Dave Orrick
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Saint Paul, MN, United States
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Kamala Harris to visit Minneapolis for abortion talk and Tim Walz fundraiser
ST. PAUL — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the Twin Cities on Saturday for at least two events. Details of the events remained Thursday, but here’s what we know: At some point Saturday, Harris will headline an official event in Minneapolis described as a “moderated conversation on protecting reproductive rights,” according to an advisory from her office. “Protecting reproductive rights”… → Read More
Mike Lindell says FBI seized his cellphone at a Minnesota Hardee's; agency confirms ‘enforcement activity’
According to Lindell, FBI agents took his phone in his hometown of Mankato with a federal warrant related to Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems material he might be in possession of. According to Lindell’s account, he was returning from duck hunting in Iowa and stopped at a Mankato Hardee’s when vehicles corralled his car and four agents piled out. → Read More
Ilhan Omar arrested during civil disobedience abortion action outside Supreme Court
The event was intended as an action in peaceful civil disobedience, and Omar’s office announced shortly ahead of the event that “these types of protests have led to arrests of lawmakers in the past.” → Read More
Twin Cities food shelves brace for ‘hungriest summer ever’
Providers say it’s the result of a sinister combination of factors leading working parents and seniors to venture to food shelves for the first time: the rising price of everything — including food — combined with the expiration of a host of COVID-inspired government subsidies, from stimulus checks to tax credits. → Read More
Walz-Hortman gambit: Minnesota rebate checks without spending strings attached
ST. PAUL — This might sound bizarre, but here’s the new scenario that emerged Wednesday at the Minnesota Capitol: The state’s top Democrats — Gov. Tim Walz and House Speaker Melissa Hortman — set aside their long-sought spending priorities and pushed $4 billion in tax rebates to Minnesotans. That’s right, Democrats pushing tax rebates with no spending strings attached. And the state’s top… → Read More
Hastings school board chair decides to move after trans child ‘outed’ by political critics
Kelsey Waits said few knew her 8-year-old child was transgender. → Read More
Muskie weighed at UPS Store challenging Minnesota record
The official state record for the heaviest muskie — a 54-pound fish caught on Lake Winnibigoshish — has stood since 1957. → Read More
New Minnesota GOP chairman: ‘Republican Party does not equal party of Trump’
Party is reeling from disorder but has prospects to make big gains. → Read More
Minnesota state worker files complaint over being forced to be ‘he’ or ‘she,’ instead of ‘they’
State of Minnesota human resources only allows ‘male’ or ‘female.’ But a worker wants gender ‘X,’ already available on driver’s licenses. → Read More
Why are so many innocent bystanders getting shot in Twin Cities?
The victims aren’t targeted by a shooter intent on causing mass casualties; they’re collateral damage in personal disputes that erupt in gunfire in crowded places. → Read More
Free Minnesota testing program Door Dashes COVID spit test to homes
The rapid antigen tests work best for people with symptoms in the early stages of infection. → Read More
Who should get COVID bonus pay? Minnesota Dems, Republicans can’t agree
More money for fewer, or less money for more? → Read More
Minnesota House DFLers expel Rep. John Thompson from caucus
The exceedingly rare move has no impact on Thompson, who represents St. Paul’s East Side. Thompson’s expulsion from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor caucus was spurred by “credible reports of abuse and misconduct” and Thompson’s “failure to take responsibility,” according to DFL House Democrats. → Read More
Lawsuit seeks to force Gov. Walz to mandate masks in schools statewide
It’s unclear if such a reach from one branch of government into another is legal for an emergency declaration. → Read More
Sen. Melisa Franzen, Auditor Julie Blaha released from hospital after rollover crash
State Sen. Melisa Franzen, DFL-Edina, and State Auditor Julie Blaha had traveled to Farmfest event Wednesday. → Read More
Minnesota state senator, auditor injured in crash with semi
State Sen. Melisa Franzen, DFL-Edina, and State Auditor Julie Blaha had traveled to Farmfest event Wednesday. → Read More
Embattled Minnesota Rep. John Thompson agrees to apologize to colleague for calling him ‘racist’
Gov. Tim Walz, House Speaker Melissa Hortman and other top Democrats called for Thompson's resignation last month after the media reported details from a number of police reports that alleged Thompson committed physical violence against women in several jurisdictions well before he was elected. → Read More
Rep. Angie Craig takes aim at ‘family glitch’ that can make health insurance super pricey
The glitch is basically this: The ACA was written so no one would be forced to pay more than 9.83% of their income for health coverage — a figure deemed affordable. Anything more than that merits a subsidy. It works for single people. And it works for any parent. But not for the rest of the family. → Read More
What’s a gar and why is it the big winner at the Minnesota Capitol?
‘Slaughter’ of odd fish led to social media outcry → Read More
Minnesota lawmakers reach ‘general agreement’ on policing laws
However, there were also indications that some details had yet to be finalized, so the total scope of any agreement — which has followed months of contentious negotiations — remained unclear. As of 10 p.m., Democratic lawmakers in the House had posted a fiscal spreadsheet indicating a deal, but that document did not indicate any policy details of such a deal. Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka,… → Read More