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WEBSep 11, 2024 · BY: Jacob Fischler - September 9, 2024. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s early Monday statement that he would vote to legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida sent a strong signal that both major parties are moving to adopt popular marijuana reform efforts, unexpectedly elevating the issue in the presidential battle.
MyPillow is getting evicted from a warehouse, but Lindell says it's …
WEBMyPillow is getting evicted from one of two Shakopee warehouses it leases, but CEO Mike Lindell told the Reformer that the building has been sitting empty since last fall.. The company’s main manufacturing warehouse — about a mile away — is where all of the Minnesota company’s products are made, including the famous foam-filled pillow, as well as bath towels, slippers, coffee and ...
What is that crass billboard about Gov. Tim Walz? And what does …
WEBOct 12, 2020 · Deena Winter has covered local and state government in four states over the past three decades, with stints at the Bismarck Tribune in North Dakota, as a correspondent for the Denver Post, city hall reporter in Lincoln, Nebraska, and regional editor for Southwest News in the western Minneapolis suburbs.
How Mary Moriarty would prosecute • Minnesota Reformer
WEBOct 1, 2021 · If Moriarty wins, Minneapolis and its suburbs would follow cities like San Francisco and Philadelphia in electing defense attorneys who promise to remake the prosecutor’s office — replacing a tough-on-crime agenda with criminal justice reform. “There’s never been a better opportunity for change in my 31-year career,” Moriarty said.
Takeaways from Gov. Tim Walz’s 2024-25 budget proposal
WEBJan 25, 2023 · Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday proposed a historic budget that gives money to working class and low-income Minnesotans, and invests in a range of government programs aimed at improving education, housing and health and child care. Walz’s budget would give checks to over 2.5 million Minnesotans, provide tax relief to some Social Security recipients ...
One year later, few charges for the arson and destruction
WEBBy: Rilyn Eischens - May 27, 2021 6:00 am. Protestors set fire to the Minneapolis Police Department Third Precinct on May 28, 2020. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer. More than 1,000 buildings were burned or damaged in Minneapolis in the days after George Floyd’s murder. Criminal charges have been filed in connection with 11 of them.
Results in key Minnesota House and Senate races
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Former state Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart won the DFL primary in Senate District 45, which includes Wayzata, Excelsior and Mound, according to preliminary results. The seat was vacated by DFL state Sen. Kelly Morrison, who resigned to run for Congress. The special Senate election to replace Morrison …
Action 4 Liberty candidates challenging Republicans across the state
WEBFeb 25, 2022 · Lisa Hanson, who is running in the new Senate District 23 seat, challenging Republican Sen. Gene Dornink. Hanson is the owner of an Albert Lea bistro. She went to jail for ignoring pandemic restrictions and refusing to shut down her place. Action 4 Liberty called her “heroic Lisa Hanson” in a post about her run.
Today is Primary Election day in Minnesota. Here’s how to vote.
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Government & Politics. Today is Primary Election day in Minnesota. Here’s how to vote. By: Michelle Griffith - August 13, 2024 5:00 am. A vote here sign at a polling place in Hugo in November 2020. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer. Minnesota voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in the primary election.
Rep. Ilhan Omar wins primary election rematch against Don Samuels
WEBAug 13, 2024 · U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar staved off another primary election challenge from former Minneapolis City Councilman Don Samuels on Tuesday, according to unofficial primary election results. Omar’s win is a victory for Minneapolis progressives, as well as opponents of Israel’s war in Gaza. Pro-Israel activists successfully ousted two “Squad” members in Democratic primaries in recent months, […]
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