generously supports MinnPost’s 2022 election coverage.Rep. Ilhan Omar’s victory over primary challenger Antone Melton-Meaux might have felt familiar to anyone paying close attention to the history of elections in Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District.Melton-Meaux, who ran more as a personality than policy foil to Omar, banked a considerable amount of campaign cash and won high-profile DFLers support. He waged a serious lawn sign and mailer campaign, and some speculated there could be an upset in the district.In the end, the race wasn’t that close. Omar won 58 percent of the district’s...…generously supports MinnPost’s 2022 election coverage.Rep. Ilhan Omar’s victory over primary challenger Antone Melton-Meaux might have felt familiar to anyone paying close attention to the history of elections in Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District.Melton-Meaux, who ran more as a personality than policy foil to Omar, banked a considerable amount of campaign cash and won high-profile DFLers support. He waged a serious lawn sign and mailer campaign, and some speculated there could be an upset in the district.In the end, the race wasn’t that close. Omar won 58 percent of the district’s...WW…

Article continues after advertisementArticle continues after advertisementIn a statement issued as Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, Fischbach said “there must be a proper investigation to consider” the many claims of irregularities and voter fraud. (Those allegations of fraud have been widely debunked, .) Hagedorn said he disagreed with how state officials amended election laws or voting procedures in some states, which he said “called into question the integrity of the 2020 presidential election.”Both lawmakers condemned the violence at the Capitol.Emmer, who chairs the National...…Article continues after advertisementArticle continues after advertisementIn a statement issued as Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, Fischbach said “there must be a proper investigation to consider” the many claims of irregularities and voter fraud. (Those allegations of fraud have been widely debunked, .) Hagedorn said he disagreed with how state officials amended election laws or voting procedures in some states, which he said “called into question the integrity of the 2020 presidential election.”Both lawmakers condemned the violence at the Capitol.Emmer, who chairs the National...WW…

generously supports MinnPost’s Health coverage;On Wednesday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced and other facets of life in Minnesota with the goal of slowing the spread of COVID-19 across the state.As Minnesotans have grown weary of coronavirus precautions and moved activities indoors out of cold weather, the growth of coronavirus cases and deaths in recent weeks has been exponential.Minnesota isn’t alone in that respect: Upper Midwest states are hotspots for the virus, and governors in some of them are taking measures like Walz’s to slow the virus’ spread.Every time Walz has issued...…generously supports MinnPost’s Health coverage;On Wednesday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced and other facets of life in Minnesota with the goal of slowing the spread of COVID-19 across the state.As Minnesotans have grown weary of coronavirus precautions and moved activities indoors out of cold weather, the growth of coronavirus cases and deaths in recent weeks has been exponential.Minnesota isn’t alone in that respect: Upper Midwest states are hotspots for the virus, and governors in some of them are taking measures like Walz’s to slow the virus’ spread.Every time Walz has issued...WW…

generously supports MinnPost’s 2022 election coverage.On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States reinstated a South Carolina requirement that absentee ballot envelopes bear the signature of a witness in order to be accepted. After the ruling, voters had two days to continue to submit ballots without the witness signature, but from then on a witness signature is required in South Carolina.If you have a mail-in Minnesota ballot that came with a disclaimer saying you don’t need a witness this year to vote absentee — the result of a consent decree that waived this usual requirement amid...…generously supports MinnPost’s 2022 election coverage.On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States reinstated a South Carolina requirement that absentee ballot envelopes bear the signature of a witness in order to be accepted. After the ruling, voters had two days to continue to submit ballots without the witness signature, but from then on a witness signature is required in South Carolina.If you have a mail-in Minnesota ballot that came with a disclaimer saying you don’t need a witness this year to vote absentee — the result of a consent decree that waived this usual requirement amid...WW…

Article continues after advertisementThissen told MinnPost he is now seeking re-election to the court because he enjoys the job. “The things we look at are things I care about: protecting individual rights, holding the powerful, holding government accountable, making sure we have a system of laws that preserves our democracy,” he said.In 2018, the Minnesota Supreme Court for 60 days and put her on supervised probation for two years based on a referee’s recommendation, stemming from her representation of Grazzini-Rucki, including making unsubstantiated claims about a judge’s integrity and...…Article continues after advertisementThissen told MinnPost he is now seeking re-election to the court because he enjoys the job. “The things we look at are things I care about: protecting individual rights, holding the powerful, holding government accountable, making sure we have a system of laws that preserves our democracy,” he said.In 2018, the Minnesota Supreme Court for 60 days and put her on supervised probation for two years based on a referee’s recommendation, stemming from her representation of Grazzini-Rucki, including making unsubstantiated claims about a judge’s integrity and...WW…

generously supports MinnPost’s 2022 election coverage.Last week, Minnesota conducted the first mid-pandemic election that anyone living can remember. But, short of a miracle, it won’t be the last.All things considered — and there were a lot of considerations, between a mail-in ballot bonanza, mask requirements, sanitizing and social distancing at the polls — election officials say the primary went smoothly.That should bode well for the November general.“The analogy I’ve used is that the primary was like a dress rehearsal. November 3 will be opening night. A lot can go sideways...…generously supports MinnPost’s 2022 election coverage.Last week, Minnesota conducted the first mid-pandemic election that anyone living can remember. But, short of a miracle, it won’t be the last.All things considered — and there were a lot of considerations, between a mail-in ballot bonanza, mask requirements, sanitizing and social distancing at the polls — election officials say the primary went smoothly.That should bode well for the November general.“The analogy I’ve used is that the primary was like a dress rehearsal. November 3 will be opening night. A lot can go sideways...WW…

Minnesotans have been able to vote by mail since 2014 — thanks to the introduction of no-excuse absentee balloting.Still, most don’t, perhaps preferring the ritual of going in person to their polling station; seeing their neighbors; getting that “I Voted” sticker.That could change this year thanks to COVID-19. A record number of Minnesotans have requested absentee ballots — 350,516 as of last Friday, compared to 12,936 at this time in 2016 and 21,043 in 2018. Election officials are pleased with the high absentee numbers since that will cut down on traffic at polling places in the middle of...…Minnesotans have been able to vote by mail since 2014 — thanks to the introduction of no-excuse absentee balloting.Still, most don’t, perhaps preferring the ritual of going in person to their polling station; seeing their neighbors; getting that “I Voted” sticker.That could change this year thanks to COVID-19. A record number of Minnesotans have requested absentee ballots — 350,516 as of last Friday, compared to 12,936 at this time in 2016 and 21,043 in 2018. Election officials are pleased with the high absentee numbers since that will cut down on traffic at polling places in the middle of...WW…

generously supports MinnPost’s Health coverage;MinnPost provides updates on coronavirus in Minnesota Sunday through Friday. The information is published following a press phone call with members of the Walz administration or after the release of daily COVID-19 figures by the Minnesota Department of Health.Here are the latest updates from July 13:Article continues after advertisementTwo more Minnesotans have died of COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Health said Monday, for a total of 1,504.Of the people whose deaths were announced Monday, one was in their 90s and one was in their 80s....…generously supports MinnPost’s Health coverage;MinnPost provides updates on coronavirus in Minnesota Sunday through Friday. The information is published following a press phone call with members of the Walz administration or after the release of daily COVID-19 figures by the Minnesota Department of Health.Here are the latest updates from July 13:Article continues after advertisementTwo more Minnesotans have died of COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Health said Monday, for a total of 1,504.Of the people whose deaths were announced Monday, one was in their 90s and one was in their 80s....WW…

generously supports MinnPost’s Health coverage;About a month and a half ago, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced a plan to test as many asIn the weeks since, the number of molecular tests — tests aimed at detecting if someone is currently infected with COVID-19 — have increased fairly quickly, from about 2,000 per day to upwards of 10,000 some days.Details on the other part of the testing plan — serology, or blood tests that detect past infection — have been slower to emerge.Article continues after advertisementFor that reason, they say, it doesn’t give you a pass to go into crowds or grocery...…generously supports MinnPost’s Health coverage;About a month and a half ago, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced a plan to test as many asIn the weeks since, the number of molecular tests — tests aimed at detecting if someone is currently infected with COVID-19 — have increased fairly quickly, from about 2,000 per day to upwards of 10,000 some days.Details on the other part of the testing plan — serology, or blood tests that detect past infection — have been slower to emerge.Article continues after advertisementFor that reason, they say, it doesn’t give you a pass to go into crowds or grocery...WW…

On Tuesday this week, a daily call where Gov. Tim Walz’s cabinet members brief the press contained a sobering statistic: unemployment applications in the month-or-so since March 16, when parts of the economy began to shut down due to coronavirus, are now more than double what they were in all of 2019.These job losses are unprecedented. Between March 16 and Wednesday, people, or more than 14 percent of the state’s labor force, have applied for unemployment. Some of those losses may be temporary, while others may not, depending on the depth and breadth of the virus’ economic impact.Data from...…On Tuesday this week, a daily call where Gov. Tim Walz’s cabinet members brief the press contained a sobering statistic: unemployment applications in the month-or-so since March 16, when parts of the economy began to shut down due to coronavirus, are now more than double what they were in all of 2019.These job losses are unprecedented. Between March 16 and Wednesday, people, or more than 14 percent of the state’s labor force, have applied for unemployment. Some of those losses may be temporary, while others may not, depending on the depth and breadth of the virus’ economic impact.Data from...WW…