Elections

House Elections Committee Discusses Expanded Access to On-Campus Polling Places – Notes from Feb. 14 House Elections Finance and Policy Committee

In a Feb. 14 House Elections Finance and Policy committee meeting, legislators discussed House File 3347 which would allow for…
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Teacher’s union and community organization discuss dark money in upcoming school board elections

Sept. 28: Representatives of Education Minnesota, as well as other community organizations including Gender Justice and Jewish Community Action amongst others, gathered on Sept. 28 at the State Capitol to share their concerns regarding what they see to be an injection of dark money and Christian nationalism into local school board races across the State…

Testimony on Behalf of Restoring the Right to Vote to Formerly Incarcerated Felons (HF28) (A Collaboration with the Minnesota Women’s Press)

Check out our recent coverage on restoring the right to vote, as part of a collaboration with the Minnesota Women’s Press. Here’s the link: Testimony on Behalf of Restoring the Right to Vote to Formerly Incarcerated Felons (HF28)

Live Tweet: House Ways and Means, 1/30

The House Ways and Means Committee met on Jan. 30 to discuss HF28 which would restore the right to vote…
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Livetweet: House Elections Finance and Policy Committee, Jan. 5

On Jan. 5, the Minnesota House Elections Finance and Policy Committee met. On the agenda was an overview from a…
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Radical News Radio Hour: Self-Care and Community-Care After the Election

On this episode we discuss the outcomes that we do know from Tuesday’s Election, as well as community care and…
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Somali-American Candidate Combats Alt-Right Attacks With Youtube Song

Minneapolis Ward 6 city council candidate Suud Olat received alt-right attacks against his campaign early on and decided to combat…
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Opinion Submission: Minneapolis Ballot Measure to Dismantle the Police Will Test the Strength of Our Movement

In November, Minneapolis voters may get to decide whether to dismantle the city’s police department, setting up a dramatic battle…
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A New Politician: Alfreda Daniels runs for Brooklyn Center City Council

By: Afua (Nyia) Harris On a chilly January evening, I met a woman running for Brooklyn Center City Council. Her name is Alfreda Daniels. She just happened to be the guest speaker at my union meeting. Before Daniels left the meeting, she said she would be happy to meet with any of us for coffee…

Video Replay: Rep. Angie Craig’s First Town Hall

“There’s a lot of pent-up demand in this district,” said Congresswoman Angie Craig (DFL-MN) as a number of people were still lined up to ask questions as her first town hall was minutes away from its scheduled one-hour end time. Craig had been critical of Rep. Jason Lewis (R-MN), who she defeated last fall, for…

ELECTIONS

House Elections Committee Discusses Expanded Access to On-Campus Polling Places – Notes from Feb. 14 House Elections Finance and Policy Committee

Livetweet: House Elections Finance and Policy Committee, Jan. 5

Somali-American Candidate Combats Alt-Right Attacks With Youtube Song

Video Replay: Rep. Angie Craig’s First Town Hall

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