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Minnesota offers up to $20k to help first-time farmers buy land
Minnesota’s farmers are getting older—and fewer young people can afford to replace them.The average Minnesota farmer is now nearly 60 years old, and fewer than 10% are under 35. To help reverse that trend, the state is offering up to $20,000 to help first-time farmers buy their first farm. Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen explains the program…
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MN Lt Gov. Flanagan slams Angie Craig for taking “dark money”
Dark-money PACs have spent $11 million backing Angie Craig in the MN Senate race. Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan says that money is coming from AIPAC, the crypto industry, an AI billionaire, and health insurance companies and argues it’s no coincidence. “Because her record shows that she will support what they want.”
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Here’s how much more you’re paying for gas and the groceries you could have bought instead
Trump’s war on Iran is raising gas prices. This isn’t a secret, but do you know exactly how many bananas or other grocery staples you could have bought instead? Try the online tool yourself at the Washington Post, and follow us for more news affecting Minnesotans.
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Remembering Karen Clark, Minnesota’s first openly lesbian lawmaker
Former Minnesota state Rep. Karen Clark, the first openly lesbian member of the state Legislature, died June 30 at 80. In 2013, Clark spoke on the House floor before Minnesota voted on her bill to legalize same-sex marriage, calling marriage a question of love, commitment, integrity, and full citizenship.
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The Minnesota GOP’s action agenda is out: here’s what we know
The Minnesota GOP put out its action agenda for the midterm election and next legislative session, and it’s pretty explicit when it comes to trans and immigrant rights, abortion access, and other priorities.
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MN DFL Senate bashes GOP governor candidates’ abortion ban plans
Minnesota DFL Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy is calling out all three of the leading GOP candidates for governor for their individual plans to ban abortion in the state. This comes just four years after the Dobbs v. Jackson court decision overturned Roe v. Wade, ending nationwide abortion access.
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‘The Minneapolis 15’ plead not guilty to federal charges
The 15 Minneapolis residents indicted on federal charges for being legal observers to ICE enforcement actions all pleaded not guilty today at the federal courthouse in Minneapolis.
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This MN lawmaker helped shut down a proposed ICE center—it’s Appleton’s turn next
A shuttered private prison in Appleton, Minnesota, may be the next ICE detention center in the Midwest, housing 1,600 detainees in a 1,400-person town–but it’s far from a done deal.
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GOP Candidate for Governor says it’s “not an issue” that his running mate attended the Jan. 6 riots
Kendall Qualls, the Republican-endorsed candidate for Minnesota governor, said his running mate Brian Nicholson told him early on that he had gone to Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Mayor Jacob Frey stands with Minneapolis’ Somali Community on Somali Independence Day
At a Somali Independence Day celebration in Minneapolis, Mayor Jacob Frey praised the city’s Somali community and said, “We do not see you as immigrants, we see you as our family. ”The celebration is part of Somali Week, which brings music, food, vendors, and cultural events to Lake Street and communities across Minnesota.
