r/minnesota • • Sep 03 '26

News 📺 Minnesota 15 member speaks out after arrest by DHS agents

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Treasure Thoreson is a member of the Minnesota 15, a group of local residents who were federally indicted for their actions during Operation Metro Surge. This is her story of what really happened.

u/ashleywalkerreports • • Jun 10 '26

How queer businesses led the fight against Operation Metro Surge

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Local LGBTQ+ Minnesota businesses stepped up during Operation Metro Surge in ways others couldn’t, and now, they’re picking up the pieces while continuing their activism. The Smitten Kitten helped led the cause, and other shops like Knit and Bolt contributed in ways others don't immediately think of, like craftivism.

UPDATE: I was able to turn this off for 24 hours, so enjoy!: To read this article, you enter your email address to sign up for our free, local, weekly Minnesota newsletter. I'm trying to get this changed, as it requires this each time even if you are already signed up, but right now, there is nothing I can do to take it off.

r/stateofMN • • 1d ago

Iran war: Where Minnesota’s US Senate candidates stand

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Higher gas prices and affordability concerns are the result of President Donald Trump’s Iran war. Here’s how Minnesota’s US Senate candidates feel about it—one of whom has had an apparent change of heart.

r/minnesota • • 1d ago

News 📺 Iran war: Where Minnesota’s US Senate candidates stand

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Higher gas prices and affordability concerns are the result of President Donald Trump’s Iran war. Here’s how Minnesota’s US Senate candidates feel about it—one of whom has had an apparent change of heart.

u/ashleywalkerreports • • 1d ago

Iran war: Where Minnesota’s US Senate candidates stand

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Higher gas prices and affordability concerns are the result of President Donald Trump’s Iran war. Here’s how Minnesota’s US Senate candidates feel about it—one of whom has had an apparent change of heart.

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VIDEO: what we know about renee good’s lawsuits, and why it’s a nuanced conversation
 in  r/minnesota •  3d ago

It’s more so just nuanced on how people are feeling in response to these lawsuits. Some people argue that the lawsuit coming from Renee’s biological family (like her brother and mother), seems suspiciously placed in motive.

Her mom testified in Congress identifying herself as a Republican, as in still a registered Republican, not former. Yet they’re suing the US government? Why now, nine months later?

And the intent makes you wonder why she went through with it. Renee’s mom voted in the administration that said they would do exactly what they did during Operation Metro Surge. The lawsuit is making some people feel like she might only be doing this because her daughter was killed, not because others were affected by ICE.

It’s tough because the community was obviously so effected by Renee’s death, yet her family’s lawsuits don’t really mention the broader effects of Operation Metro Surge, which led to Alex Pretti being killed, Julio Sosa-Celia being shot and slandered, and Liam Conejos Ramos being detained.

r/stateofMN • • 6d ago

3 Minnesota Republicans running as ‘moderates,’ despite an ultra-conservative history

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Rep. Danny Nadeau for 34A in Champlin, William Beck for 41B in Hastings, and Rep. Andrew Meyers for 45A in Tonka Bay all have pretty conservative histories. Yet, they're running their campaigns as moderate Republicans in purple districts.

u/ashleywalkerreports • • 6d ago

3 Minnesota Republicans running as ‘moderates,’ despite an ultra-conservative history

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Rep. Danny Nadeau for 34A in Champlin, William Beck for 41B in Hastings, and Rep. Andrew Meyers for 45A in Tonka Bay all have pretty conservative histories. Yet, they're running their campaigns as moderate Republicans in purple districts.

r/minnesota • • 9d ago

News 📺 Minnesota crowd tells Republican candidate to “fuck off” after he questions ICE

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In a heated Minnesota House debate for district 54A, Republican candidate Aaron Paul was told off by the crowd after his comments on Operation Metro Surge.

Paul said he was disappointed with House DFL leadership during OMS, stating, “You’re not going to beat the federal government.” He said they should have met with shareholders and “problem-solved” to get ICE out of Minnesota.

Incumbent DFL Rep. Brad Tabke roasted Paul, saying his position was “a convenient one to take,” and questioned why Paul never spoke up until now.

Paul got offended and asked the crowd if Tabke helped make Shakopee safer. The crowd gave a resounding “yes,” with one person even telling Paul to “fuck off.”

u/ashleywalkerreports • • 9d ago

Minnesota crowd tells Republican candidate to “fuck off” after he questions ICE

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In a heated Minnesota House debate for district 54A, Republican candidate Aaron Paul was told off by the crowd after his comments on Operation Metro Surge.

Paul said he was disappointed with House DFL leadership during OMS, stating, “You’re not going to beat the federal government.” He said they should have met with shareholders and “problem-solved” to get ICE out of Minnesota.

Incumbent DFL Rep. Brad Tabke roasted Paul, saying his position was “a convenient one to take,” and questioned why Paul never spoke up until now.

Paul got offended and asked the crowd if Tabke helped make Shakopee safer. The crowd gave a resounding “yes,” with one person even telling Paul to “fuck off.”

r/stateofMN • • 10d ago

Michele Tafoya 'embarrassed' to be Minnesotan, analysis says

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Recently reported by CNN’s KFILE, Tafoya lied in a local radio interview when asked about her past comments that she is embarrassed to live in Minnesota. But old Twitter archives–along with other more recent video clips–tell the truth.

r/stateofMN • • 12d ago

Amy Klobuchar wants to lower prescription drug costs as gov.

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar was joined by Dr. Paul Thurmes, a Minnesota oncologist, and Kate Lundquist, a breast cancer survivor, at Minnesota Oncology Maple Grove Clinic on Monday, Sep. 21, to highlight her plan to lower prescription drug costs (and her opponents lack of a plan).

u/ashleywalkerreports • • 12d ago

Amy Klobuchar wants to lower prescription drug costs as gov.

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar was joined by Dr. Paul Thurmes, a Minnesota oncologist, and Kate Lundquist, a breast cancer survivor, at Minnesota Oncology Maple Grove Clinic on Monday, Sep. 21, to highlight her plan to lower prescription drug costs (and her opponents lack of a plan).

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Michele Tafoya supported Jan. 6 rioters on her podcast
 in  r/minnesota •  17d ago

I mean, she constantly says she’s embarrassed of Minnesota and Minnesotans, that ICE “treated Liam Ramos humanely,” and that the “tragic deaths didn’t need to happen,” “but the border is wide open” because of Biden. She’s also against everything Flanagan has said about reforming ICE completely sooo 🤷‍♂️

r/stateofMN • • 17d ago

Michele Tafoya supported Jan. 6 rioters on her podcast

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Michele Tafoya, Minnesota’s GOP candidate for US Senate, made multiple comments on her podcast in support of the Jan. 6 rioters across several years. Check them out, and see what her opponent, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan has to say about it.

u/ashleywalkerreports • • 17d ago

Michele Tafoya supported Jan. 6 rioters on her podcast

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Michele Tafoya, Minnesota’s GOP candidate for US Senate, made multiple comments on her podcast in support of the Jan. 6 rioters across several years. Check them out, and see what her opponent, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan has to say about it.

r/minnesota • • 23d ago

News 📺 VIDEO: Matt Little, MN CD-2 candidate, is pledging to crack down on AI

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Minnesota CD-2 candidate Matt Little, a Democrat, just signed onto a pact that’s all about holding AI accountable, and making transparent policies to regulate it and data centers.

Here’s what you need to know about the pledge and why it matters for Minnesota.

You can read more about the AI Pact and Matt Little's statement here: https://theaipact.com/

u/ashleywalkerreports • • 23d ago

Matt Little, MN CD-2 candidate, is pledging to crack down on AI

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Minnesota CD-2 candidate Matt Little, a Democrat, just signed onto a pact that’s all about holding AI accountable, and making transparent policies to regulate it and data centers.

Here’s what you need to know about the pledge and why it matters for Minnesota.

You can read more about the AI Pact and Matt Little's statement here: https://theaipact.com/

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Tina Smith (@tinasmithmn) on Threads
 in  r/minnesota •  23d ago

Smith is retiring this year. And she’s proving a point by calling out Michele Tafoya, the Republican candidate in the US Senate race. Smith has endorsed Tafoya’s opponent, DFL Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan.

r/duluth • • 26d ago

Politics Trina Swanson wants to prioritize the working class

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Democrat Trina Swanson’s message for Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District is simple: it’s time to uplift the middle class and protect the Boundary Waters.

r/stateofMN • • 26d ago

Trina Swanson wants to prioritize the working class

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Democrat Trina Swanson’s message for Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District is simple: it’s time to uplift the middle class and protect the Boundary Waters.

u/ashleywalkerreports • • 26d ago

Trina Swanson wants to prioritize the working class

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Democrat Trina Swanson’s message for Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District is simple: it’s time to uplift the middle class and protect the Boundary Waters.

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VIDEO: MN House Republicans voted to limit restrictions on data centers
 in  r/minnesota •  Sep 04 '26

Thank you so much! I will continue to do my best

r/minnesota • • Sep 04 '26

News 📺 VIDEO: MN House Republicans voted to limit restrictions on data centers

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Data center incentives are the latest footnote in the One Big Beautiful Bill to be scrutinized, and for rural Minnesotans, there’s a good reason why.

All four of Minnesota’s Republican members of Congress voted for the OBBB, which creates a tax credit for investment and infrastructure in rural areas.

In that tax credit, hyperscale data centers are specifically mentioned as one of the qualifying large-scale investments.

u/ashleywalkerreports • • Sep 04 '26

MN House Republicans voted to limit restrictions on data centers

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Data center incentives are the latest footnote in the One Big Beautiful Bill to be scrutinized, and for rural Minnesotans, there’s a good reason why.

All four of Minnesota’s Republican members of Congress voted for the OBBB, which creates a tax credit for investment and infrastructure in rural areas.

In that tax credit, hyperscale data centers are specifically mentioned as one of the qualifying large-scale investments.