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Dolores Huerta, Chicana activist and defender of farmworker rights, dies at 96
This story was originally reported by The 19th. Dolores Huerta, who rose to national prominence as the co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, and…
Right-wing influencer James O’Keefe charged with voter fraud after impersonating registered voters
Right-wing influencers James O’Keefe and Cam Higby have been charged by Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty for unlawful voting and identity theft after the…
Immigration restrictions are hurting already struggling Minnesota colleges, universities
Gwamaka Mahenya knew studying in the United States would mean making sacrifices. The St. Olaf College junior applied to universities elsewhere, such as in the …
Minnesota candidates, outside groups, spent big in weeks leading up to Nov. 3 election
Candidates for Minnesota’s statewide offices, alongside their deep-pocketed outside allies, have poured millions of dollars into what will likely be the most e…
Commentary: The League of Women Voters is observing election processes. You can, too.
From testing voting equipment to reviewing election results, nonpartisan League of Women Voters volunteers are observing firsthand how Minnesota’s election saf…
State: Fridley Public Schools risks ‘debt spiral’
The Minnesota Department of Education is hiring an outside auditor to examine Fridley Public Schools, according to a letter sent to the district Oct. 20, signe…
Would Demuth pardon Derek Chauvin? She won’t say.
House Speaker Lisa Demuth declined to say Monday whether she would pardon convicted murderer Derek Chauvin if she’s elected governor. Demuth, the Republican no…
174 former judges ask for dismissal of DOJ complaint against Minnesota bench
Former federal and state judges sent a letter Monday requesting the dismissal of a misconduct complaint filed last month by the U.S. Department of Justice agai…
Commentary: Here’s what to know about potential election related litigation, here and beyond
The U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of Alaska in federal court last week over its U.S. Senate election. In California, the DOJ appealed a lawsuit jud…
What Peggy Flanagan’s Senate victory would mean for Indian Country
NAYTAHWAUSH — Peggy Flanagan took the microphone and began, as she always does, in Ojibwe. “Boozhoo,” she said, giving her name, her tribe and her clan before …
Trump’s DOJ sues over Alaska Senate race, expanding preelection legal fights
The U.S. Department of Justice is stepping up its legal campaign over the midterm elections, suing Alaska over its U.S. Senate election and appealing a lawsuit…