and municipal solid waste as clean energy sources. “In the next two decades, most fossil fueled power plants will likely be retired and replaced – representing more than 40 percent of our current capacity. As we plan for our state’s future energy needs, we have the opportunity to do so in a way that prioritizes efficiency and carbon-free energy,” Sen. David Osmek (R-Mound) (pictured above), chair of the Senate Energy and Utilities Committee, said in a statement. “‘Clean Energy First’ addresses our long-term energy needs in an affordable and reliable…
Read the full storyMinnesota Teachers Union Plans to ‘Defeat Trumpism,’ Get Out ‘100 Percent’ of Teacher Vote in 2020
Minnesota’s largest teachers union has named “defeating Trumpism” and getting out 100 percent of the educator vote as some of its goals for the 2020 election cycle.
Read the full storyKeith Ellison Asks Supreme Court to Review ‘Illogical And Chaotic’ ACA Decision
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has joined a coalition of 19 states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a recent decision that found the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to be unconstitutional. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held in a December ruling that Obamacare’s individual mandate is unconstitutional, but ordered a lower court to decide whether the rest of the law can remain intact. “The individual mandate is unconstitutional because it can no longer be read as a tax, and there is no other constitutional provision that justifies this exercise of congressional power,” said the court. “On the severability question, we remand to the district court to provide additional analysis of the provisions of the ACA as they currently exist.” In the 2-1 decision, the court said that it may be that some, none, or all of the ACA is “severable from the individual mandate.” Ellison has now joined 19 other states in filing a petition that asks the Supreme Court to review the lower court’s decision. “Affordable, high-quality health care is a human right. It’s essential to being able to afford your life and live with dignity and respect,”…
Read the full storyMinnesota Senator Suggests Using Budget Surplus to Give Rebates to Taxpayers
A Republican state senator recently suggested using Minnesota’s estimated budget surplus of $1.3 billion to give a rebate “directly to taxpayers.”
Read the full storyIlhan Omar ‘Outraged’ That Trump ‘Assassinated’ the Head of a Terrorist Organization
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) said she was “outraged” with President Donald Trump for his decision to “assassinate” Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, a designated terrorist organization.
Read the full storyCollin Peterson Joins Republicans in Asking Supreme Court to ‘Reconsider’ Roe v. Wade
All three of Minnesota’s Republican members of Congress along with Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN-07) joined more than 200 of their colleagues in asking the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday to “reconsider” Roe v. Wade.
Read the full storySt. Paul Police Chief Plans to Spend 2020 Getting the Word ‘Slavery’ Removed from State Constitution
St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell said he is “troubled by a clause” in the Minnesota Constitution that includes the world “slavery” and hopes to “ignite a movement” to get it removed.
Read the full storyIt Took Just Two Hours for St. Paul to Have Its First Homicide of 2020
St. Paul saw its first homicide of 2020 just two hours into the new year, the city’s police department announced Wednesday morning.
Read the full storyDuluth Snow Plow Operators with Teamsters Union Plan to Strike
A local Teamsters union in Duluth largely comprised of snow plow operators plans to strike if officials with the St. Louis County government fail to agree to the union’s terms for a new labor contract.
Read the full storyHennepin County Attorney’s Office Gets Emotional Support Dog to ‘Create Less Threatening Environment’
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that an emotional support dog will be joining the staff “for the first time in the history” of the agency.
Read the full storyDFL Lawmaker Cleared of Wrongdoing in Accepting University of Minnesota Position
A report released Monday “completely exonerates” Minnesota Rep. Jamie Long (DFL-Minneapolis) from allegations of illicit lobbying activity, according to House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park).
Read the full storyFive-Cent Plastic Bag Fee Takes Effect in Minneapolis at Start of the New Year
A new five-cent plastic bag fee goes into effect in Minneapolis at the start of the new year after it was passed into law by the Minneapolis City Council in November.
Read the full storyColumnist Quits Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine Because of Garrison Keillor Cover Story
Nora McInerny, a popular Minnesota-based author and host of the “Terrible, Thanks for Asking Podcast,” recently resigned from Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine because of its new Garrison Keillor cover story.
Read the full storyHamilton County GOP Says Tennessee Might End up Like Michigan and Minnesota with More Refugees
Members of the Hamilton County Republican Party have denounced Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee for deciding to continue resettling refugees in the state.
Read the full storyMinnesota and Michigan Mayors Signed Letter Asking for Continued Refugee Resettlement
Dozens of mayors from across the country recently issued a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to ask for continued refugee resettlement in their respective cities and townships.
Read the full storyTrump-District Dems Who Voted for Impeachment Take Phone Calls, Hide Behind Binders to Dodge Questions
Several Democratic lawmakers from congressional districts carried by the president in 2016 were recorded hiding behind binders and taking phone calls when asked about their votes to impeach President Donald Trump.
Read the full storyTrump Impeached: U.S. House Impeaches President for Third Time in Nation’s History
The U.S. House of Representatives officially impeached President Donald J. Trump Wednesday evening, making him just the third president in the country’s history to be impeached.
Read the full storyCollin Peterson Will Vote Against Both Articles of Impeachment: ‘President Has Not Committed a Crime’
Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN-07) confirmed Saturday that he will vote against the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump “unless they come up with something between now and Wednesday.”
Read the full storyConservative Leader Calls on Minnesota’s Collin Peterson to ‘Be a Profile in Courage’ and ‘Publicly Oppose Impeachment’
A conservative leader from Tennessee is calling on Minnesota’s Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN-07) to publicly declare “his opposition to his own party’s abuse of power” and announce he will vote against both articles of impeachment brought against President Donald Trump.
Read the full storyCollin Peterson Leaning Against Voting for Articles of Impeachment: ‘Too Divisive’
Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN-07) said he’s leaning against voting for the articles of impeachment that House Democrats officially introduced Tuesday morning.
Read the full storyJustice Democrats Launched a ‘Movement School’ to Train Next Generation of Progressive Organizers
The political action committee made famous for helping progressives like Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar win elections now has a “Movement School” intended to train the “next generation of progressive grassroots campaign staffers.”
Read the full storyMinnesota’s AG Ellison Leads Third Legal Effort to Protect Liberians from Deportation
Attorney General Keith Ellison has for the third time this year filed a legal motion to protect Liberians from President Donald Trump’s attempt to end their Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) protections.
Read the full storyAuthorities in Duluth Seize Enough Fentanyl to Kill 26,000 People from Notorious Drug Trafficker
An undercover operation in Duluth resulted in the arrest of two men who were in possession of enough fentanyl to kill more than 26,000 people.
Read the full storyEXCLUSIVE Mike Lindell Commentary: The Trump Economic Miracle Is Rejuvenating Minnesota
Every time we hear that the Trump boom has run its course in Minnesota, new numbers come out showing that the economy is still firing on all cylinders.
Read the full storyFive-Year-Old Victim in Mall of America Attacks Says ‘Angels Caught’ Him During Fall
The parents of the five-year-old Minnesota boy who was thrown from a Mall of America balcony earlier this year said their son is back in school and “walking perfectly.”
Read the full storyIlhan Omar Introduces $1 Trillion ‘Homes for All Act,’ Declares Housing a ‘Human Right’
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN-05) new “Homes for All Act” would cost more than $1 trillion over a 10-year period and has a goal of building 12 million “public and affordable” housing units.
Read the full storyOmar, Tlaib Sign Letter to Trump Demanding Stephen Miller’s Immediate Termination
More than 100 members of Congress sent a letter to President Donald Trump Thursday demanding that he immediately fire senior adviser Stephen Miller, whose “affinity for white nationalism” was the subject of a recent report from the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Read the full storyCommentary: Fracking Bans Will Cost Democrats the White House
It often seems as if Democrats want to reelect Donald Trump. Why else would their top presidential candidates advocate a ban on fracking, the drilling technique that supports millions of jobs and accounts for half of all U.S. oil production?
Read the full storyMinnesota’s Rep. Emmer Accuses DCCC of ‘Meddling’ in Impeachment Proceedings
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN-06) recently accused the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) of “meddling in the official impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump.”
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