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Guns Minnesota Democrats renew push for new gun control measures By Michelle Griffith Minnesota Reformer – 2/24/26
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  By Michelle Griffith Minnesota Reformer – 2/16/26
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 By Michelle Griffith Minnesota Reformer – 2/03/26
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 By Michelle Griffith Minnesota Reformer – 1/29/26
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 By Michelle Griffith Minnesota Reformer – 1/22/26
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.  By Michelle Griffith Minnesota Reformer – 1/21/26
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 By Michelle Griffith Minnesota Reformer – 1/21/26
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. By Michelle Griffith Minnesota Reformer – 1/20/26
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 By Michelle Griffith Minnesota Reformer – 1/08/26
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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