All six DFL candidates running for governor will appear at Minnesota’s AFSCME convention in Duluth on Friday. The forum will be live-streamed here on The UpTake. Continue Reading →
A march and rally are planned Thursday for the only public hearings in the Twin Cities on Enbridge’s controversial proposal to build a new pipeline called Line 3. Continue Reading →
A “Shark Tank”-style national competition in Minneapolis has awarded cash to three Somali entrepreneurs whose inventions will benefit both their local communities and Somalia. Continue Reading →
The wild-rice harvest in Minnesota is wrapping up an exceptionally good year despite threats to its future. Continue Reading →
Signatures are being collected this month asking Indiana University officials to remove a painting on the Bloomington campus that depicts a cross burning by the Ku Klux Klan. Continue Reading →
People with criminal records often struggle to find employment once they are out of prison. A new website aims to help. Continue Reading →
With the 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr’s assassination looming, thousands of people have filed a petition asking for the removal of two Confederate statues in Memphis Continue Reading →
The man was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat, and according to witnesses attempted to pull out a gun on the black man he was arguing with. Continue Reading →
For Boston counter-protesters with hopes of punching nazis, Saturday’s rally was a big disappointment — there weren’t nearly enough faces to go around. Continue Reading →
How a the organizers of the Boston counter-demonstrations started planning even before the racist violence in Charlottesville, VA. Continue Reading →
Counter-protesters chase ‘free speech’ rally goers out of town, but endure police aggression after peaceful march Continue Reading →
Ten hate groups operate in Minnesota, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate-group activity nationwide. Minnesotans are organizing to oppose the hate groups. Continue Reading →
Minnesota school administrators want to set the record straight about the Department of Education’s new transgender toolkit. Continue Reading →
The national 2017 Democracy Convention is being held in the Twin Cities this week. Organizers want to find ways to give a voice to everyday Americans about issues that concern them, from war to inequality. Continue Reading →
Advocates hope GOP lawmakers think about who will be impacted before making another attempt to gut the Affordable Care Act. Continue Reading →
A new Iowa law expands the state’s stand-your-ground provision, but people who have to enforce it say it’s too vague and it encourages lawsuits against local governments. Continue Reading →
Minnesotans are speaking out about how the latest Republican plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act will hurt them. Continue Reading →
Net Neutrality Day of Action this Wednesday (June 12) is an online protest of the Federal Communications Commission’s recent decision to roll back its Obama-era rule. Continue Reading →
Critics of the now-delayed GOP health care bill say it would restrict many women’s access to medical services. Continue Reading →
The state office that informs Minnesota lawmakers about the job and pay-related challenges faced by women in the state has been eliminated. Minnesota lawmakers outlawed staffing the Office on the Economic Status of Women and eliminated all its funding. Continue Reading →
A US Supreme Court ruling on the Wisconsin case could alter how district lines are drawn in the future, which could impact which party controls Congress. Continue Reading →
A big utility rate hike could hit northeastern Minnesota, but a watchdog group says that won’t happen without a fight. Continue Reading →
People who got health coverage under the Affordable Care Act – including some who credit it with saving their lives – are watching the U.S. Senate carefully, as its version of ACA “repeal and replace” legislation is being drafted. Continue Reading →
Millions of Americans are bullied at work or are aware of toxic behavior on the job. Advocates in Minnesota are working to make it as taboo as other forms of abuse. Continue Reading →
Medical malpractice laws in Iowa, Minnesota and other states would be nullified under a measure in Congress that could be voted on this week.
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