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Dennis Newman

Dennis began his journalism career as a radio reporter covering Minnesota news and politics. After stints at television stations in the Midwest and Texas, he moved to Atlanta to join CNN Headline News as a newscast producer, newsroom supervisor, and special projects manager. Dennis’s wife is a retired dog trainer and in the summer they travel across the country as dog and house sitters.

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Copper and canoes, health care and affordability. Skraba, Kania debate the issues in Minnesota House District 3A
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Voting & Elections
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October 21, 2026

This sprawling district along the U.S.-Canada border was once reliably blue. But Republicans flipped the seat in 2022. The state’s DFL party hopes it has the right candidate to flip it back, with a little help from an unpopular president.

Side-by-side headshots of Nels Pierson standing outdoors in a plaid shirt on the left and Simon Glaser wearing glasses and a blazer on the right.
Minnesota state Senate candidates Glaser and Pierson debate fraud, affordability and gun violence at forum
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Voting & Elections
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October 19, 2026

A seat long held by Republicans is now considered a tossup. The winner in this race could determine which party controls the state Senate in 2027 and beyond.

Rep. Bernie Perryman speaks into a microphone on the Minnesota House floor
Minnesota Senate candidate Perryman backtracks on leaked audio where she calls troops at polling places ‘good’
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Accountability
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October 15, 2026

Heartland Signal has a copy of the audio which was first obtained by St. Cloud Live. It’s not the only time Perryman has defended the use of federal agents in Minnesota.

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