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The Senate voted Wednesday to dismiss two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, which allege he mismanaged an influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Both votes were along party lines. The impeachment trial came to a close a little more than three hours after it started, following a GOP senator's move to quickly quash an offer for limited debate and the creation of an impeachment committee, marking a rapid close to the first impeachment of a...
House Speaker Mike Johnson is plowing ahead on a foreign aid plan that has roiled his conference and prompted two Republicans to push an effort to oust him from the chamber's top job. But instead of the complex four-part plan he floated this week, Johnson now intends to try to pass five bills - one each for aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Indo-Pacific allies, as well as a GOP wish list of foreign policy priorities and a fifth stand-alone bill to address widespread Republican demands to strengthen...
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide $6.1 billion in government support for Micron Technology to produce advanced memory computer chips in New York and Idaho. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., personally courted Micron to build what would ultimately be a set of four chip factories near Syracuse in the town of Clay. He noted in a Wednesday interview that the announcement was a sign to voters about how Democrats were reviving the manufacturing sector. ''It will be the biggest memory chip plant i...
Copper wire thieves have broken air conditioning units, crippled vehicle-charging stations and dimmed thousands of street lights across St. Paul in recent years. Such thefts cost the city $1.2 million to repair in 2023, and officials say the issue continues to endanger public safety. That's why Gov. Tim Walz joined city leaders Wednesday to publicly back a bill aiming to curb copper wire thefts across Minnesota. Walz met St. Paul officials at Como Park to discuss the bill, leaning near one of...
DETROIT LAKES - A bill that would turn state lands in the White Earth State Forest over to ownership of the White Earth Nation is essentially dead in the Minnesota Senate this session, "barring some strange happening in a conference committee bill," State Sen. Rob Kupec said in an interview. The White Earth Forest bill would have gone through the Environmental, Climate and Legacy Committee, and the environmental omnibus bill from that committee had to be approved by Friday, April 12, Kupec...
Bemidji, Minnesota – Over the weekend, Republican delegates unanimously endorsed Bidal Duran Jr. for MN-House 2A and Representative Matt Bliss for 2B. Duran, a Marine Corps Veteran with 11 years of service in law enforcement, was endorsed with a completely unanimous vote of confidence by the House 2A Delegates. As a proud graduate of BSU, Duran's commitment to public service is matched only by his academic pursuits; he holds a Master's degree in Criminal Justice Leadership and is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Public Management and L...
After months of inaction, House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled on Monday evening an outline of his plan to address the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, defying Republicans who threatened to oust him from the speakership if he moved forward with funding for Ukraine. But Johnson (R-La.) risks angering many of his members with a convoluted plan aiming to placate his critics on the right while also giving national security hawks a chance to advance billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine,...
Minnesota Republicans are calling on state Democrats to rescind the endorsement of Judd Hoff, a candidate for a state House seat with a criminal record who has been accused of stalking and harassing the incumbent Republican legislator. Hoff was endorsed this month by local Democrats to run in a central Minnesota House district that's been represented by Rep. Mary Franson, R-Alexandria, since 2011. Republicans say Hoff has harassed and stalked Franson for years, "digging through her trash,...
Bemidji, Minn. - The Beltrami County Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party is hosting and inviting the public to attend their “DFL Pizza and Programs” sessions, a series of informal discussions and dialogue with invited speakers who are community organizers and leaders. The next session will be held Thursday, April 18, at 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at the Beltrami County DFL Office (1510 Bemidji Ave N) and features Wanda Yoemans, Executive Director of Churches United. She will describe the emergency service that Churches United provides to low...
Minnesota's legal marijuana market could be headed toward a chaotic launch next year if legislators or regulators don't figure out how to license growers ahead of dispensaries. Otherwise, there won't be enough product to go around by the time retailers open their doors. "Cultivation needs to be staged at least 10-12 months before you try and get products out," said Bryant Jones, a member of Minnesota's Cannabis Advisory Council who used to be a licensed grower in Massachusetts. "The plant has...
The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota Senate District 2 held its Endorsing Convention on Tuesday, April 9, at the Bemidji Eagles Club in Bemidji, MN. There were 31 delegates representing district 2A and 26 delegates representing 2B, for a total of 57 delegates participating. DFL Delegates from House District 2A endorsed Reed Olson of Bemidji as their candidate for MN House District 2A. Reed Olson, 48, is a small business owner, who has co-owned the Wild Hare Bistro, in Bemidji, since...
Phoenix, AZ - April 9, 2024 – Democrats for Life of America (DFLA) and Democrats for Life of Arizona urge state leaders and lawmakers to enact modern and supportive policies for pregnant women and parents in light of the recent Arizona State Supreme Court ruling concerning a Civil War-era law. “With all the noise around this ruling and the legality of abortion, we are silencing the voices of those who are underserved and underprivileged. Women and parents have always needed support to carry, bear, and raise their children, and they still nee...
Minnesota legislators have several items left on their to-do list and little more than a month remaining to check them off. They're still debating measures to legalize sports betting and fine-tune the state's recreational marijuana law. Legislators also want to make some modest budget adjustments, pass a bill that funds construction projects across the state and find a solution that prevents Uber and Lyft from leaving Minneapolis. Here's a look at some of the most prominent issues still being...
With no supporting information, Gov. Kristi Noem (R-South Dakota) claimed tribal leaders in her state are "personally benefiting" from the presence of drug cartels. And while campaigning for re-election, Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-Oklahoma) warned about tribes setting up "abortion-on-demand" clinics to subvert the state's new abortion laws. No Oklahoma tribe expressed any intention of setting up clinics. Join Native America Calling to examine the fallout from such unfounded claims by high-ranking...
NEW YORK - Donald Trump is now 0 for 3 in last-minute attempts to get a New York appeals court to delay his looming hush money criminal trial. An appeals court judge Wednesday swiftly rejected the latest salvo from the former president's lawyers, who argued he should be on the campaign trail rather than ''in a courtroom defending himself'' starting next week. Trump's lawyers had asked the state's mid-level appeals court to halt the case indefinitely while they fight to remove the trial judge...
Gov. Tim Walz used the impending tax filing deadline to remind Minnesotans on Wednesday about the state's new child tax credit, which could mean thousands of dollars in refunds for some lower-income families. The $1,750 credit is the highest child tax credit in the country. It applies to all children 17 years old and younger for eligible families, with no cap on the number of children. Democrats included the credit in a $3 billion tax package passed last session, inspired by pandemic-era direct...
DFL state Sen. Lindsey Port told her legislative colleagues on Monday that she's switching to work mostly remotely as she struggles with worsening - and at times dangerous - symptoms of long haul COVID. Since contracting COVID in 2020, the second-term senator from Burnsville has struggled with ongoing symptoms, including extreme fatigue and neuropathy in her hands, arms, feet and legs, which causes both numbness and pain and has forced her to walk with a cane. That feeling has intensified,...
DETROIT LAKES - There is a lot of interest among White Earth tribal members over the band's efforts to regain control over the White Earth State Forest and the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge, Tribal Chairman Michael Fairbanks said in his State of the Nation address on Thursday. "We are working on this," he said. Regarding the 43,000-acre Tamarac Refuge, at the March 29 Tribal Council meeting, White Earth "signed our end of the MOA (memorandum of agreement) with U.S. Fish & Wildlife,"...
St Paul, Minnesota— Today, the Minnesota House passed the Elections Omnibus Bill (HF 4772), including the Minnesota Voting Rights Act (MNVRA) which takes critical steps to protect the cornerstones of democracy. By passing the MNVRA, Minnesota would codify the protections offered by the federal Voting Rights Act into state law to ensure ballot access and protect voters from disenfranchisement. Codifying these rights through the MNVRA will help to protect voting rights and access, especially in communities of color and other groups whose v...
The leaders of two key congressional committees are nearing an agreement on a national framework aimed at protecting Americans' personal data online, a significant milestone that could put lawmakers closer than ever to passing legislation that has eluded them for decades, according to a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the talks. The tentative deal is expected to broker a compromise between congressional Democrats and Republicans by preempting...
Minnesota lawmakers say they've found $5 million to plug a funding gap that threatened to upend the college careers of former foster children who use state grants to pay for tuition and living expenses. "This is an extremely important issue for us," said Sen. Omar Fateh, DFL-Minneapolis, who chairs the Senate Higher Education Committee. "What we know is that these grants help a population that is less likely to go to college and more likely to drop out." Hundreds of Minnesotans rely on the...
In a historic move, a Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe representative has been removed from tribal office for violating the tribal constitution. Ronald Rosseau, 35, was removed from his position as a District 6 representative after being convicted in tribal court of elderly abuse and aggravated assault. Rosseau was found guilty of both charges and is awaiting sentences. Rosseau faces a sentence of up to one year in jail. Article IV Section 2 of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe's constitution states...
Recently we have been made aware of several controversial bills that would transfer portions of the White Earth State Forest and Upper Red Lake, state-owned land, to the White Earth and Red Lake Tribes respectively. These particular bills are concerning for a number of reasons, one of them being the fact that the authors of these bills sought little to no input from local stakeholders, affected landowners, legislators, or other members of our community. These are significant proposals that deserve our attention and honest deliberation: they...
As outrage built Tuesday over an Israeli strike that killed seven workers from the José Andrés-run World Central Kitchen, President Biden issued a rare direct rebuke of Israel for creating the conditions that have made the distribution of aid inside Gaza so difficult and deadly. "This is not a stand-alone incident. This conflict has been one of the worst in recent memory in terms of how many aid workers have been killed," Biden said. "This is a major reason why distributing humanitarian aid i...
WHITE EARTH, MINN. – White Earth Reservation held their Primary Election on Tuesday, April 2. The White Earth Election Board certified the numbers late this morning. There were no changes. Chairperson Michael A. Fairbanks (Incumbent) 658 Eugene "Umsy" Tibbetts 605 Donovan G. Burnette 140 Karen Marie Manypenny 21 District III Committeeperson * Cheryl "Annie" Jackson (Incumbent) Laura Lee Erickson * Only two candidates were certified to run for District III Committeeperson so they bypassed the P...
