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Queer Minnesota businesses still picking up the pieces after Operation Metro Surge
The Smitten Kitten became a hub for local activism and mutual aid during Operation Metro Surge, no matter the cost to their business. Now, they are trying to pick up the pieces while continuing their efforts to aid their neighbors. Read the full story about what they and other local, queer businesses are doing to…
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Dr. Oz blames Minnesota’s medicaid fraud response on fears of racism accusations
Dr. Oz wants you to believe Minnesota officials were too afraid of being called racist to investigate fraud — while singling out the state’s Somali immigrant community in the process. Watch.
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar unveils five new affordable housing policy proposals
Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced today five new policy proposals to make housing and renting affordable for Minnesotans.
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MN woman with ovarian cyst released after months in ICE custody
Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig spoke about meeting 23-year-old Andrea Pedro-Francisco during a congressional oversight visit to two ICE detention centers.
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MN Rep. Kelly Morrison brings Minnesotans’ pleas for gun safety to the House floor
Nine months after the Annunciation Catholic School shooting, Minnesota Rep. Kelly Morrison brought letters from Minnesotans to the House floor, sharing their calls for action on gun violence.
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Pete Buttigieg has chosen to back Jake Johnson in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District race
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has chosen to back Jake Johnson in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District race. Buttigieg praised Johnson’s focus on making government work for people, and his goal to invest in small town Minnesota.
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Minnesota farmers are facing skyrocketing diesel and fertilizer costs
Planting season is here, but Minnesota farmers are facing skyrocketing diesel and fertilizer costs tied to global conflict and economic instability.
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What Minnesota’s Tina Smith will do after retirement
Minnesota’s Tina Smith will retire from the US Senate after two terms this fall, but she says she isn’t done fighting for democracy. Before the Senate, Smith was lieutenant governor and a Planned Parenthood executive. She says she’ll head back to her roots as an organizer.
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The Minnesota Republican convention held a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin
This weekend, the Minnesota Republican convention held a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd in 2020. Chauvin is still alive. Kendall Qualls, the newly endorsed Republican candidate for governor, told WCCO Radio he would not comment on whether he agreed with the controversial moment of…
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Minnesota takes on Big Oil companies
Minnesota is suing major oil companies for allegedly misleading the public about climate change — and now the Trump administration is trying to stop the case. The bigger fight? Whether states can hold Big Oil accountable when the federal government won’t.
