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Thursday, July 30th, 2015

Triumphant news arrived for working families in Minnesota this week, as $9 per hour becomes highest minimum wage in the midwest, propelling us past Michigan ($8.15), Illinois ($8.25), and South …

Jeff Johnson Pops Up Again.

Thursday, July 30th, 2015

Jeff Johnson. You may have thought, “I probably won’t see Jeff Johnson’s name around anymore, except if I happen to read any news about Hennepin County Commissioners.” You would be …

Emmer, Kline Join Tea Party On Anti-LGBT Bill.

Thursday, July 30th, 2015

Much like Barry Goldwater couching his bigotry by stating that he was “unalterably opposed to discrimination of any sort,” yet standing in staunch opposition to the Civil Rights Act due …

Planned Parenthood Attacks Escalate.

Tuesday, July 28th, 2015

The attacks keep coming. On the heels of deceptively edited videos, Planned Parenthood has now been maliciously hacked by extremists. The more we learn about this, the clearer it is …

Michele Bachmann Has a Theory on Iran.

Friday, July 24th, 2015

If you know Michele Bachmann – and everyone does – you know that she has a plethora of conspiracy theories, many of which are about Iran. Well, she’s at it …

GOP Falsely Attacks Planned Parenthood.

Thursday, July 23rd, 2015

The MNGOP is once again using false and outrageous claims to vilify Planned Parenthood. Republicans are renewing their call for an investigation into Planned Parenthood based on another sensationalized video …

Minnesota: A Perfect Middle Class Example.

Wednesday, July 15th, 2015

Gov. Mark Dayton and our progressive leaders are committed to growing our state from the middle class out – making sure working families don’t shoulder the state budget burden when …

A Huge Win Against the Hobby Lobby Decision.

Tuesday, July 14th, 2015

In the years since Obamacare took effect, the rule that employers need to provide access to birth control as saved women $1.4 billion. The Supreme Court decision last year that Hobby Lobby …