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Also: Virginia decriminalizes marijuana and voter safety wins the day in a couple of key states.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 22, 2020Also: Virginia decriminalizes marijuana and voter safety wins the day in a couple of key states.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 22, 2020Also: Virginia has a new law defending reproductive health, and former President Barack Obama endorses a friend.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 17, 2020The incendiary tweets come one day after Trump assured governors from across the country that the decision to reopen their states amid the pandemic was up to them.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 17, 2020Also: The Supreme Court makes it easier to sue for age discrimination, and the cast of ‘Hamilton’ crashes a Zoom call to perform for a young fan.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 10, 2020Solar energy capacity soared in 2019, and Minnesota took steps to ensure grocery store workers can receive free child care.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 20, 2020Joe Biden got more than twice as many primary votes in the state as Trump did on Super Tuesday.
By Josh Israel - March 04, 2020One state saw a 500% increase in turnout after switching from a caucus to a primary.
By Emily Singer - March 04, 2020Kansas joins states like Colorado and Utah in embracing refugees in their states, while citizens in Alabama saw a new statue of Rosa Parks unveiled in Montgomery.
By Dan Desai Martin - December 06, 2019Republicans in four states have already canceled their primaries, ignoring three primary challengers.
By Josh Israel - October 31, 2019Republicans in Minnesota are refusing to accept federal funds that would help secure the state’s voting systems.
By Lisa Needham - May 06, 2019The Trump administration is ‘filled with a lot of hate toward the LGBTQ community,’ said Minnesota’s teacher of the year.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 30, 2019A wave election would be felt far beyond Washington, D.C.
By Eric Boehlert - November 02, 2018Minnesotans are embracing strong Democratic candidates at all levels, from Tina Smith to Ginny Klevorn.
By Oliver Willis - November 02, 2018Nasty campaign attacks aren’t helping state Rep. Sarah Anderson hold on to her job.
By Oliver Willis - October 31, 2018Minnesota Republicans are facing the possibility of losing control of the state legislature, and Trump’s unpopularity isn’t helping.
By Oliver Willis - October 30, 2018Ginny Klevorn wants to be a champion for public health. Her Republican rival opposed bipartisan efforts to protect citizens from cancer-causing secondhand smoke.
By Oliver Willis - October 26, 2018In Minnesota, NRA ally Sarah Anderson introduced a pair of gun safety bills she knew would never pass — and now she is demanding credit for her election-year stunt.
By Oliver Willis - October 25, 2018Ginny Klevorn will fully fund Minnesota schools if she’s elected to the state legislature — while her opponent, Sarah Anderson, won’t even allow school funding to keep up with inflation.
By Oliver Willis - October 24, 2018Minnesota state Rep. Sarah Anderson had a chance to help reign in the payday loan industry as it preyed on the vulnerable. She didn’t.
By Oliver Willis - October 23, 2018Minnesota state Rep. Sarah Anderson of House District 44A likes to talk about standing up for families, but her voting record tells a different story.
By Bernie Dennler III - October 21, 2018Minnesota moms are on the ground working to oust Sarah Anderson, who has voted for the NRA’s agenda for years.
By Oliver Willis - October 18, 2018Minnesota state Rep. Sarah Anderson sponsored doomed gun-safety bills instead of the real reform voters in her state wanted.
By Oliver Willis - October 17, 2018More baseless Republican attacks during the closing weeks of the campaign season.
By Eric Boehlert - October 12, 2018It looks like Trump’s ugly agenda could be sending a record number of Democrats to the voting booth.
By Eric Boehlert - August 15, 2018Republican Rep. Jason Lewis wants you to attend his town halls — provided he approves of you.
By Matthew Chapman - May 19, 2018Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate Karla Bigham kept a crucial Minnesota swing district blue, barely a year after its voters chose Trump.
By Matthew Chapman - February 13, 2018