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Rep. Ilhan Omar urges voters to make reproductive rights key issue in November
Rep. Ilhan Omar and several elected officials and activists held a press conference in Minneapolis Tuesday morning, calling on voters to make reproductive rights...
Don Samuels secures his first union endorsements in congressional bid
Former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels, a candidate for Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District, has secured crucial endorsements from two influential unions as he...
Rep. Omar launches first reelection TV ad with focus on accomplishments
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) launched the first advertisement campaign of her re-election bid over the weekend with a 30-second spot that focuses on her...
Here are the 2024 Bush Fellows
The Bush Foundation on Tuesday announced 24 recipients of its Bush Fellowships for 2024. The fellowship provides up to $100,000 to recipients to help...
How to celebrate Juneteenth in Minnesota
Juneteenth has been observed for more than 150 years in remembrance of June 19, 1865 when Union soldiers told slaves in Galveston, Texas that...
‘We deserve answers’: Don Samuels calls on Rep. Omar to address husband’s business dealings
The business dealings of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s husband are the latest flashpoint in the contest between Rep. Omar and her challenger former Minneapolis City...
Former Brooklyn Park City Council member Wynfred Russell formally files to run for Minnesota...
Former Brooklyn Park City Council member Wynfred Russell on Monday formally filed to run in the August 13 Democratic primary for State Representative in...
Minnesota Summer-EBT sending families with school-aged children $120 to buy food
Thousands of low-income Minnesota families with school-aged children will get assistance from the state to purchase food during the summer when school is out.
Gov. Walz...
It’s official: Huldah Hiltsley files to run for Minnesota State House
First-generation Kenyan immigrant and data privacy manager, Ms. Huldah Hiltsley, on Friday officially filed paperwork to run in the August 13 Democratic primary in...
Kenyans to celebrate Madaraka Day with new festival
Kenyans from across Minnesota will gather in Brooklyn Center on Saturday for a festival to celebrate Madaraka Day, the day in 1963 when Kenya...