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Guns
Minnesota Democrats renew push for new gun control measures
Minnesota Democrats are renewing their pressure campaign to compel state Republicans to support new gun control laws after several high-profile fatal shootings last summer and a subsequent failed ...
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Immigration
Minnesota House Republican leaders don’t want to talk about immigration enforcement
Minnesota House Republicans on Monday held a press conference to present their priorities for this year’s legislative session that starts on Tuesday: prevent fraud, make life more affordable and ...
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Elections
Thousands of Minnesota Democrats turn out on caucus night
Thousands of Democrats turned out for precinct caucuses Tuesday in what party officials say is a signal of a strong grassroots movement, fueled by anger at the Trump administration, its local ...
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Elections
Sen. Klobuchar launches campaign for Minnesota governor
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota’s senior senator and the state’s most accomplished vote-getter, launched her campaign for governor Thursday, hoping to make history as the state’s first female ...
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Elections
Sen. Amy Klobuchar files paperwork to run for Minnesota governor
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar filed paperwork for her campaign for Minnesota governor Thursday, weeks after Gov. Tim Walz ended his campaign for a third-term amid a widening scandal of fraud in state-run ...
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Democracy
Friday’s ‘ICE Out of Minnesota’ day is a general strike. Here’s what that means.
Friday is “ICE Out of Minnesota: Day of Truth & Freedom,” a general strike supported by Minnesota’s unions, progressive faith leaders, Democratic lawmakers and community activists. The ...
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Elections
Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya announces run for U.S. Senate
Retired sportscaster Michele Tafoya on Wednesday announced she will run for Minnesota’s soon-to-be vacated U.S. Senate seat as a Republican. Tafoya, who has teased a run for weeks, is seeking the ...
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Minnesota
ICE may be tracking you via your cell phone. A Minnesota law can help.
As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement steps up the use of digital surveillance to track immigrants and citizens alike, Minnesotans can use a new, little-known law to push back. The Minnesota ...
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Minnesota
Feds oust Minnesota investigators from ICE shooting probe
The Trump administration ousted the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from the investigation into the killing of 37-year-old Renee Good by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis, the head ...
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