Tag: Aric Putnam
DFL lawmaker Aric Putnam appeared at Islamic convention featuring cleric with...
A Muslim cleric who issued an antisemitic prayer in 2017 was a featured speaker at the Islamic Center of St. Cloud’s 19th Annual Convention...
Toss-up St. Cloud Senate district features battle of DFL and GOP...
The battle for a St. Cloud-area seat in the Minnesota Senate could be the key to Republicans gaining control of the upper chamber of...
State Rep. Bernie Perryman launches campaign for key swing seat in...
Republican State Rep. Bernie Perryman will run for a key Minnesota Senate seat that could determine which party controls the upper chamber until 2031....
State DFL strips Omar Fateh of party endorsement in Minneapolis mayoral...
In a shocking move, the Minnesota DFL Party vacated the Minneapolis DFL's endorsement of Sen. Omar Fateh for mayor of the city. The move...
Just five state Democrats voted to repeal taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal...
Sens. Rob Kupec and Grant Hauschild quietly listened on Monday afternoon as several of their DFL colleagues in the Minnesota Senate made emotionally-charged pleas...
Swing-district Democrats endorse socialist Omar Fateh for Minneapolis mayor
Two Democratic state senators from Minnesota swing districts have endorsed socialist Sen. Omar Fateh for Minneapolis mayor.
Fateh, a Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member...
With collapse of DFL trifecta, 8 Democratic senators form ‘Blue Dog’...
A group of eight DFL state senators who represent some of the more politically moderate districts across Minnesota are newly branding themselves as the...
Trump won three Minnesota Senate districts currently held by Democrats
In Donald Trump's historic victory in the 2024 presidential race, the soon-to-be 47th president of the United States won every swing state in the...
Legislator authors academic freedom bill for faculty, opposes similar measure for...
A St. John’s University professor moonlighting as a legislator is carrying a bill this session that would codify into law “academic freedom” protections for post-secondary faculty....
Effort to prevent illegal immigrants from receiving free college voted down...
A Republican legislator in the Minnesota Senate put forward an amendment that would ensure illegal immigrants do not receive college aid from a state-funded...