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Rich Stanek is Wrong for Minnesota.

Former Hennepin County Sheriff, Rich Stanek, is the latest conservative to enter the Minnesota governor’s office race.  Rich Stanek has a decades-long track record of divisive, harmful, offensive behavior as …
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“School choice” isn’t what conservatives want you to think it is.

Conservative gubernatorial candidates, including Kendall Qualls and Paul Gazelka, support it. The Senate conservatives in the Minnesota legislature are always talking about it. But what does “school choice” actually mean?  …

Senator Tina Smith is a Champion for Climate.

Senator Tina Smith is leading the charge against climate change at the U.S Capitol.  From sitting on the Senate’s Climate Crisis Committee, introducing bipartisan climate legislation, and meeting with activists …

Minnesota GOP Gubernatorial Candidates are Wrong on Reproductive Rights.

Saturday, January 22, marks the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Roe v. Wade that gave us the right to abortion.  With the Supreme Court’s conservative majority seizing …
Minnesota Conservatives Couldn't Care Less About Democracy

One year after the January 6 insurrection, conservatives are still complicit.

On the morning January 6, 2021, a joint session of Congress arrived in the U.S. Capitol to certify the results of the presidential election, just like they do every four …

Debate recap: conservative gubernatorial candidates are up to the same dangerous shenanigans.

Last night, conservative Minnesota gubernatorial candidates participated in a debate in Plymouth. It was… something.  The candidates spent the evening trading barbs to try and separate themselves from the pack. …

What Scott Jensen says vs. what he actually does.

It’s like the old saying goes: actions speak louder than words. Lately, conservative Scott Jensen has been talking a big game about taking on big pharma, but his record tells …
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Meet three Native American women leaders making history in MN.

Since 2008, Americans have observed Native American Heritage Day on the Friday after Thanksgiving. On this day, we celebrate the rich cultural heritage of Indignenous people. We should also take …